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Provided by Tom Vapaavuori
Dispute Resolution
Tom Vapaavuori is a partner in Bird & Bird’s Helsinki office and the Head of our Finnish Dispute Resolution group as well as the co-head of our international Trade Secret group. He has a lot of experience in demanding litigations and arbitrations and trade secret matters.
Tom works with a broad range of company litigations, arbitrations and white collar crimes. He also acts as an arbitrator, as nominated by parties in disputes, or by the arbitration institutes. He advises his leading domestic and international clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters in several sectors.
In addition to dispute resolution he is especially active in contractual matters such as distribution, purchase and sale, co-operation, joint ventures, leasing, employment, intellectual property, IT and non-disclosure agreements.
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Member of the Finnish Industrial Property Rights Association
Member of the Finnish Association for Arbitration
Tom is the author of ‘Trade Secrets and Non Disclosure Agreements’, Finland’s only legal handbook on the subject. A new, totally updated third edition of the handbook came out in 2019.
Provided by Chambers
Tom Vapaavuori heads the dispute resolution group and assists with litigation and arbitration proceedings. He has notable experience in trade secrets cases, as well as advising on insurance claims and construction disputes.
Provided by Chambers
He is a recognised expert in the protection of trade secrets.
Tom Vapaavuori is really good and has a respected practice.
He is a recognised expert in the protection of trade secrets.
Tom Vapaavuori is really good and has a respected practice.