TMT
Hannes Snellman (Finland)
More informationHannes Snellman (Finland)'s IP and technology department handles a broad spread of work including M&A transactions, IPOs, IT-related public procurement, IT disputes and complex data protection matters. The practice group is headed by Jesper Nevalainen who focuses on commercial, technology, and data protection law, including outsourcing in the TMT sectors, in particular open-source licensing issues, and Panu Siitonen who is an expert on ICT-related litigation, IT projects, licensing, SaaS and other services agreements as well as media and entertainment. Lasse Riski is a key name for contract negotiation and Maria Aholainen is experienced in data protection.
Testimonials
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- ‘Hannes Snellman was able to provide us with excellent legal experts both in public procurement and matters relevant as regards cryptocurrencies.’
‘Expertise, confidentiality, friendliness.’
‘Very good partners - the lawyers are very professional.’
Key clients
- Microsoft Corporation (incl. Microsoft Oy and other group companies)
- Accenture Oy
- Paulig Group
- Finnlines Plc
- Takeda Oy
- Marimekko Plc
- Finnish Defence Forces
- Finnish Red Cross
- KONE Corporation
- Efecte Plc
- Instru Optiikka Oy
- Dell Technologies
- Siemens Mobility
- QPR Software Plc
Work highlights
- Supported KONE Corporation with its IT procurement since April 2023, supporting KONE with their strategic IT procurement.
- Regularly assist Finnlines especially in tech related assignments, including their strategic renewal of their enterprise resource planning system.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jesper Nevalainen, Panu Siitonen