Ulla is a leading practitioner within corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, including disputes relating to mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ agreements, tax and various kinds of liability and damages claims. She has also extensive experience in advising clients in compliance matters and internal investigations, e.g. securities markets, business secrets and anti-corruption related issues, and in general corporate advisory. Ulla advises clients in a number of complex business disputes also before special courts and handles major criminal court proceedings and matters relating to corporate criminal liability and white-collar crime. Ulla has experience in serving as arbitrator and she also is a mediator accredited by the Finnish Bar Association.
Represented a major Finnish company in a high-profile, complex construction related litigation regarding a 20 MEUR claim for damages.
Represented a former employee of a Finnish listed company in a court case related to trading of complex financial instruments. The case concerned 34 MEUR claim for damages and charges of misuse of position of trust.
Represented a former CEO and a member of the board of a Finnish subsidiary of a global group company against damages claim amounting to over 25 MEUR and bankruptcy related criminal charges.
Represented a Finnish industrial manufacturing and development company in arbitration proceedings related to an earn-out clause in a share purchase agreement.
Represented a Finnish subsidiary of a global chemical development and industry group of companies in arbitration proceedings under FAI Rules related to a share purchase agreement, in particular the earn-out clause therein.
Represented a Finnish insurance company in arbitration proceedings under FAI Rules related to termination of a cooperation agreement.
Represented a Finnish real estate investment company in a debt collection case involving complex judicial issues. The case was finally decided by the Finnish Supreme Court.
Represented a Finnish financial management company in a dispute regarding a claim for damages, heard and decided finally by the Finnish Supreme Court, based on the marketing of certain financial products and investor duty of care.
Represented a private investor, chairman of the board, against a damages claim amounting to over 12 MEUR and business secrets related criminal charges.
Represented an industrial sales and development company in arbitration proceedings under FAI Rules, related to an earn-out clause in a share purchase agreement.
Represented a Finnish company providing defense, security and aviation life-cycle support services and technology solutions in a landmark case with regard to corporate criminal liability and related to an alleged aggravated bribery of foreign public officials in connection with supplying defense material to a foreign state.
Represented an international engineering and electronics group company in a Market Court litigation related to marketing of products and unfair business practices.
Advised a company within energy business in a dispute regarding a major claim for damages based on an electricity disturbance in its customer’s production plants.
Advised a Finnish company in a dispute related to termination of an agent contract of a cross-border nature.
Advised a foreign technology company in a commercial dispute regarding an IT system related supply contract.
Represented a Finnish subsidiary of a global industrial manufacturing and development group of companies in criminal court cases related to the misuse of our client’s business secrets.
Represented a former director of a development company in a police investigation regarding an alleged fraud and misuse of public funding in connection with a major cross-border real estate project.
Represented a major Finnish retail company, as a plaintiff, in a landmark criminal court case regarding suspected bribery in business.
Continuous advisory of corporate clients in board and management liability cases.
Continuous advisory of corporate clients with regard to cross-border and national compliance related issues, conflict management situations, internal and external investigations, corporate and white-collar crime related matters as well as criminal court proceedings with a special focus on anti-corruption, business secrets and securities market issues.
Served as sole arbitrator in ad hoc and institutional proceedings (including proceedings under FAI expedited arbitration rules) in various commercial disputes including e.g. share purchase agreements and consultancy agreements. Acted as arbitrator and trustee in redemption proceedings concerning the minority shares of public limited and limited liability companies, including the Chairman of the Tribunal appointment in the redemption proceedings concerning the shares of Amer Sports Plc.
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Career
Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2015-
Specialist Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2009-2014
Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2003-2009
Associate Lawyer, Hannes Snellman, 2002-2003
Associate Lawyer in other law firms, 1992 – 2002
Education
Trained on the Bench, 1991 – 1992
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 1990
Rankings
2019
Co-head of Avance Attorneys’ dispute resolution practice Ulla Vuokila is described by clients as a “very experienced and highly respected lawyer” who has “established a very good team around her.”
Chambers Global/Europe 2019
2018
“Ulla Vuokila is described as a highly skilled litigator.”
Legal 500 2018
2018
Co-heading the disputes team at Avance Attorneys, Ulla Vuokila is renowned in the market for her longstanding experience in white-collar crime mandates. She also represents clients in a broader range of corporate disputes. Interviewees appreciate that she “makes sure all the relevant aspects in a case will be considered,” and add that she is “always available when needed.”