ASIANAJOTOIMISTO SOTAMAA & CO - Key Persons
Heikki Tuomela has a long experience of representing clients in civil assigments and proceedings.
Heikki advises clients in demanding questions of employment law. He has extensive experience in real estate related matters. In addition, Heikki advises clients on mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining our firm, Heikki has been a partner in Eversheds Sutherland and Chief HR and Legal Officer in a major Finnish real estate management company.
Education
Attorney 2005-2011 ja 2016-
Master of Laws 2000, University of Helsinki
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Partner
- Member of the Delegation of the Finnish Bar Association
Miia Hirvonen has a long experience of representing clients in extensive and demanding civil assigments and proceedings.
Miia's expertise covers disputes relating to broad range of commercial agreements and claims for damages. She has extensive experience in employment and corporate related matters.
Prior to joining our firm, Miia has been a partner, director of legal and trademarks and a member of the leadership committee and in a major Finnish firm specialising in intellectual property matters.
Miia has been a member of the Delegation of the Finnish Bar Association in 2011 - 2016 and member of the Board of Helsinki Bar 2014 - 2016.
Education
Attorney 2007-2016 ja 2019 -
Court Training 2004, District Court of Loviisa
Master of Laws 2003, University of Helsinki
Memberships
The Finnish Association for Industrial Property Rights
Juridiska Föreningen i Finland r.f.
"A new addition to the WTR 1000 this year, Miia Hirvonen does absolutely outstanding work when it comes to IP commercialisation. The legal director is both resourceful and reliable and all together a great asset to her clients."
Niklas Sotamaa assists our clients in diverse civil and criminal proceedings.
Prior to graduating, Niklas worked at the firm as a trainee for several years.
Education
Master of Laws 2022, University of Helsinki
Petteri Sotamaa has over 25 years of experience in demanding civil and criminal assignments from various fields of law.
He is one of the most experienced litigators and arbitrators in Finland, and is consistently ranked by international indices as one of the leading specialists in dispute resolution in Finland.
He frequently lectures on a variety of topics, especially those relating to procedural law and the media. He teaches practical litigation skills at the University of Helsinki, and also to the participants in the Bar Examination of the Finnish Bar Association.
Rasmus Sotamaa assists our clients in demanding civil and criminal proceedings. He has years of experience in litigation related to contract law and questions concerning liability for damages.
Rasmus also has an interest in housing and real estate disputes as well as disputes related to contracting or other construction related contract and damage issues.
Education
Attorney 2021
Master of Laws 2017, University of Helsinki
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate ( on Work Leave )
Riikka Kainulainen is on work leave and undergoing court training in the District Court of Helsinki until 31 January 2025.
Riikka Kainulainen assists our clients in diverse civil and criminal proceedings. Her areas of specialization include information law and administrative law. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E).
Riikka has before joining our firm worked as Social and Patient Ombudsman for several years.
Education
Master of Laws 2020, University of Eastern Finland
M. Sc. (admin, administrative law) 2014, University of Eastern Finland
M.Soc.Sc. 2012, University of Eastern Finland
Job Titles:
- Legal Counsel
- Senior Counsel
- Market Leader
Tapani Manninen has almost 30 years of experience working as a competition partner in leading Finnish law firms.
Tapani's field of expertise includes various aspects of EU and domestic competition law. He has extensive experience in compliance training, cartel investigations, advising on vertical restraints, dominant market position claims and multi-jurisdictional merger filings, both on a national and EU level.
Tapani has published several articles and contributed to international publications on competition law and merger control. He is also a frequent speaker at competition law seminars and client events.
Tapani has been recommended for competition law expertise, e.g. in the following international publications: Chambers Global, Legal 500, PLCWhich Lawyer?, Who's Who Legal, European Legal Experts and IFLR 100 Experts Guide and e.g. ranked in the Elite category in GCR 100, Global Competition Review, 2018 and as "Lawyer of the Year" in Competition Law (Helsinki, 2015) by Best Lawyers.
Tapani Manninen is "one of the premier legal counsel in Finland for this area,"