Ulla Vuokila > Avance Attorneys Ltd > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile
Avance Attorneys Ltd Offices
MANNERHEIMINTIE 20 A
00100 HELSINKI
Finland
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Ulla Vuokila
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Compliance and Investigations, Tax and Structuring, Governance
Ulla is an experienced practitioner within corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, including disputes relating to mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ agreements, tax, construction and various kinds of liability and damages claims. She has also extensive experience in advising clients in compliance matters and internal investigations, e.g. securities markets, business secrets and anti-corruption related issues, and in general corporate advisory. Ulla advises clients in a number of complex business disputes also before special courts and handles major criminal court proceedings and matters relating to corporate criminal liability and white-collar crime. Ulla serves regularly as arbitrator in various kinds of business disputes and also in redemption and as a mediator in commercial disputes. She also is a mediator accredited by the Finnish Bar Association.
Position
Partner
Career
Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2015-
Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman (2009-2014)
Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman (2003-2009)
Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman (2002-2003)
Associate Lawyer in other law firms (1992-2002)
Languages
Finnish, English
Memberships
Ulla is a member of the Finnish Bar and also a mediator accredited by the Finnish Bar Association.
Education
Trained on the Bench, 1991-1992
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 1990
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Praised for its ‘highly dedicated team’, Avance Attorneys Ltd‘s dispute resolution practice provides the full range of conflict management services, handling litigation, arbitration, compliance work and investigations, as well as insolvency and restructuring mandates. Leading the team is the trio of Ulla Vuokila, who has notable experience in compliance matters and internal investigations relating to securities markets, business secrets and anti-corruption related issues; Salla Suominen, who advises on insolvency-related cases and restructuring proceedings; and Minna Katajoki, who focuses on commercial dispute resolution, compliance work and investigations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
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