Aku Sorainen is a founder and a senior partner of the leading law firm in the Baltics “Sorainen” that now has more than 50 partners and 400+ staff.
In the podcast we discussed:
Sorainen law firm just celebrated 30 years’ anniversary - how it all started - the law firm, soon after the Baltic States got back their independence;
touring with a bigband in Tanzania and chasing green snakes;
Bruce Springsteen concert and events in the East Berlin in 1988;
playing trumpet;
why sometimes lawyers struggle in personal lives;
work/life balance;
work is like going to a gym;
a book to inspire - From Good To Great by Jim Collins;
comparison of the Baltic law firms with the Western European ones;
values and purpose as a cornerstone of a law firm;
10x growth of the Baltic region economies and expectations for the future;
unification of defence (legal, tax, etc.) systems in the Baltics;
for some investors the Baltic States are toxic, because of NATO planes flying here, but for some others it is safe, because of NATO planes flying here;
comparison of the Baltic tax systems and administration.
