Languages

English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, French

Ricardo Gomes

Senior Associate Dispute Resolution

Languages

English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, French

Ricardo practices in the Dispute Resolution Group with a special focus on international arbitration proceedings and other cross-border disputes. Ricardo has experience across a variety of industry sectors including energy, construction and infrastructure, technology and telecommunications. Ricardo has also handled post-M&A and contractual disputes. In addition, Ricardo also advises clients on enforcement proceedings and is active in Hannes Snellman’s ESG Group.

His past work experience includes investment arbitration proceedings.

Ricardo has also acted as an arbitrator in an international dispute under the FAI Rules.

In addition to his experience at Hannes Snellman, Ricardo has worked with international arbitration and litigation at another major Finnish law firm and at a leading international arbitration practice in Switzerland.

Ricardo is currently on a parental leave.

Selected References

Hannes Snellman successfully represented Outokumpu Corporation in an international ICC arbitration between Fennovoima Oy and Rosatom entities where RAOS Project Oy sought to join Outokumpu in 2023. The Arbitral Tribunal accepted Outokumpu’s position denying jurisdiction over Outokumpu and ending the arbitration with respect to Outokumpu.

In January 2023, RAOS Project filed a request to join Outokumpu in existing ICC arbitration proceedings, which related to the termination of the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract between Fennovoima and RAOS Project regarding the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant. In February 2025, the Arbitral Tribunal confirmed that it did not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims brought by RAOS Project and JSC Rusatom Energy International (JSC REIN) against Outokumpu.

Contacts

Counsel to a Finnish listed corporation and its subsidiary in parallel multi-million arbitration proceedings under the FAI and SCC arbitration rules. The disputes subject to Finnish and Swedish law concerned supply agreements and parent company guarantees and involved aspects of EU-sanctions.

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Counsel to a major Finnish listed corporation in an international multi-million ICC arbitration concerning alleged defective supply of machinery as well as related injunction and damages claim proceedings in several instances of national courts.

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Co-counsel to a major Finnish listed corporation in relation to a multibillion-euro investment treaty claim against the Russian Federation.

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Counsel to a Finnish listed company in its exit from Russia and related sanctions questions.

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Rankings

  • Ranked in the non-partner category of Who’s Who Legal 2024: Future Leaders — Arbitration
  • Ranked in the non-partner category of Who’s Who Legal 2023: Future Leaders — Arbitration
  • Ranked in the non-partner category of Who’s Who Legal 2022: Future Leaders — Arbitration
  • Ranked in the non-partner category of Who’s Who Legal 2021: Future Leaders — Arbitration

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Young Arbitration Club Finland (YACF) — Chairperson (January 2022 – present) and Co-Chairperson (March 2021 – Jan 2022)
  • Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA) — Nordic-Baltic Chapter — Founding Member and Secretary of the Board (December 2017 – 2019)
  • ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF) — Member
  • Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) — Member
  • Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) – Member
  • Association Suisse d´Arbitrage (ASA) below 40 — Member
  • Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA) — Member
  • The European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) — Treasurer of the International Board (July 2011 – July 2012)
  • The ELSA Development Foundation (EDF) — Chairperson (July 2011 – July 2012)

Professional Background

  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman Attorneys, 2022–
  • Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys, 2016-2021
  • Trainee, International Arbitration Group, Lalive, Geneva, Switzerland 2015–2016
  • FAI (Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce) Arbitration Academy, 2021

Education

  • LL.M., University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law, specialisation in international business law, 2015
  • LL.B., University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law, 2011

Publications

  • Co-author of the book chapter “Digital hearings and digitalisation of Arbitration: How should digitalisation be reflected in the modernisation of the Finnish Arbitration Act” in “Digital Hearings – Civil Procedure and Arbitration” (Norstedts Juridik, 2022, eds. Mika Savola, Ylli Dautaj, Bruno Gustafsson and Rolf Åbjörnsson) together with Anna-Maria Tamminen

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker at the Club Español del Arbitraje Webinar on “Transparency in International Arbitration” (30 March 2023)
  • Moderator on a panel on “Investment Arbitration in the Nordics” at the Nordic Arbitration Day 2023 in Oslo, Norway (27 January 2023)
  • Speaker at YAWP Webinar on “Succeeding as a Foreign Qualified Lawyer in Continental Europe” (24 October 2022)
  • Speaker at FIBS (Finnish Business Society) Pinnalla juridiikassa Webinar on “Climate Change Risk Mitigation: Why should your company care about what is happening in the Hague District Court?” (6 October 2021)
  • Speaker at the YACF Helsinki Pre-Moot Webinar on “Virtual Hearings: Objections by Counsel and Oral Advocacy” (25 February 2021)
  • Speaker at the Club Español del Arbitraje and YACF on “Arbitration hearings — What else is in the room?” (22 May 2019)
  • Speaker at Helsinki International Arbitration Day Panel Discussion on “Digitalization and Cybersecurity — New Challenges to International Arbitration?” (26 May 2016)