Jussi Laasonen

Attorney-at-law, Trained at the Bench

 

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Expertise areas: Tort law, dispute resolution

 

Jussi Laasonen specializes in insurance, tort transport and contract law as

well as in commercial litigation and arbitration (domestic and international).

He has extensive experience in all these areas.

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He is a popular lecturer on liability and insurance matters. International

directory evaluating the field of attorneys-at-law, PLC Which Lawyer’s

Insurance Handbook, places Jussi one of the leading attorneys-at-law in

Finland. 

 

Jussi is also one of the authors of a book “Liability Insurance”, which is the

only overall presentation of the liability insurances in Finland.

 

Career

 

2014-         Attorneys-at-law Ruoholahti Ltd, partner  

2010-2014  Aurejärvi Attorneys-at-law Ltd, partner

2007-2010  Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd, specialist counsel 

1993-2007  Pohjola Non-Life Insurance Ltd:

                             2000-2007 Head of department (corporate claims) 

                             1994-1999 Claims manager (corporate claims) 

                             1993-1994 Claims lawyer (corporate claims)

1993          Municipal court, deputy judge 

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Education

 

1992         Trained at the Bench 

1991         Master of Law, University of Helsinki

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Positions of Trust

 

2014-        The Finnish Association of Insurance Lawyers (Finnish  

                chapter of AIDA), president

2010-2014 Finnish Association of Insurance Lawyers (Finnish chapter of 

                AIDA), member of the board 

2000-2006 Finnish Insurance Complaints Board (Corporate section), member

 

Publications

 

Several articles in Finnish and foreign publications especially related to insurance and liability issues and a co-author of the book “Vastuuvakuutus” (Liability Insurance), 2014

 

Language

 

Finnish, English