Employment boutique with practical solutions

AURORALAW Attorneys Ltd founded by attorney-at-law Mr. Mikko Kontturi (e-mail: mikko.kontturi@auroralaw.fi // Direct tel. +358447846290 // full CV at the end of this page) is a boutique law firm in Helsinki, Finland specialized in sophisticated and high end employment & labor law consulting, internal investigations, shareholder agreement issues as well as employment and SHA related disputes in litigation and arbitration. 

I represent the employers and the management as well as selected individual directors, senior executives, CEO's and shareholders whenever they encounter challenges, disputes or new opportunities during their career.

I help my international clients to succeed in the Finnish market, ensure compliance of their policies, controlling risks and offering dispute resolution services in mediation, court proceedings and Finnish Chamber of Commerce (FCC) as well as ad hoc arbitrations. 

I am also ranked for my work on employment in the Chambers & Partners Europe guide and especially for my "...strong reputation acting for directors, executives and managers on employment law matters" as well as being "...well versed in termination and exit agreements, incentive schemes and claims of breach of non-competition obligations" and for being "...very responsive and quick".

I  am just a phone call, SMS or e-mail away to help you whenever you or your client needs hands on knowledge and practical advice on Finnish employment, labor or HR related issues, company policies and handbooks, compliance related issues or disagreements. Instead of legal jargon I provide  solutions and actionable advice to my clients with a true "If I were you..." approach.

In the meanwhile you can also download our "Little Guide with 101 questions on Finnish Employment Law" below to give you and your company a rough idea how things work here in the north.

My goal is always to put the client back on track as fast as possible so they can concentrate to the thing that deserves their full attention, their business operations. Sometimes all it takes is just a quick call and "check" on the local rules or a fast paced exit agreement but every now and then full scale litigation, arbitration or applying for a preliminary injunction simply cannot be avoided in order to secure the clients interests and business. 

I am always happy to talk with you about the possible HR-legal questions, concerns and goals you or your client may have related to doing business in Finland as well as give my opinion about what would be the best approach in the situation at hand. Instead of "it depends" I always strive to deliver holistic, actionable and practical advice to my clients taking also their business realities ja reputation into account. I do believe that as an advisor, one should also have the guts to tell you what I would do if I were you,  even if that is not necessary what you would like to hear. 

I do not only know how things work in Finland on a pure legal perspective but also in practice leading to holistic and actionable advice instead of the traditional it depends lawyer jargon.

As an example we have previously helped our international colleagues and our clients with the following issues;

• Advising foreign corporation starting operations in Finland by drafting employment and senior level executive agreements as well as introduction to the employer obligations in Finland
• Advising a multinational corporation conducting investigation considering the alleged misbehaviour of a senior executive
• Advising an global automotive corporation hiring a Finnish country manager and drafting the director agreement
• Acting as counsel for multinational tech corporation in Finnish litigation considering the employees breach of non-competition and non-disclosure obligations
• Acting as a counsel for global IT corporation in Finnish litigation considering the  termination of employment of an employee
• Advising multiple international employees working on executive and director roles in Finland with recruitment, termination agreement and dispute situations
• Consulting a multinational transportation company in possible mass redundancy process and the required prior co-operation negotiations for Finnish operations
• Offering day-to-day employment and HR-legal advisory for multinational IT corporation for their Finnish operations
• Advising a potential foreign CEO candidate in directorship negotiations with an global sport tech corporation headquartered in Finland
• Advising a multinational corporation in termination agreement process for multiple employees

Why choose us?

Being a boutique law firm means to you better availability, swift response times,  value and guaranteed 100 % partner attention delivered with the highest quality not forgetting the easy going and friendly Nordic attitude. I care and really like what I do and believe it shows to the clients as well as passion to employment law.

I am straight-talking and have the guts to tell you how it really is. Even if the situation does not look good for you and a settlement really is the best option taking your business interests and risks into account.

I also happy to refer you or your client to one of our experienced colleagues in our nationwide network when the problem at hand is not within my own expertise. Your client deserves no less than the best possible advice and a local counsel with real hands on experience. Sometimes this requires also going behind the usual legal rankings and really knowing the local legal market with all the niches. I stand behind my recommendations.

I also have a true global mindset that is not so common when you talk about boutique law firms in Finland. Connections with international colleagues and friends are really important to me and participation in the International Bar Association (IBA) and American Bar Association (ABA) has been our top priority for years. I am also member of the International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA) that ensures being on the pulse of current global trends and issues when advising our clients with especially within our core expertise with sensitive executive issues and investigations.

We want to be the go to law firm in Finland for our clients and global colleagues, whenever straight forward top quality advice with efficiency and excellent value in our jurisdiction is needed.

And if you ever end up in Finland on business or holiday make sure to let me know. I am glad to give you some inside tips and recommendations. Maybe even take you to traditional smoke sauna and ice swimming in the wintertime.