Hannes Snellman (Finland)

Dispute Resolution

Partner

Markus focuses on compliance, M&A and company law related cases, as well as general commercial dispute resolution.

Markus advises clients in their internal and external compliance investigations and enforcement proceedings. He represents clients in M&A disputes relating to purchase price adjustments, damages claims, and share redemptions. In the field of general commercial disputes, Markus has litigated and arbitrated cases relating to e.g. international trade, insurance contracts, lease agreements, and employment contracts. He has extensive experience on injunction proceedings.

Markus regularly represents Finnish and foreign corporations in both domestic and international ad hoc arbitrations, as well as in arbitrations administered by various institutional rules (including FAI, ICC, SCAI, and SIAC). In addition, Markus frequently serves as an arbitrator in both ad hoc and administered arbitration proceedings. He is repeatedly ranked in the Best Lawyers® list for Finland (Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation and Sports Law).

Markus has unparalleled experience in the field of sports law. He has advised foreign and Finnish top level sports clubs in cases relating to sponsorship, player, coach, and stadium agreements. Furthermore, he has represented a leading stadium company and a major sports gear company in different sports-related disputes. Apart from being a versatile lecturer on sports law related topics, Markus has published several articles on the subject. In addition, he serves as a CAS arbitrator and has been a member of the FINCIS’s Anti-doping Supervisory Board since 2009.

English, Finnish

Member of the Finnish Bar AssociationMember of the Finnish Arbitration AssociationChairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of FinlandChairman of Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports FINCIS’s Anti-doping Supervisory BoardVice-chairman of the Disciplinary Board of the Finnish Bar Association (2014-2018)Member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Lausanne, SwitzerlandMember of the IRONMAN Arbitration PanelMember of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Arbitration Panel

Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2020Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2018Licentiate in Laws, University of Helsinki, 2014Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2012Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2007Master of Economic Sciences, Helsinki School of Economics, 2005Trained on the Bench, District Court of Loviisa, 2005Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2003Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2003