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