Ms Asta Siponen > Procopé & Hornborg > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile
Procopé & Hornborg Offices
ETELÄESPLANADI 18
PO BOX 1077
00101 HELSINKI
Finland
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Ms Asta Siponen
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Corporate Legal Counseling, Competition law and public procurement
Position
Partner Asta Siponen is spesialized in contract law, real estate and contruction matters, environmental law, and litigation. Asta is experienced in demanding Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects. She was involved in the first Finnish Public Private Partnership (PPP) project, and has participated in many others thereafter. She has solid litigation experience, especially from assignments concerning contract law, tort and other liabilities, and competition law. Since the economic recession in the 1990s, Asta has been involved in and has a broad experience of matters relating to insolvency law and the development thereof. In addition, Asta regularly works with companies operating in the infrastructure field, among others.
Career
Procopé & Hornborg, Partner 2011-
Procopé & Hornborg, Specialist Counsel 2009-2011
Veikko Palotie & Co Oy, Partner 1993-2009
Veikko Palotie & Co Oy, Lawyer 1986-1992
Helsinki Telephone Law department, Lawyer 1990
Languages
Finnish, English and Swedish
Memberships
Procopé & Hornborg, Partner 2011-
Procopé & Hornborg, Specialist Counsel 2009-2011
Veikko Palotie & Co Oy, Partner 1993-2009
Veikko Palotie & Co Oy, Lawyer 1986-1992
Helsinki Telephone Law department, Lawyer 1990
Education
Evidence Law, University of Helsinki 2005
Environmental Management, University of Helsinki 1995
Columbia Summer Program in American Law, Leiden University 1986
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki 1986
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Dispute resolution
Procopé & Hornborg handles a range of disputes, including antitrust claims, IP disputes, maritime cases, insurance issues and arbitration proceedings. Co-head Asta Siponen acts in disputes relating to contract law, tort and other liabilities, while co-head Ulla von Weissenberg
is an expert in shipping, transport, aviation, and international trade litigation.
Finland > EU and competition
Procopé & Hornborg‘s competition and procurement team advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including national and EU merger control work, assessments of dominant position and the related abuse issues. Public and private enforcements, state aid matters and all aspects of public procurement work also form part of the firm’s advisory offering. Group co-head and specialist in competition and EU law Lotta Uusitalo has vast experience in the energy, automotive and technology sectors, while fellow co-head Asta Siponen is a specialist in dispute resolution and public procurement work.