Band 4
Provided by Tapio Väätäinen
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)
Finnish Bar Association
The Association of Finnish Lawyers
Finnish Arbitration Association
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.
Provided by Chambers
Tapio Väätäinen represents clients in a broad range of disputes relating to insurance, fraud and construction issues. He acts on arbitration proceedings in addition to handling litigation at the Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice.