Jukka Laitasalo

Senior Advisor, asianajaja, varatuomari

Jukka Laitasalo on yksi jo vuonna 1992 aloittaneen toimistomme perustajaosakkaista. Jukalla on monipuolinen kokemus laajoista ja vaativista oikeudenkäynneistä sekä kotimaisista ja kansainvälisistä välimiesmenettelyistä. Hänet tunnetaan myös insolvenssiasioiden asiantuntijana.

Koulutus

  • Oikeustieteen kandidaatti, Turun yliopisto, 1980
  • Varatuomari, 1982
  • Asianajaja, 1984

Kokemus

  • Asianajotoimisto Merilampi Oy, Senior Advisor 2017 –, osakas 1992 – 2016, hallituksen puheenjohtaja 2009 – 2015, toimitusjohtaja 2006 – 2009
  • Asianajotoimisto Procopè & Hornborg Oy, osakas 1985 – 1992

Maininnat

  • Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2023).
  • Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2023):  ”Jukka Laitasalo boasts long-standing expertise in handling international and domestic conflicts. He is a highly regarded arbitrator.”
  • The Arbitration Powerlist: Nordics 2022
  • Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2022): “Jukka Laitasalo boasts longstanding expertise in handling international and domestic conflicts. He is a highly regarded arbitrator.”
  • Chambers Global and Europe, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2021): ”Jukka Laitasalo boasts longstanding expertise in international and domestic cases. He regularly acts as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.”
  • Chambers Europe and Global, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2020): ”Jukka Laitasalo is a highly experienced arbitrator with a wealth of expertise acting on both domestic and international arbitration proceedings.”
  • Benchmark Litigation: Litigation Star (2021)
  • Chambers Europe and Global, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2019)
  • Chambers Europe and Global, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2018): ”Jukka Laitasalo is best known for his activities as an arbitrator. Clients especially benefit from his depth of experience in high-profile cases.”
  • Chambers Europe and Global, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2017): ”Jukka Laitasalo is an experienced litigator and arbitrator who also regularly acts as a trustee on high-profile national bankruptcy estates.”
  • Chambers Europe and Global, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2016): ”Firm founding partner Jukka Laitasalo is an experienced arbitrator, acting on domestic and international proceedings. Sources admire his ”capability to catch the central relevant issues in the middle of all the detail”.
  • Chambers Europe and Global, Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2015): ”According to sources, firm founder Jukka Laitasalo is ”one of the leading Finnish arbitrators.” He is noted for his long-standing experience in both domestic and international arbitrations, as well as his expertise in the field of litigation. Key strengths include complex insolvency-related disputes.”
  • Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution (2014): ”Jukka Laitasalo is a highly experienced dispute resolution lawyer, who brings expertise from decades of practice in the field to bear on major domestic arbitrations and large-scale insolvency-related disputes.”
  • Chambers Europe, Restructuring/Insolvency (2016): ”The department knows the business inside out and has a good hunch for how it moves. The service has been very flexible.
  • Chambers Europe, Restructuring/Insolvency (2015): ”Founding partner Jukka Laitasalo has vast experience of insolvency matters and is noted by sources for his expertise in representing creditors. He also handles contentious cases.”