Dittmar & Indrenius

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Focus on complex public procurement and competition law matters as well as dispute resolution. Aarne Puisto is known for his innovative and solution-oriented approach to solving clients’ legal challenges related to public procurement, competition law and state aid. Moreover, he is regularly involved in administrative court proceedings, EU law related regulatory and compliance assignments as well as in foreign direct investment (FDI) proceedings. He advises clients on both non-contentious and contentious assignments across a wide range of industries, including defence and security, energy, healthcare and pharmaceutical, media, and transport. His prior experience in competition and procurement matters at the Market Court of Finland and the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority has enriched his understanding of legal processes. This dual insight allows him to anticipate challenges and opportunities in legal strategies, providing clients with a comprehensive approach that enhances their decision-making and strategic planning.

Anders Carlberg

Focus on complex cross-border transactions in the fields of public and private M&A, private equity and capital markets. Senior Partner Anders Carlberg is known for demanding high-profile transactions. He regularly represents private equity houses and financial institutions and is a trusted strategic speaking partner to many of Dittmar & Indrenius’ long-lasting clients.

Focus on technology transactions, complex IP and IT intensive contracts and negotiations as well as intellectual property licensing with a special expertise in free and open source software. Partner Anna Haapanen is recognized as one of the leading international technology lawyers with international education and work experience both cross border and overseas and has practiced law in Finland, Sweden and the United States. She is dual-licensed attorney admitted to both the Finnish Bar and the New York Bar. She has earned Doctor of Laws degree in intellectual property law and advises clients with both non-contentious and contentious assignments.

Focus on large-scale real estate transactions, all types of lease arrangements as well as real estate issues. Counsel Antti Aaltonen heads the firm's Real Estate, Construction & Environment practice. He has over 20 years of experience from all fields of real estate law and he has a solid knowledge of the Finnish real estate market and the needs of the various market players. He advises clients in high-profile transactions. In addition to real estate transactions, Antti Aaltonen focuses on private mergers & acquisitions and contract law.

Focus on technology agreements and technology intensive transactions. Eila El Asry advises international and domestic clients in all legal aspects relating to the use, commercialisation and protection of technology assets, including the preparation and negotiation of related commercial agreements. She also has experience in employment law.

Gabrielle Dannberg

Focus on complex domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. Managing Partner Gabrielle Dannberg is known for her pragmatic approach, technical skills and strong commitment to the projects. Gabrielle has special focus on technology transactions. She regularly advises private equity firms and large corporates on transactions, including buy-outs, minority investments, exits, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations as well as general M&A, contractual and corporate matters. As the Managing Partner, Gabrielle leads the partnership and the management team being in charge of Dittmar & Indrenius’ day-to-day operations. She also manages the firm’s strategy developed together with the partnership and with the involvement of the whole firm.

Hanna-Mari Manninen

Focus on strategic corporate governance and sustainability as well as leveraged acquisitions and corporate lending within banking, finance and capital markets. Partner Hanna-Mari Manninen heads Dittmar & Indrenius' Corporate Advisory & Sustainability and Compliance & Internal Investigations practice groups. She is known for being a passionate advocate for good governance and sustainability. She also has extensive experience in sustainable financing with in-depth knowledge of payment services regulation including PSD2. Her industry passion lies in Fintech. Hanna-Mari Manninen regularly advises leading corporations and financial institutions, including their boards, on corporate governance, compliance and sustainability, often in the context of significant corporate transactions, crisis management or regulatory matters.

Focus on international arbitration and litigation. Helen Lehto’s experience covers arbitration proceedings under the rules of several major arbitration institutes, such as the ICC, SCC, DIA, Swiss Rules and FAI. She frequently sits as arbitrator and has experience working at an arbitration institute. Having advised clients across a wide range of industries, Helen Lehto has broad experience in all types of disputes concerning matters such as international trade, share purchase agreements, supply agreements, engineering, real estate and product liability.

Focus on legal development of innovative technologies and businesses, and the strategic restructuration of intangible assets. Iiris Kivikari is known for her dynamic and insightful approach to matters involving intellectual property, media law, data protection and data assets. She works closely with leading global and Finnish companies in the development, acquisition, protection and commercialisation of their innovative products, services and businesses, and is a leading expert in Finland on the legal aspects of transformational technologies such as artificial intelligence. Iiris advises clients in the full scope of intellectual property matters, including investing in, protection of, structurization of, and transactions and contracting related to IP portfolios and IP heavy businesses. To add to this, she works closely with clients in the sectors of communications, broadcasting, entertainment, advertising, digital consumer services, social media, gaming, fintech and platform services. Iiris regularly represents clients in intellectual property, data protection and consumer related disputes and regulatory authority proceedings, and is an experienced negotiator.

Ilkka Leppihalme

Focus on high-profile EU and Finnish competition law matters; litigation and arbitration proceedings. Partner Ilkka Leppihalme heads the firm's Competition & Public Procurement practice. He is known for having been involved in various landmark competition cases, including the largest competition cases in Finland. He regularly assesses potential competition law issues in a transactional context and possesses significant experience in both domestic and multijurisdictional merger control procedures across a wide range of industries. Ilkka Leppihalme has represented clients in numerous significant competition law related damages cases. He defended two companies in the precedent-setting asphalt cartel damages cases until the end of the hearing in the Helsinki Court of Appeal – all of the claims against both companies were dismissed. He has also acted as a counsel and as an expert on Finnish law in some of the most notable international competition damages cases.

Focus on high-level transactions and transaction related disputes. Partner Jan Ollila heads the firm's Public M&A practice. He is known for advising corporate clients, private equity houses and financial institutions on public and private M&A and capital markets transactions and on transaction related disputes. He renders strategic advice to Finnish private and listed companies as well as to a number of international companies with operations in Finland. He also acts as arbitrator and mediator in domestic and cross-border commercial disputes. Jan was the Managing Partner of the firm in 2007 – 2014 and is the Senior Partner since 2015. Euromoney’s Expert Guides ranks Jan as one of the 30 best M&A lawyers in the world. He is the only lawyer in Finland and one of only two lawyers in the Nordics on this exclusive list.

Jasper Kuhlefelt

Focus on complex domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions as well as capital markets and corporate matters. Partner Jasper Kuhlefelt is known for his technical expertise and thoroughness, but also for his common sense and his ability to manage large transaction teams in complex transactions. Jasper Kuhlefelt regularly advises private equity firms and large corporations on transactions, including public takeovers, buy-outs, exits, minority investments, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. He also represents clients in various capital markets and general contractual and corporate matters.

Jonatan Hallvar

Focus on corporate law matters as well as real estate and energy related transactions. Counsel Jonatan Hallvar has a decade of experience in corporate law and real estate matters. He has also extensive experience of energy and infrastructure projects. He graduated from the University of Helsinki and holds an LL.M. degree from Columbia Law School.

Juha-Pekka Mutanen

Focus on complex finance and capital market transactions, M&A and corporate law. Partner Juha-Pekka Mutanen heads the firm's Finance & Capital Markets practice. He is known for advising lenders and borrowers in financing arrangements, market participants in securities law issues and public and private companies in M&A transactions. He acts as Lead Partner in complex banking and finance arrangements, including project finance, and advises on transactional, regulatory and securities law matters. He has advised clients in a number of industries including banking and insurance, energy and infrastructure, mining, health care and transportation.

Focus on complex data protection, cyber security and IT law matters. Partner Jukka Lång heads the firm's Innovation Powerhouse and Data Protection, Marketing & Consumers practices. Jukka Lång is known for his solution-oriented approach and extensive experience in data protection matters and his capability to understand client’s business needs relating to the use of data in today’s evolving business landscape. He advises clients in large-scale international data protection and data security compliance projects and provides strategic advice, for example, in intelligent building, IoT and Big Data projects. Jukka Lång is the leading Finnish lawyer in the field of data protection and privacy and a trusted strategic speaking partner and advisor for many innovative Finnish listed companies in all their business matters relating to data protection and cyber security. Since 2012 he has been teaching a course of data protection law and contracts at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki.

Juli Mansnérus

Focus on IP & life sciences dispute resolution and transactions as well as regulatory and commercialisation advice. Partner Juli Mansnérus heads Dittmar & Indrenius' Life Sciences & Healthcare practice area. She has vast international education and experience in all types of IPR/technology litigations and transactions with a special expertise in patents, trade secrets, pharmaceutical law and health technology. As a dual-qualified lawyer, she has practiced law in Finland and Sweden and is admitted to the Finnish Bar. She has earned Doctor of Laws degree in the fields of intellectual property law and pharmaceutical law. She advises clients with both non-contentious and contentious assignments across a wide range of industries. Her experience covers extensive work with high value pan-European litigations relating to pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other technology-intensive sectors, such as telecom. She also advises life sciences clients on strategic and regulatory issues ranging from R&D, commercialisation and market access questions to pharmaceutical marketing.

Focus on demanding commercial arbitration and litigation proceedings. Partner Jussi Lehtinen heads the firm's Dispute Powerhouse. He is known for extensive experience in international arbitration proceedings under the rules of the major arbitration institutes as well as complex litigation proceedings including interim measures and cartel damages cases in general and specialized courts. His wide-ranging caseload includes advising clients successfully in many high-profile cases. He also continuously acts as arbitrator in international and domestic arbitration proceedings.

Jussi Koivusalo

Focus on competition law, public procurement and antitrust litigation. Jussi Koivusalo advises international and domestic clients on matters relating to all aspects of competition law, public procurement and state aid. Jussi’s expertise also covers EU law and disputes concerning competition law.

Focus on structuring and tax optimisation of M&A transactions, financial transactions, and tax disputes. Partner Kai Holkeri heads the firm's Tax & Structuring practice. He is known for high-end transactional work. He has a unique expertise in international tax structuring and is actively engaged in general corporate tax work and tax disputes, especially related to transfer pricing. He advises large Finnish companies as well as multinational groups, investors, banks and financial institutions in their Finnish tax matters and complex transactions.

Kristian Karlsson

Focus on securities law, investment funds, regulatory matters and financing transactions. Partner Kristian Karlsson is known for advising clients on matters relating to securities law and financial regulation with a particular emphasis on Fintech, investment funds and investment services. He also represents borrowers and lenders in connection with financing transactions, including acquisition and project financing, bond issuances, securitization and structured financing.

Mika Kärkkäinen

Focus on complex employment law, company restructurings and related dispute resolution. Counsel Mika Kärkkäinen is a seasoned employment law professional. He is known for his trusted advice and hands-on approach to client matters. In addition to his advisory work, Mika has substantial experience representing employers in dispute resolution. He has acted as counsel to employers in a number of cases before the Supreme Court of Finland, and has argued three cases before the European Court of Justice.

Focus on M&A and private equity, especially in the field of energy and infrastructure. Partner Mikko Eerola heads the firm's Transaction Powerouse team and Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources practice. He is known for being a leading Finnish M&A lawyer and receives wide praise for his expertise and practical and constructive approach in deal-making. He has been particularly active in the areas of energy and infrastructure and during the last ten years he has been engaged in most of the major energy related cross-border transactions on the Finnish market. He has broad experience in combining regulatory, competition law and M&A-expertise in advising leading industrials and financial sponsors in a wide range of industries including accommodation, automotive, consumer goods, paper, pharmaceuticals and retail.

Oscar Wik advises on international and domestic tax structuring, other transaction-related tax matters as well as tax disputes Oscar Wik has broad experience from tax structuring in various types of transactions, including e.g. M&A, private equity, real estate, energy and infrastructure as well as financing and other reorganizations. He also regularly works with corporate tax planning and incentive schemes, as well as advance tax ruling proceedings and tax disputes.

Focus on employment law matters relating to mergers and acquisitions and company restructurings and employment dispute resolution. Partner Petteri Uoti is known for his extensive experience and practical advice on broad range of Finnish national and international employment law matters, including establishing human resource policies in Finland, drafting of employment-related contracts and individual and collective dismissals. He has advised employers in several high-profile landmark cases in general and specialised courts, including the Labour Court, the European Court of Justice and the Finnish Supreme Court.

Focus on complex precedent-setting employment law matters and employment law related dispute resolution. Partner Seppo Havia is known for his extensive experience and insight of Finnish and international employment and pensions law and employee benefits related matters, including reorganizations, M&A, outsourcing arrangements and dispute resolution. He represents clients in complex employment litigations. He has been the Lead Partner in representing the largest Finnish listed forest industry companies as well as technology industry companies in precedent-setting and high-profile court cases regarding criminal and damage claims against labour unions based on illegal strikes. He is also the lead advisor for several well established Finnish and multinational companies in their employment related matters.

Focus on complex employment law, restructurings and related dispute resolution. Partner Suvi Knaapila heads the firm's Employment, Benefits & Pensions practice. She is known for her highly regarded expertise in the field of employment, benefits and pensions. She advises clients in all their HR-legal matters, specializing also in whistleblowing, internal investigations and HR related dispute resolution.

Toni Kalliokoski

Focus on complex commercial litigation and regulatory litigation. Toni Kalliokoski specializes in complex commercial litigation, particularly damages cases. He has also gained extensive experience in various types of regulatory litigation. In addition to contractual disputes, he has gained particular experience in competition litigation (antitrust damages) and professional liability cases. He has acted in regulatory disputes against regulatory authorities or private parties in the fields of competition law, data protection, state aid, electricity markets, telecoms, banking, pharmaceuticals and EU sanctions, among others.

Tuomas Tiensuu advises international and domestic investors and companies in M&A transactions and projects with a particular focus on real estate, natural resources and energy & infrastructure law. Tuomas Tiensuu is a prominent Finnish transactional lawyer known for his commercial acumen and strong commitment to providing exceptional client service.

Vilho Virmavirta

Focus on tax and structuring, general corporate matters, and M&A. Vilho Virmavirta advises international and domestic clients on tax structuring, transaction-related tax matters as well as tax disputes, incentive schemes and VAT matters. He also advises clients on M&A transactions as well as general corporate and contract law matters. He has particular experience in the planning and implementation of management participation plans within the private equity sector.