Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution

A truly international arbitration team providing high standard advice with personable, pragmatic service.

GAR 100

A dispute can seriously disrupt your business. As our client, you can be confident that your case is in the best hands.

We handle complex disputes for international and Finnish clients. Even the most challenging situations can be resolved when you are advised by the right people. You will have our team of tier 1 experts dedicated to your case. Our approach combines a keen strategic eye with efficient project management.

Internationally recognised team of attorneys

Our distinguished dispute resolution team has an excellent reputation for successfully advising clients across various industries. We represent clients in general courts and administrative proceedings in Finland. In addition, we have vast experience of international arbitration conducted under various arbitration rules, including those of the FAI, ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIS, the Swiss Rules, and the UNCITRAL Rules. Through our international network of law firms, you will have access to the best lawyers wherever you do business.

Our team is recognised as the leading dispute resolution practice in Finland. We are consistently ranked as a tier 1 practice by renowned publications, such as Chambers, The Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation, and we are particularly proud of being listed among the world’s top firms in Global Arbitration Review’s GAR 100 guide to specialist international arbitration practices.

Our expertise covers:

  • M&A disputes

  • energy disputes
  • construction disputes
  • real estate disputes
  • corporate and commercial disputes
  • environmental liability
  • banking and finance disputes
  • insurance disputes
  • IT and technology disputes
  • data breaches and cyber security threats
  • competition law disputes
  • professional liability
  • distribution and agency disputes
  • retail and consumer disputes
  • product liability
  • media and sports law
  • investor-state arbitrations
  • enforcement of judgments and awards
  • interim measures.

Our service offering also covers advice in Corporate Crime & Investigations.

Latest references

International reinsurance companies – Ad hoc arbitration proceedings
We successfully represented a panel of reinsurance companies in an international ad hoc arbitration. The dispute arose out of a reinsurance treaty under the terms of which the reinsurers had reinsured a portfolio of risks underwritten by the cedent. The parties disagreed as to whether the reinsurance provided coverage for a certain loss that had occurred because of the market turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The case involved highly complex legal and contractual questions requiring special expertise on reinsurance law and practice. The arbitral tribunal rejected the counterparty’s claims for reinsurance compensation against our clients in full. The amount in dispute was approximately EUR 34 million.
Case published 16.9.2025
Trety –  Dispute and settlement negotiations concerning a development and production agreement
We successfully represented Trety AB in a dispute and settlement negotiations concerning an agreement for development and production of communication devices for the healthcare sector. Eventually, the parties reached an amicable settlement to the full satisfaction of our client and thus the parties avoided an extensive arbitral proceeding. Trety AB is a global company that provides its customers with solutions for development, industrialization and production of electronics. Trety AB has over 30 years’ experience from IT, electronics and telecommunication industries.
Case published 11.2.2025
Finnish manufacturing company – Arbitration proceedings under the SCC rules
We successfully represented a Finnish manufacturing company in arbitration proceedings under the SCC rules against a global construction company. The dispute was governed by Finnish law and the seat of arbitration was Stockholm, Sweden. The dispute mainly concerned the termination of an erection contract and the right to compensation for delays of the project and for cost increases due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The main questions in dispute were the lawfulness of the termination of the erection contract as well as the consequences of the termination such as the right to costs to complete the project after termination, the right to liquidated damages for delay of the project and adjustment of contract price due to cost increases. The total value of the dispute exceeded EUR 15 million.
Case published 8.1.2025
A large Finnish group – Construction contract dispute
We represented a mutual real estate company belonging to a large Finnish group in arbitration proceedings against a construction company. The arbitral tribunal rejected the construction company’s claims in their entirety and ordered the construction company to reimburse our client for the costs of the arbitration proceedings in full. The dispute concerned the contract price under the construction contract, which was agreed to be determined on the basis of our client’s yield requirement and the rent under the lease agreement for the building in question. The parties disagreed on the indexation clause applicable to the rent adjustment and its impact on the contract price.
Case published 22.11.2024
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