Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English

Viktor Saavola

Senior Associate Dispute Resolution

Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English

Viktor advises domestic and international clients in their business disputes and regulatory investigations, representing clients in commercial disputes in both national courts and arbitral tribunals, while also providing general conflict management advice. Viktor has particular experience of project delivery and construction related disputes and shareholder disputes. In addition to representing clients in proceedings, Viktor has acted as an administrative secretary in both ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings.

Selected References

Counsel to an international consortium in arbitral proceedings concerning the redemption of minority shares in a Finnish listed software company following a public tender offer.

Contacts

Successfully represented a client in court proceedings against a multi-million arbitral award enforcement request.

Contacts

Counsel to a client in multi-million euro appeal proceedings regarding the redemption of minority shareholders of a major Finnish company, successfully overturning the arbitral award.

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
  • Young Arbitration Club Finland, member
  • The Law Society of Finland, member
  • The Finnish Insolvency Law Association, member
  • Country Reporter (Finland) for the ITA Arbitration Report

Professional Background

  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2023-
  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2020
  • Trained on the Bench, District Court of Länsi-Uusimaa, 2021
  • Lindfors & Co Attorneys at Law, 2018–2020

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2018
  • Law studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2016

Publications

  • Co-author of the article "Protecting Confidentiality Within Arbitral Proceedings", Stockholm International Arbitration Yearbook 2021, together with Anna-Maria Tamminen