Mr Lasse Laaksonen > Borenius > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile
Borenius Offices
ETELÄESPLANADI 2
00130 HELSINKI
Finland
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Mr Lasse Laaksonen
Work Department
Intellectual property; technology
Position
Partner Lasse Laaksonen specialises in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property and technology law. He has wide-ranging experience in litigation and strategic contractual issues, such as outsourcing, procurement and licensing. Lasse’s practice has a strong emphasis on contentious work having acted as a lead counsel in a number of high-profile patent, trademark, unfair competition and competition cases. In addition, Lasse has acted as a lead counsel in a number of significant arbitral proceedings with a link in IP or technology issues. Lasse heads the firm’s IP & Commercial team.
Career
Lasse joined the firm in 2002 and he has been a partner since 2012. In 2004 Lasse worked as a visiting attorney in London for a major international law firm and has also complemented his graduate studies in the UK.
Languages
Finnish, English, Swedish.
Memberships
Finnish Bar Assocation; International Bar Association.
Education
Studies in computer science 1997-1999, University of Helsinki, Finland; LL.M. 2002, University of Helsinki, Finland; Admitted to the Bar 2006, Helsinki, Finland.
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)Borenius is well known for handling disputes, commercial IP work, trade mark portfolio management and regulatory matters related to the food, data, pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries. Jointly leading the team is Ben Rapinoja, who heads up the IP department’s dispute resolution team and focuses on patent and trade mark matters; and Lasse Laaksonen, who steers the firm’s IP and commercial team, specialising in contentious and non-contentious IP and technology law. While Jemina Bonsdorff is well versed in IP litigation and technology and commercial contracts, Wilma Kivilä has extensive experience in the pharmaceuticals, healthcare and life sciences sectors.
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