Jussi Laasonen

Jussi Laasonen specializes in insurance, tort transport and contract law as well as in commercial litigation and arbitration (domestic and international). He has extensive experience in all these areas.

He is a popular lecturer on liability and insurance matters. International directory evaluating the field of attorneys-at-law, PLC Which Lawyer’s Insurance Handbook, places Jussi one of the leading attorneys-at-law in Finland.

Jussi is also one of the authors of a book “Liability Insurance”, which is the only overall presentation of the liability insurances in Finland.

Career

• Attorneys Ruoholahti Ltd, Partner 2014
• Aurejärvi Attorneys-at-law Ltd, Partner, 2010–2014
• Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Specialist Counsel (Insurance), 2007–2010
• Pohjola Non-Life Insurance Ltd:
  • Vice President (Corporate Claims Department) 2000–2007
  • Claims Manager (Corporate Claims) 1994–1999
  • Claims lawyer (Corporate Claims) 1993–1994
• Deputy Judge (Municipal Court) 1993

Positions of Trust

• President of Finnish Association of Insurance Lawyers (Finnish Chapter of AIDA) 2014
• Member of the Board, Finnish Association of Insurance Lawyers (Finnish Chapter of AIDA) 2010–2014
• Member, Finnish Insurance Complaints Board (Corporate section) 2000–2006

Education

• Trained at the Bench 1993
• Master of Laws 1991 (University of Helsinki)

Publications

• Several articles in Finnish and foreign publications especially related to insurance and liability issues
• Co-author of the book “Vastuuvakuutus” (Liability Insurance), 2014

Language

• Finnish, English, Swedish