Dispute Resolution
Europe Guide 2024 : Finland
Band 3
About
Provided by Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
Merilampi is one of the most renowned and versatile law firms in the field of dispute resolution in Finland. Our objective in a dispute or other legal conflict is to achieve the best possible outcome considering the overall interests of our client.
Type of work handled
In the field of dispute resolution, Merilampi has top assignments from all relevant areas: commercial litigation, arbitration (both domestic and international), ADR, white-collar defence and insolvency related advice. The firm’s lawyers are constantly active in a number of arbitration and mediation cases, both as counsel and arbitrators/mediators.
Merilampi continues to represent clients in a wide variety of industries and areas of substantive law. Lately, there has been a notable increase especially in the firm’s caseload in complex construction and engineering disputes. The firm’s lawyers have recently been very active also in different types of liability cases (such as product liability, environmental liability, board of directors’ or auditor’s liability).
Recent work higlights
- Represented Fujitsu Finland Oy in a contractual dispute involving several thousand allegedly missing items of IT equipment where the city of Espoo has presented claims for breach of contract.
- Represented a major Finnish energy company in an international arbitration case against its general liability insurer.
- Represented a big-4 auditing firm in most of their liability cases, both in general courts and administrative courts.
Chambers Review
Merilampi Attorneys has a notable team representing clients in corporate litigation, construction disputes and liability-related cases. The team handles follow-on damages claims and offers expertise in a broad range of sectors, including insurance, manufacturing and real estate. The law firm is also active in arbitration matters.
Work Highlights
- Merilampi Attorneys represented Finansiel Stabilitet in a dispute brought by the bankruptcy estate of Alpha Invest Holding regarding the validity of pledge arrangements and the defendant's liability to refund the funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The law firm has a great variety of substantial expertise. The Merilampi lawyers are easy to work with and they summarise and simplify complex matters. Their legal skills are very strong."
"All the lawyers are very intelligent and handle cases very well."
"Merilampi provides high-quality results in the area of disputes. The team works seamlessly together in large litigation. The lawyers are always very responsive and provide to-the-point answers."
"The lawyers are able to handle cross-border issues very efficiently."
"The law firm has a great variety of substantial expertise. The Merilampi lawyers are easy to work with and they summarise and simplify complex matters. Their legal skills are very strong."
"All the lawyers are very intelligent and handle cases very well."
"Merilampi provides high-quality results in the area of disputes. The team works seamlessly together in large litigation. The lawyers are always very responsive and provide to-the-point answers."
"The lawyers are able to handle cross-border issues very efficiently."
Notable Practitioners
Jussi Ikonen is an adept lawyer experienced in civil, administrative and criminal law cases. He regularly handles breach of contract issues and shareholder disputes, in addition to liability-related matters. He is also active in arbitration proceedings.
"He has an exceptional talent to understand the client's situation. He not only takes care of the case but also the client. He is always available when the situation is critical."
"He offers senior-level expertise in complex arbitration matters. He always provides insightful advice."
"Jussi Ikonen provides high-quality advice and services in the field of litigation."
Jukka Laitasalo boasts long-standing expertise in handling international and domestic conflicts. He is a highly regarded arbitrator.
Ranked Lawyers at
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
Finland
Members
Provided by Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
Antti Karanko
Heidi Merikalla-Teir
Hermanni Nevanperä
Iiris Paavola
Head of Department
Mika Pakarinen
Tiina Järvinen