Helen Lehto

Partner Helen Lehto’s experience covers arbitration proceedings under the rules of several major arbitration institutes, such as the ICC, SCC, DIA, Swiss Rules and FAI. She frequently sits as arbitrator and has experience working at an arbitration institute.

Having advised clients across a wide range of industries, Helen Lehto has broad experience in all types of disputes concerning matters such as international trade, share purchase agreements, supply agreements, engineering, real estate and product liability.

She is also a trained mediator and frequently acts as counsel to clients in mediations and med-arb proceedings.

She is currently working on her Doctor of Laws degree at the Faculty of Law of the University of Turku on the topic of “State Sovereignty and Arbitration – Resolving Interstate Disputes in Arbitration”.

Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys Ltd. (2022–present)

Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Senior Associate (2015-2022), Managing Associate (2020-2022)

District Court of Ostrobothnia, Trainee Judge (2014–2015)

The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Secondment (2013)

Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Associate Lawyer (2011–2015)

Finnish Arbitration Association (FAA), Member of the board 2025–;

ICC Commission for Arbitration and ADR, Finland representative 2024–;

Campaign for Greener Arbitrations, Finland representative 2024–;

Finnish Bar Association;

Arbitral Women;

Swedish Women in Arbitration (SWAN);

Young Arbitrators Sweden (YAS);

Young Arbitration Club Finland (YACF), Chair of the board, 2018–2020, Member of the board 2017–2018;

Mediation Office of Proper Finland, Mediator, 2010

"Submitting New Evidence after the Cut-Off Date: When Are Exceptional. Circumstances Present?" Lehto, Helen – Parkkisenniemi, Laura – Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2023, Chapter 10;

"Suomi tarvitsee UNCITRALin mallilain" Bygglin, Anders – Heikkinen, Kimmo – Järvinen, Antti – Lehto, Helen – Manninen, Markus – Rautiainen, Ina – Tamminen, Anna-Maria – Tyynysniemi, Matti – Liikejuridiikka 3/2018, p. 66–76, 2018;

"Issue Conflicts as Basis for Challenge of an Arbitrator – A new First in Nordic Arbitration Practice?" Lehto, Helen – Tamminen, Anna-Maria – Scandinavian Series of Law vol. 63 (2017), p. 331-354, 2017

University of Turku

Doctoral Researcher

2021

The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Finnish Arbitration Academy

2017

University of Turku

LL.M.

2011

University of Turku

Diploma in Innovation and Communications Law

2010

Åbo Akademi University

LL.B.

2008

Åbo Akademi University

BSocSc, Major: political science, minors: psychology and educational sciences

2006