Ville Salonen
Attorney-at-law / Partner, Co-Head Dispute Resolution, Finland
My service areas
- Commercial
- Corporate and M&A
- Data Protection
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Media, Sports and Entertainment
- Real estate
- Technology
Attorney-at-law / Partner, Co-Head Dispute Resolution, Finland
Ville is the head of the Magnusson’s Tampere office in Finland. He has broad experience as a legal counsel, advising international corporate clients on contract law, mergers and acquisitions, employment, real estate as well as in litigation and arbitration matters. Ville also focuses on sports law and he is a Member of the Board of Directors at Ilves ry, Finland’s largest sports club. Ville has been a Member of the Board of Directors at the Finnish Football Association, Finland’s largest amateur sports federation.
Prior to joining Magnusson, Ville was a Partner and lawyer at Prunus Attorneys Ltd, his own firm. He has also worked as a Partner at Ulla-Riitta Harju & Co Ltd, Attorneys-at-law, and as Senior Consultant at Talentor Finland Oy, an international executive search company operating in Europe, Asia, North and South America.
Attorneys-at-Law Magnusson Ltd
Attorney-at-law / Partner: 2018 – to date
Prunus Attorneys Ltd
Attorney, Partner: 2010 – 2017
Prunus Consulting Ltd
Owner, Legal Counsel: 2008 – 2010
Talentor Group Oy
Senior Consultant: 2008 – 2010
Talentor Group Oy
Legal Counsel: 2008 – 2010
Ulla-Riitta Harju & Co Ltd, Attorneys-at-law
Partner: 2003 – 2008
Ulla-Riitta Harju & Co Ltd, Attorneys-at-law
Associate, 1999 – 2003
Riihimäki District Court
Trainee Judge: 2001 – 2002
Ulla-Riitta Harju & Co Ltd, Attorneys-at-law
Legal Assistant: 1997 – 1999
Helsinki University, LL.M.: 1999
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020
Finland: Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Employment
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2019
Finland: Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Employment