I am a solution-driven business lawyer / corporate legal counsel with over 20 years of experience in corporate, contract, privacy, real estate & environmental law from both the private and public sectors as well as from managing my own company. I have native-level English language skills, but Finnish is my native language. My leadership style is positive, coaching, and motivating promoting kindness and teamwork.My education includes a Master of Laws (LL. M.) degree from the University of Helsinki and an executive qualification in general and HR management (johtamisen erikoisammattitutkinto) from the Markkinointi-instituutti (Rastor). I have also partially completed a master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Helsinki. My legal experience as a General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer (lakiasiainjohtaja) includes establishing in-house legal and compliance functions/departments (ISO 9001 quality standard) as well as recruiting and leading in-house legal & compliance teams and external advisors both in the private and public sectors. In my roles I have offered international group-level legal support for senior management and various business functions of large MEUR 150+ revenue / 400-1000+ employee organizations e.g. Sales, Sourcing & Procurement, HR, Finance, and Marketing & Communications functions. have held several positions both as an in-house legal counsel in Finland's largest companies as well as in leading Finnish attorneys-at-law firms. Additionally, I have specialist experience related to eCommerce, online business and marketing, retail and wholesale, ICT and IPR as well as startup legal matters, development, marketing, and strategy.In addition to legal matters, my fields of expertise include trade compliance and export controls (incl. dual-use regulations), corporate governance, risk management (ISO 31000), and internal audit. I have solid experience working as a member of executive / leadership teams and acting as a secretary of the board of directors. MY EXPERTISE:- Legal business support and ISO9001 compliant legal department management & leadership- Legal compliance & corporate governance- Strategy and management- Risk management (ISO31000) and internal audit- Contract law and international business law- Real estate & construction law- Environmental law- Corporate & employment (HR) law- Dispute resolution and litigation- Trade compliance, export controls, and dual-use regulations- Public procurement- IPR and ICT law- Startups- ICT solutions, contract management- eCommerce, marketing & online business- M&A