Tapio Väätäinen

Languages Spoken

Finnish, English, Swedish

Career

Eversheds Attorneys Ltd., Partner, 2021-

Itäinen & Ojantakanen Attorneys Ltd., Partner, 2020-2021

Mentula & Väätäinen Attorneys Ltd., Partner, 2017-2020

Merilampi Attorneys, Partner, 2010-2017

Merilampi Attorneys, Specialist Counsel, 2005-2009

Merilampi Attorneys, Senior Associate, 2000-2004

Merilampi Attorneys, Associate, 1999-2000

Turku Chamber of Commerce, Lawyer, 1998-1999

Pekka Heikkilä Attorneys at Law Ltd., Lawyer, 1996-1998

District Court of Kauhava, Judge Trainee, 1995-1996

Positions of Trust:

Member of Finnish Bar Association's Expert Group in criminal law (2020-)

Member of Finnish Bar Association’s Expert Group in contract and consumer law (2018-2020)

Member of the Economy and Tax Committee of Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce (2016-2021)

Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce (2013-2015)

Professional Memberships

Finnish Bar Association

The Association of Finnish Lawyers

Finnish Arbitration Association

Personal

Tapio is a Partner having extensive experience as a counsel for listed companies and other major corporations in demanding arbitration proceedings.

Tapio has over 25 years of experience as a counsel for listed companies and other major corporations in demanding arbitration proceedings and in several of the largest and most complex civil and criminal litigation cases in Finland. Tapio has also assisted clients numerous times in administrative courts, in the Supreme Court, in the Market Court and in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.