Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Ella Mäkijärvi

Senior Associate Dispute Resolution

Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Ella advises clients on business disputes, including domestic and international arbitration, commercial litigation before state courts, settlement negotiations, and mediation. Ella has gained experience in complex and high-stakes international arbitration and litigation proceedings. She has acted as counsel in arbitrations administered under major institutional rules (including FAI, SCC, and ICC) and being subject to the laws of various jurisdictions. In addition, Ella has experience of precautionary measures and court-assisted mediation. Due to her training on the bench at the District Court of Helsinki and acting as counsel in complex litigation proceedings in several instances of national courts, she has an in-depth understanding of Finnish court proceedings.

Ella’s experience covers many industry sectors, such as energy, construction, engineering, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, and media. Ella is also a member of the Board of the Young Arbitration Club Finland.

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 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.

Contacts

Represented a global listed company in two related multi-million-euro damages disputes relating to agreements and deliveries to another company. Successfully assisted in settling both matters on terms favourable to the client, following an extensive court-assisted mediation hearing.

Contacts

Parties

Suomen Terveystalo Oy

Transaction

Terveystalo’s IPO and listing on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange

Deal Value

The offering by the company and its shareholders was over EUR 870 million and the Company’s market value was over EUR 1.2 billion

Role

Counsel to Terveystalo

Contacts

Counsel to a Nordic company against a Central European counterpart in a multimillion-euro SCC arbitration and obtained funding for said client.

Contacts

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association
  • Member of the Board of Young Arbitration Club Finland
  • Member of the Association for Finnish Lawyers

Professional Background

  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2021
  • Trained on the Bench, District Court of Helsinki, 2019
  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2017–2021

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2017

Publications

  • Co-author of book chapters on Procedural Requirements for Ordering of Emergency Relief Ordered by an Emergency Arbitrator and Procedural Requirements for Provisional Reliefs Ordered by an Arbitral Tribunal in Provisional and Emergency Measures in International Arbitration (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023) together with Anna-Maria Tamminen, Isabelle Sundström Stridh, and Marcus Nyberg
  • Co-author of article “Pledged Shares as Contribution in Kind”, Helsinki Law Review 1/2017, together with Tetti Kunnas