Risto Ojakoski
Risto Ojakoski
Risto advises domestic and international clients in the field of employment law.
Risto first joined Hannes Snellman as an associate trainee after which he gained experience as an in-house employment law specialist. Upon graduation, he returned to Hannes Snellman as an associate lawyer. During his studies, Risto spent one semester studying law at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
In addition to his experience in the legal field, Risto draws from his previous career in human resources. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a specialisation in human resources and management.
References
Parties
Assemblin, Tom Allen Senera
Transaction
Counsel to Assemblin in its acquisition of Tom Allen Senera, a Finland-based systems supplier of energy solutions to properties.
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Assemblin
Sten Olsson
Olli-Pekka Veranen
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Toni Malminen
Emmi Kantola
Elias Laine
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Risto Ojakoski
Parties
Landis+Gyr (Buyer), Telia Finland (Seller), Telia AMR Business (Target)
Transaction
Telia Finland’s sale of Telia AMR Business to Landis+Gyr
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Counsel to Telia Finland (Seller)
Tuire Kuronen
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Jesper Nevalainen
Liisa Vaaraniemi
Anna Mäkinen
Lauri Putkonen
Risto Ojakoski
Counsel to Altia Plc in the merger of Altia Plc and Arcus ASA to form Anora Group, as well as in the arrangement of employee participation, as required by EU directive 2005/56/EC.
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Risto Ojakoski
Parties
Altia Plc, Arcus ASA
Transaction
Merger of Altia Plc and Arcus ASA to form Anora Group
Deal value
Preliminary aggregated annual revenue EUR 640 million
Role
Lead counsel to Altia Plc
Sonja Siggberg
Klaus Ilmonen
Anniina Järvinen
Anton Karlais
Robert Gordin
Kaisa Himmanen
Ebba Almén
Mikko Huimala
Lauri Putkonen
Essi Ellman
Jenni Heurlin
Peter Forsberg
Johan Holmquist
Sarah Ek
David Olander
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Isabella Kartila
Markus Bremer
Tuomas Toivonen
Sami Niemi
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Risto Ojakoski
Jenny Lundberg
Josephine Lindgren
Panu Siitonen
Sarita Schröder
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Labour Law Association
- Member of the Finnish Association for Human Resource Management (HENRY)
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
Education and Professional Background
- Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2020
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2020
- Employee Relations Specialist, Restel Oy, 2020
- Associate Trainee, Hannes Snellman, 2019
- Leiden University, the Netherlands, 2019
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, 2017
- HR Specialist, Finnkino Oy, 2014-2017
- HR Assistant, R-kioski Oy, 2012-2014
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