Lieke Attorneys Ltd.

Aimo Halonen

Aimo Halonen specialises in energy and infrastructure sector projects, including related procurement and contractual matters. Aimo has extensive experience in various project deliveries and related contract processes with international technology and equipment suppliers. In addition to procurement processes and contract negotiations, he assists clients with issues related to project law, complaint and claims management, and transactions. In the energy sector, Aimo regularly consults clients on issues related to wind power, bio- and eco-power plants, geothermal energy and energy sales (PPA). Furthermore, he has extensive experience in public sector projects. · Energy & Infrastructure

Alisa Montonen

Alisa Montonen specialises in the energy and infrastructure sectors as well as legal matters related to real estate investments and construction. Alisa has extensive experience in various renewable energy projects especially with respect to assistance in the project development phase. In addition, she assists clients with real estate development projects, real estate acquisitions and lease agreement negotiations, as well as advises on other real estate and environmental law matters. In energy and real estate development projects, Alisa regularly advises clients on questions related to land procurement, planning and authority proceedings, and handles various contract negotiations and appeal processes. In addition, Alisa has comprehensive experience on sector-specific regulation concerning the energy, real estate and construction sectors, as well as on conducting merger and acquisition processes in the mentioned fields and advising on day-to-day asset management matters. Alisa is a member of the Finnish Bar Association’s Expert Teams of Environmental Law and Property and Construction Law as well as a member of the Renewables Finland’s offshore wind committee. · Energy & Infrastructure

Anni Kallio

Anni Kallio specializes in M&A transactions and company law. Anni also assists with financing-related assignments. Anni has experience in various domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, as well as assignments related to corporate law and financing. · Corporate / M&A

Anniina Rantasalo

Anniina Rantasalo specialises in employment law, dispute resolution, and conflict management. Anniina advises domestic and foreign clients on matters related to day-to-day employment, service, and public-service relationships as well as on changes affecting personnel. Anniina also represents clients in litigation, both domestic and international arbitration, and in conflict avoidance and conflict management. She particularly handles disputes related to employment and public-service relationships as well as criminal cases concerning occupational safety. Anniina has trained on the bench. · Employment

Essi Winberg

Essi Winberg specialises in real estate arrangements, contract law as well as the energy and infrastructure sector law. Essi has a wide-ranging experience on various real estate projects and arrangements as well as assisting in agreement negotiations and environmental law advisory. Additionally, she advises clients in different types of claims relating to construction, real estate and commercial contracts as well as transaction related questions. · Real Estate

Hanna Tolonen

Hanna Tolonen specialises in M&A transactions, as well as company and contract law related matters. Hanna provides extensive advisory to our clients on transactions and in various types of company and contract law matters, as well as in other matters related to her areas of expertise. · Corporate / M&A

Hanna Tuominen

Hanna Tuominen specialises in contract, energy and environmental law. Hanna regularly assists clients in challenging industrial, energy and infrastructure project permitting issues and related appeal processes. Hanna has extensive experience in various energy and infrastructure construction projects and their various phases, including contract negotiations, real estate arrangements and project risk management. Hanna has a particular focus on advising on land use and environmental issues. She has also assisted clients in areas such as building protection. · Energy

Heidi Krootila

Heidi Krootila is specialised in commercial agreements, data privacy, company law and M&A. Heidi regularly assists clients in drafting and negotiating of supply, construction, licensing, ICT and GDPR related agreements. Heidi also assists clients in matters related to access rights to governmental information. Prior to joining Lieke, Heidi worked at a leading Finnish law firm focusing on real estate transactions and real estate development projects. Furthermore, Heidi has in-house experience and has worked as a DPO of a major Finnish research organisation. · Commercial Agreements

Helena Kalmanlehto

Helena Kalmanlehto specialises in commercial dispute resolution and conflict management. Helena advises and represents clients throughout all phases of legal conflicts and disputes across a wide range of industries and areas of law. She has developed particularly strong expertise in matters relating to real estate, construction and engineering, energy, commercial contracts, corporate law, insolvency and creditor protection, as well as general contract law and various damage and liability issues. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of dispute resolution, from conflict avoidance and legal risk management in contract drafting and day-to-day claims handling, through to representing clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings, and the enforcement of court judgements and arbitral awards. In her career, Helena has represented clients in numerous complex and high-value disputes. Helena’s extensive knowledge of alternative dispute resolution enables her to advise clients on comprehensive dispute resolution strategies and to secure favourable outcomes in mediation or negotiation. She is a CEDR (The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) Accredited Mediator and an accredited mediator of the Finnish Bar Association, and accepts mediation appointments in commercial disputes. Helena serves as a member of the Finnish Bar Association’s Legal Expert Team on Civil Process Law and the Finnish Bar Association’s Mediation Committee. Helena is endorsed in The Legal 500, an international directory evaluating leading law firms and lawyers, in which she is “noted for her experience representing clients in commercial and corporate litigation, construction claims and insolvency proceedings · Dispute Resolution

Ida Lindfors

Ida Lindfors specialises in company and contract law. Ida advises and assists clients on a wide range of matters relating to corporate law, mergers and acquisitions. Ida is specialised in limited liability companies related law and typically advises clients on shareholders’ agreements, board and general meeting related matters, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She also advises clients on various corporate transactions, changes of corporate form, financing rounds and on drafting and negotiation of related agreements. Ida has more than 10 years of experience in advising clients on complex corporate and related contractual matters. · Corporate / M&A

Iida Kivilähde

Iida Kivilähde specialises in assignments related to energy and infrastructure sector. Iida has a broad range of experience in various types of commercial contracts, especially contracts and projects related to wind energy projects. · Energy & Infrastructure

Iiris Paavola

Iiris Paavola specialises in commercial dispute resolution and employment law. Iiris assists clients in both domestic and international arbitration, litigation and mediation. She also advises clients on conflict prevention and management. Iiris also advises clients on various employment law related matters and assists in employment disputes as well as their prevention. Iiris has years of experience in assisting in commercial disputes in different industries. · Dispute Resolution

Ilkka Toropainen

Ilkka Toropainen specialises in M&A transactions and company law. Ilkka has experience in a variety of M&A and corporate law assignments. He has assisted clients in especially in M&A transactions in the energy sector. · Corporate / M&A

Janne Veneranta

Janne Veneranta specialises in finance and debt capital markets transactions. Janne advises corporate borrowers, sponsors and financial institutions in all types of financing transactions, including project finance and real estate finance as well as corporate lending and financial restructuring. Janne has extensive experience from major energy and infrastructure related financing transactions, including traditional project financing and public-private partnership structures. · Banking & Finance

Joona Linner

Joona Linner specialises in data privacy and data protection, data and cybersecurity regulation, technology law, intellectual property rights and commercial agreements. Joona advises clients in data privacy, data protection and cybersecurity projects as well as matters related to intellectual property rights and ICT contracts. Joona has extensive experience in legal matters related to technology and ICT innovations, including AI, FinTech, blockchain technology and DeFi. He also has experience in corporate restructuring, insurance and risk management. · Data Privacy & Protection

Juho Lönnblad

Juho Lönnblad specialises in real estate, construction and project law issues and industry practices. Juho’s special expertise also includes dispute resolution related to real estate and construction, as well as handling appeals. He provides comprehensive legal support in real estate projects, from the early stages of development to the final approval. Juho Lönnblad has been listed for several years in The Legal 500, an international directory evaluating the legal profession. · Real Estate

Jussi Ekonen

Jussi Ekonen heads the firm’s transaction practice and specialises in transactions, corporate law and energy and infrastructure sector contractual arrangements. Jussi advises Finnish and international clients on demanding domestic and cross-border transactions across a wide range of industries. Jussi has particularly deep expertise in the energy and infrastructure sectors. His assignments typically involve large and complex corporate and business acquisitions, private equity investments, financing and incentive arrangements. He advises companies, private equity investors and growth companies, as well as their boards and senior management, throughout the entire lifecycle of a transaction, from structuring and execution through to post-completion arrangements. Jussi has extensive experience in share and asset deals, add-on acquisitions, leveraged transactions, management buy-outs, as well as carve-out and spin-off projects. His expertise also covers joint ventures and strategic partnerships, energy and infrastructure projects, Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements, and the drafting, negotiation and risk management of long-term and business critical contractual frameworks. In addition, Jussi advises clients on a wide range of corporate law matters, including corporate governance, board and management liability issues, shareholders’ agreements, and group and capital structure arrangements. In FDI matters, he assists clients with regulatory assessments, dealings with authorities and the implementation of cross-border investments. · Corporate / M&A

Krista Hautakoski

Krista Hautakoski specialises in employment law, commercial dispute resolution and conflict management. Krista advises clients on employment law matters at various stages of employment, service and public-service relationships. She also assists clients in both domestic and international arbitration, litigation, mediation and conflict avoidance and conflict management. Krista has a wide range of experience in handling employment matters and other disputes in various industries. · Employment

Kristiina Välimaa-Salmenkylä

Kristiina Välimaa-Salmenkylä specialises in assignments related to the energy and infrastructure and construction sectors. Kristiina assists clients broadly in merger and acquisition processes and arrangements, commercial contracts and legal advisory matters relating to the energy, infrastructure, and construction sectors. Kristiina has experience from various renewable energy projects, such as wind, solar and hydrogen projects, including their planning, permitting and construction, as well as related contract negotiations and merger and acquisitions processes. Kristiina also regularly assists clients in contract negotiations for construction projects, including the drafting of construction and supply contracts. · Energy & Infrastructure

Maija Ahtiainen

Maija Ahtiainen specialises in commercial dispute resolution and conflict management. Maija advises and represents clients in domestic and international arbitration, litigation, and mediation proceedings. She also advises clients on conflict avoidance and conflict management. Maija has more than a decade of experience in handling complex commercial disputes in various industries. She is particularly experienced in disputes related to construction, the energy sector, and various commercial and corporate contracts. Maija acts as counsel in arbitration proceedings, litigation before general and administrative courts, as well as in settlement negotiations and mediation. Maija has successfully handled disputes relating to various types of commercial contracts including construction, IT, supply, projects and insurance. She also has extensive experience in post-M&A disputes, disputes relating to shareholders’ and financing agreements, and disputes concerning various corporate, contractual and tort liability issues. Maija also has experience in matters relating to corporate criminal liability and white-collar crime. · Dispute Resolution

Maija Tevajärvi

Maija Tevajärvi specialises in energy and infrastructure sector projects, including related procurement and contractual matters, as well as construction law. In addition to the construction, energy and infrastructure related procurement processes, Maija advises clients on planning and permitting related matters, issues related to the project management, such as claims, and transactions. · Energy & Infrastructure

Marja Norrena

Marja Norrena specialises in commercial dispute resolution and conflict management. She represents clients in litigations, domestic and international arbitration as well as in conflict avoidance and conflict management. Marja typically works with large and demanding disputes, such as construction, commercial contracts, damages and shareholders’ agreements. Marja has more than 20 years experience in litigation and arbitration in a variety of industries. She has also successfully represented clients in numerous assignments where court proceedings or arbitration was avoided or where a dispute was settled. In addition, Marja serves as arbitrator. Marja also advises clients on employment law matters and acts as counsel in employment litigations. Marja is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Marja has been listed in The Legal 500, an international directory of leading law firms and lawyers for several years. · Litigation

Markus Pulkkinen

Markus Pulkkinen is specialised in public procurement, commercial agreements and IT law. Markus assists clients especially in matters that apply to public procurement legislation such as public procurement competitive tendering, drafting procurement agreements, procurement procedures and procurement-related rectification and litigation processes. · Public Procurement

Matias Lagerblom

Matias Lagerblom specialises in commercial dispute resolution and commercial agreements. He also advises clients widely on intellectual property and IT law related matters. · Dispute Resolution

Michelle Merlich

Michelle Merlich specialises in assignments related to energy and infrastructure and construction sector. Michelle assists clients in merger and acquisition processes and arrangements, commercial contracts and legal advisory matters relating to energy, infrastructure, and construction sectors. In addition, Michelle provides advise on general corporate and contract law matters. Michelle has experience in a variety of transactions and real estate transactions, as well as drafting and negotiating contracts for energy and construction projects. · Energy & Infrastructure

Mona Jortikka

Mona Jortikka specialises in commercial contracts, company law, transactions and dispute prevention. Mona has long experience in corporate advisory, company law related questions and various transactions. Mona also has extensive experience on various commercial contracts, such as ICT, subcontracting, confidentiality, cooperation, shareholder, project, and consultancy agreements. Mona advises clients in drafting, negotiating, as well as in conflict situations related to contracts. In addition, Mona assists clients in ESG and corporate responsibility related matters. · Commercial Contracts

Oliver Lönnblad

Oliver Lönnblad specialises in data and technology law as well as commercial agreements. Oliver advises clients on various types of questions related to data privacy and data protection, commercial contracts and intellectual property. He also works on issues related to artificial intelligence. · Data Protection & Privacy

Otto Koskinen

Otto Koskinen specialises in assignments related to energy and infrastructure and construction sectors. Otto advises clients on various types of energy and construction projects and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general legal questions. He also offers legal advice on development projects and issues related to environmental law. · Energy

Panu Vasama

Panu Vasama specialises in complex energy production and green transition projects, as well as legal and contractual matters in the energy, construction, and circular economy sectors. With extensive experience in major energy and industrial investment projects, Panu provides invaluable expertise in project development, commercial contracts, construction, and international project delivery. His key areas of expertise include energy and commodity purchase and sales agreements, project development, equipment supply and construction contracts, and project legal risk management. Panu also advises clients on energy-sector M&A and regulatory matters in electricity and gas markets. · Energy & Natural Resources

Riina Pajala

Riina Pajala specialises in assignments related to energy and infrastructure and construction sector. Riina also has experience in the financial sector in tasks related to the prevention of money laundering. In addition to her law degree, Riina also holds M. Sc. (Economics). · Energy & Infrastructure

Risto Mynttinen

Risto Mynttinen specialises in finance and debt capital markets transactions. He advises corporate borrowers, sponsors and financial institutions in all types of financing transactions, including project finance and real estate finance as well as corporate lending and financial restructuring. Risto has extensive experience particularly in large-scale energy and real estate related financing transactions. · Banking & Finance

Roosa Suutari

Roosa Suutari specialises in commercial dispute resolution. Roosa advises and represents clients in domestic and international arbitration, litigation and mediation. She also advises clients on conflict prevention and management. Roosa has years of experience in assisting in various commercial disputes in different industries. · Dispute Resolution

Rosa Lång

Rosa Lång specialises in construction and IT law, project management and various commercial contracts. Rosa is an experienced negotiator both in the contract negotiation phase and in dispute resolution situations. In addition to domestic assignments, she has experience in numerous international projects. In addition, Rosa has worked for several years in an international construction group as an inhouse counsel for the Nordic and Baltic companies, and on a secondment in an international IT group. She has also held positions related to organizational compliance and GDPR functions, as well as risk management. Rosa is endorsed in The Legal500, an international directory evaluating leading law firms and lawyers. · Real Estate & Construction

Sami Hemmer

Sami Hemmer specialises in M&A transactions and corporate law. Sami has experience in a variety of M&A and corporate law assignments. He has assisted clients in both domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. · Mergers & Acquisitions

Sofia Evans

Sofia Evans specialises in competition law. Sofia advises both companies and public organizations on all legal issues related to competition law. Sofia has extensive experience in domestic and international competition law issues and assists clients particularly in matters related to merger control, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations and competition law assessments of vertical and horizontal agreements. Sofia also has experience in legal matters related to export control of strategic goods. · Competition / Antitrust

Sofia Sokero

Sofia Sokero specialises in assignments related to energy and infrastructure and construction sectors. Sofia advises clients on commercial agreements and other legal advisory matters relating to energy, infrastructure, and construction sectors. · Energy

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio specialises in M&A transactions as well as company and contract law. Suvi-Tuuli provides extensive advisory to our clients on transactions and in various types of company and contract law matters, as well as in other matters related to her areas of expertise. Suvi-Tuuli also holds a Master’s degree in Sport Sciences. · Corporate / M&A

Toni Tainio

Toni Tainio specialises in public procurement and contract law.Toni assists clients on all legal issues related to public procurement and competition law. · Public Procurement

Tuomas Rudanko

Tuomas Rudanko specialises in commercial dispute resolution. Tuomas advises and represents clients in domestic and international arbitration and litigation proceedings as well as in conflict avoidance and conflict management. Tuomas has years of experience in handling disputes in various industries with particular emphasis on large-scale industrial projects in the energy and construction sectors. Tuomas has represented clients in multiple arbitration proceedings conducted under the ICC and FAI Rules, as well as before the national courts. · Dispute Resolution

Tuuli Salmia

Tuuli Salmia specialises in assignments related to energy and infrastructure sectors. · Energy

Valmari Keskimäki

Valmari Keskimäki specialises in commercial dispute resolution. Valmari assists clients in domestic and international arbitration, litigation and conflict management. Valmari also assists clients in statutory share redemption proceedings. Valmari has particular experience in complex international energy sector arbitrations. · Dispute Resolution

Viivi Salminen

Viivi Salminen specialises in employment law. Viivi advises clients on employment law matters at various stages of employment, service and public-service relationships. She also assists clients in commercial dispute resolution and conflict management. · Employment

Ville Vyyryläinen

Ville Vyyryläinen specialises in legal issues related to the energy industry, in which he has over 15 years of experience. Ville also advises clients on all matters related to company law, and has implemented numerous domestic and foreign financial and corporate arrangements. Ville also has extensive experience in providing legal advice to public sector actors. Ville Vyyryläinen has been listed for several years in The Legal 500, an international directory evaluating the legal profession. · Energy & Infrastructure