About

Teemu Sipilä was appointed as general counsel in 2010 for VR Group Oy, an environmentally conscious travel and logistics operator wholly owned by the Finnish state. Since joining the Group, Sipilä has established a ‘well-functioning legal department’ that contributes to the company’s success. After renewing the entire operational and organisational model for the legal department, which included hiring four out of the five lawyers, Sipilä now heads a team of seven. Like many other general counsel, Sipilä would like to see law firms improve on cost efficiency and understanding of their client’s business.