Ms Johanna Rantanen > Dottir Attorneys Ltd. > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile
Dottir Attorneys Ltd. Offices
Pohjoisesplanadi 35 Aa
FI-00100
Helsinki
Finland
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Ms Johanna Rantanen
Work Department
TMT
Position
Partner
Career
Johanna heads Dottir’s Tech & IP practice and is the Chair of the Board at Dottir. Johanna is also one of the founders of the firm.
She has over 10 years of experience in assisting technology and media companies as well as venture capital investors in various private M&A and equity financing transactions.
Johanna has a rare combination of expertise in both transactional and technology matters and is a trusted advisor for multiple technology and IP-intensive businesses and investors in both transactional and TMT substance work.
Legal500’s 2024 M&A ranking for Finland mentions Johanna as “phenomenal and excellent in any negotiations. She’s an excellent negotiator who wants to find solutions and can bring them about in a very polite manner to any culture”.
Languages
English, Finnish, Swedish
Memberships
Finnish Bar Association
Education
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The corporate and M&A practice at Dottir Attorneys Ltd. is highly active in handling private and public M&A, equity investments and IPOs, due diligence issues, contract negotiations and regulatory mandates. The firm also specialises in assisting clients with corporate administration and technology transactions. Practice head Juha Nurminen provides counsel on M&A, private equity, venture capital and capital market transactions. Johanna Rantanen, Jukka Pello and Katja Häkkinen are also noted for their expertise in this area.
Finland > Intellectual property
Jointly led by Daniel Stranius and Johanna Rantanen, Dottir Attorneys Ltd.’s team covers a wide range of strategic IP matters, from protection and enforcement to defence-side proceedings. The group brings significant expertise in trademarks, designs, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets, supporting both emerging Finnish start-ups and established corporations in the technology and media industries.
Finland > TMT
Dottir Attorneys Ltd. excels in handling a broad spectrum of technology and entertainment assignments while demonstrating notable expertise in data protection work, IT outsourcings, IT procurement processes, technology disputes, and data security and data governance issues. The team is led by Daniel Stranius, who focuses on outsourcings, procurements, and data privacy and data security matters, while co-head Otto Lindholm has notable expertise in data protection and other regulatory enforcement proceedings. Jaakko Lindgren handles telecoms regulatory issues, and Johanna Rantanen leads on technology procurements, supply and IP acquisitions, and licensing arrangements.