Reima Jussila

Reima Jussila Finland

Sole Arbitrator Emergency Arbitrator Member of the arbitral tribunal
Finland Finnish (Finland) Resident in Finland Finnish — Fluent English — Fluent Swedish — Fluent German — Intermediate

Surname
Jussila
First name
Reima
Current professional position
Market Court Judge
Organisation / firm
Market Court (Finland)
Country of residence
Finland
Nationality
Finnish (Finland)
Languages spoken & proficiency
FinnishFluent EnglishFluent SwedishFluent GermanIntermediate

Arbitrator roles
Sole Arbitrator Emergency Arbitrator Member of the arbitral tribunal
Professional biography
Reima Jussila acts as a Market Court Judge in Finland, hearing, inter alia, intellectual property law cases, public procurement cases and unfair business practices cases. He has over 30 years of experience within the Finnish Judiciary, 16 of which as a judge. Before his present post, he sat at the Helsinki Court of Appeal, handling a multitude of complex commercial, construction and intellectual property disputes. After finishing the Finnish Arbitration Academy in 2014, he has been acting as an arbitrator in approximately ten arbitrations, mostly under Finnish Arbitration Insitute rules. He is a deputy-member of the Judicial Appointments Board in Finland. In the past, he has held positions in The Council of Ethics in Advertising and the Finnish Association of Judges. He won a competitive scholarship given by the British Council to shadow advocates and judges while studying law at the University of Edinburgh (European Young Lawyers' Programme).

Arbitrations conducted
Up to 10
12 years in this role
Role in arbitrations
Presiding arbitrator Sole arbitrator

Legal / dispute expertise
Business & Corporate Law Commercial contracts Copyrights & related rights Damages & valuation Designs Dispute resolution / arbitration practice European patents Licensing & technology transfer National patents Regulatory & compliance (incl. pharma, medical devices, technology) SEPs / FRAND SPCs (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Trade secrets & know-how Trademarks Unfair competition Unitary patents
Industries
Construction & engineering Energy & utilities Financial services Infrastructure & transport Manufacturing & industrials Pharmaceuticals & life sciences Technology & IT Telecommunications

Governing law experience
Civil law Common law Mixed
Seat of arbitration experience
Finland / FAI

Education (degrees)
Master of Laws
Certifications / licenses
Arbitration Academy of Finland
European Young Lawyers Course / University of Edinburgh