20 December 2005
D&I advises Aller, the Nordic publishing house, in its acquisition of Katso magazine.

1 September 2005
Government proposal for new companies act. See D&I Focus.

5 July 2005
D&I advises on the Finnish integration of the USD 13,500 million merger between Symantec and Veritas Inc.

21 June 2005
D&I acts as local counsel for Microsoft Corp. in its acquisition of Sybari Software Inc.

9 June 2005
D&I advises Hagemeyer Group on Finnish aspects of its EUR 615 million refinancing of the group.

26 May 2005
D&I advises MB Group, the Finnish private equity house, in its sale of Panda, the Finnish liquorice and chocolate producer to Felix Abba, part of Orkla Group.

15 May 2005
D&I advises the Finnish management in the EUR 1,825 million sale of YBR Group to a consortium lead by Macquarie Capital Alliance Group.

29 April 2005
D&I advises Affecto-Genimap in the first genuine IPO in Finland for almost three years.

4 April 2005
D&I successfully acts for the claimant, an international consumer goods manufacturer, in the first ever community trademark case in Finland concerning the breach of a community trademark by a leading retailer.

1 April 2005
The new Annual Vacations Act enters into force. The new Act does not contain material changes to the basic principles of the Finnish annual vacations system.

1 March 2005
D&I advises Proventus Industrier AB in the reorganisation of the Finnish commercial broadcasting sector.

1 February 2005
The Finnish Supreme Court renders a precedent concerning the liability of arbitrators. An arbitral award was reversed due to the arbitrator's lack of impartiality and independence. The arbitrator was held liable for the legal costs of the parties.