Lieke Attorneys Ltd

Managing Partner: Ville Vyyryläinen

Number of partners: 7

Number of lawyers: ~32

Lieke Attorneys Ltd is a law firm with focus on energy & infrastructure, construction and public sector. The firm also has a solid dispute resolution practice complementing the service offering for its clients.

The firm's services include advisory on commercial contracts, corporate law, M&A and compliance, employment matters, public procurement, environmental matters and land use, finance as well as privacy and data protection matters.

Its professionals are experienced lawyers with diverse backgrounds and hands on skills. They are committed on developing unique solutions for businesses of all sizes regardless of the duration or scope of the assignment.

The firm's services are always based on client-centric approach, which aims to produce efficient solutions for its clients’ unique challenges. Lieke agilely combines a team of professionals with the adequate experience and knowledge to meet its customers’ needs.

The firm values quality, efficiency, and carefully tailored solutions.

Main Focus Areas

Energy & infrastructure

Lieke is familiar with the regulation, procedures, and best practices of the energy industry.

It has experience in the largest projects in the industry - from nuclear power to wind energy, from biofuels to waste-to-energy and from LNG to energy storage. Its expertise covers also issues related to permitting as well as to transactions and financing.

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Construction

Lieke advises clients on a broad range of real estate and construction matters. The law firm offers significant experience in energy project development. It also advises on public procurement issues in the construction sector and has further experience in zoning and environmental topics. In addition, it often represents clients in construction litigation and arbitration.

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Public sector

Lieke provides public sector operators with support and solutions in a challenging operating environment, when needed, in cooperation with the private sector.

It acts as a strategic partner for ministries, municipalities, wellbeing services counties and publicly owned companies.

Contacts: [email protected], [email protected]

Main areas of Practise

Dispute resolution

Lieke approaches disputes by forming an overall picture of our client’s goals and strengths, and identifying possibilities of settlement. Its experts analyse each assignment and create a clear and straightforward strategy with a specific goal – win it or avoid it altogether.

In addition to dispute resolution, the firm helps its clients in criminal procedures related to trade secrets, environmental law and occupational safety.

Contacts: [email protected]

Commercial agreements

Lieke has experts in contract law and understands the different situations and business strategies of its clients. The firm identifies potential risks, assess practicality and offer solutions.

Contacts: [email protected], [email protected]

Company law, M&A and compliance

Lieke has vast experience in various areas of company law and mergers and acquisitions. The firm helps its clients in matters related to corporate and financial arrangements, private equity, shareholder agreements and corporate governance.

It acts as a strategic partner for its customers in all corporate responsibility and compliance matters. It advises customers eg. building compliance strategies, implementing, and building follow-up programs to ensure continuing compliance work.

Contacts: [email protected], [email protected]

Employment

Lieke's services in employment matters cover operational consulting, management of co-operation procedures, employment law litigation and the organisation of occupational safety matters.

Its goal is to ensure the efficiency of its client company in all situations. The firm assists especially in situations of change, where it provides – in addition to legal advice – assistance in internal and external communication.

Contacts: [email protected]

Public procurement

Lieke has in-depth knowledge of public procurement legislation and practice. It assists all parties involved in public procurement, such as public authorities, municipalities, joint municipal authorities, government agencies and businesses, communities and companies.

Contacts: [email protected]

Environment and land use

Lieke's comprehensive experience in environmental assignments and licensed projects guarantees the right solutions for even the most challenging situations related to environmental matters and land use.

It advises its clients on environmental law issues related to land use planning, transactions and energy projects, among others. In addition to preparing agreements that focus on real estate investment and the purchase, sale and rental of real estate, it assists in environmental permit processes, and in disputes and criminal matters related to environmental law.

Contacts: [email protected]

Privacy and data protection

Lieke's extensive expertise enables us to solve its clients' privacy and data protection challenges, taking into account the requirements of different industries.

It develops data protection know-how and act as a strategic partner who is involved in implementing and monitoring of the latest solutions.

Contacts: [email protected]

Finance

We provide comprehensive advice even on the most complex financial transactions. Our areas of expertise include corporate lending, leveraged finance, projects and infrastructure finance, real estate finance, direct lending, debt restructurings, debt capital markets transactions, and tender offers and consent solicitations.

Contacts: janne.veneranta@lieke.com