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Heidi Merikalla-Teir

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Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Heidi is the Managing Partner of Merilampi.

Heidi has extensive experience in domestic and international commercial arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She regularly acts as an arbitrator and a mediator in both domestic and international disputes. In addition to being accredited as a mediator by the Finnish Bar Association, she is a CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) accredited mediator. Heidi is also a member of the Finnish Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Mediation.

Prior to joining Merilampi, Heidi worked as a Director at the Finland Chamber of Commerce, heading its Dispute Resolution Services, and as the Secretary General of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI). From her career at the FAI, she gained unique experience and insight in arbitration and mediation. In her role, she supervised a significant number of arbitration cases, reviewed arbitral awards, and advised in the application of the FAI Arbitration and Mediation Rules. She was a member of the task force that drafted the FAI Mediation Rules.

Previously in her career, Heidi worked for more than 12 years as an attorney and Specialist Partner at one of the largest Finnish law firms, where she specialised in commercial dispute resolution.

In addition to her law degree, Heidi has an MBA-degree with a finance concentration.

Career

Merilampi Attorneys Ltd., Managing Partner, 2019–
Finland Chamber of Commerce, Director (Dispute Resolution Services) 2016–2019
The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Secretary General 2015–2019
Borenius Attorneys at Law, Specialist Partner 2011–2015, Senior Associate 2006–2011, Associate 2002–2006
District Court of Helsinki, Trainee Judge 2004–2005
European Commission (DG Competition), Stagiaire 2003–2004

Languages

Finnish, English, Swedish

Memberships

Finnish Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Mediation
Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law of the University of Helsinki
Finnish Arbitration Association
Finnish Bar Association
ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
International Bar Association (IBA) (IBA Arbitration and Mediation Committees)
Swedish Arbitration Association
Swedish Women in Arbitration Network
Industrial Lawyers Association

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M), University of Helsinki, 2002,
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Helsinki School of Economics (currently Aalto University), 2005
Trained at the Bench, 2005
Attorney-at-Law, 2006–2015, 2019–
Finnish Arbitration Academy (Finland Chamber of Commerce/FAI), 2014 Approved Board Member, 2017
CEDR Accredited Mediator, 2018