Antti Karanko

Partner, Attorney-at-Law, Trained at the Bench

About

Antti Karanko specialises in arbitration, commercial litigation and mediation. Antti has successfully acted as counsel in several major commercial litigations and both domestic and international arbitration proceedings. Antti has extensive experience in disputes involving a wide range of commercial agreements and especially construction, real estate transactions, commercial lease agreements, international delivery of goods and turnkey projects.

Antti’s practice also includes insolvency matters, product liability, safety and recall, directors’ liability, corporate compliance and governance and white-collar defence.

Antti is an accredited mediator with the Finnish Bar Association.

Experience
  • Merilampi Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2023 –, Specialist Counsel 2013 – 2023, Senior Associate 2011 – 2012
  • Attorneys at law Borenius & Kemppinen Ltd, Senior Associate 2008 – 2011
  • Nordic Law Attorneys-at-Law Oy Ab, Attorney 2006 – 2008
  • Turku Court of Appeals, Senior Assistant Justice 2006
  • Turku District Court, Circuit Court Clerk Trainee 2004 – 2005
  • Contant Oy, In-House Lawyer 2003 – 2004
Education
  • Attorney-at-Law, 2007
  • Trained at the Bench, 2005
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Turku, 2003
Membership in organisations and trust positions
  • Finnish Bar Association
  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association’s expert team for insurance & indemnity law
  • Finnish Arbitration Association
  • Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
  • Association of Finnish Lawyers
  • Finnish Maritime Law Association
  • Suomen lainopillinen yhdistys
Recognition
Publications

The Chambers Litigation 2019 Guide, Finnish chapter.

Ikonen, Jussi ja Karanko, Antti: The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: Can Litigation Become a Viable Alternative to Arbitration in International Commercial Disputes? Liikejuridiikka 1/2016.

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Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English

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