Jussi Lehtinen
Partner
Head of Dispute Resolution
Dynamic and commercial. Creative and pragmatic solutions. Renowned and respected in the arbitration field.
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2025, Dispute Resolution
Jussi is very client-oriented and is very good at building the overall strategy, tactics and narratives for the case.
– Chambers Europe 2025, Dispute resolution
An excellent arbitration counsel, familiar with the legal framework and the best practice in international arbitration. He is always friendly and professional, submits his arguments on the point and stays calm even in difficult situations.
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Dispute resolution
Exceptional, reliable, the way he takes care of your case is more than you can hope, always available and very good in communication.
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, Dispute resolution
Jussi is an inspirational outside-the-box thinker, excellent project manager and strategist.
– Chambers Global and Europe 2023, Dispute Resolution
Jussi has a brilliant strategic mind. – He is excellent in the court room.
– Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2021
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Jussi Lehtinen is recognised as a leading international arbitration practitioner. He is nominated to Hall of Fame of dispute resolution in Finland by The Legal 500.
He is known for success in challenging international arbitration proceedings under the rules of the major arbitration institutes as well as complex litigation proceedings in public courts, including demanding administrative court proceedings.
He serves demanding corporate clients in preventing and resolving all commercial conflicts, most often involving complex cross-border elements requiring professional experience from various jurisdictions.
His wide-ranging caseload includes advising clients successfully in high-profile cases related to energy projects and regulation, construction, M&A, banking and financial transactions, pharmacy, taxation, IPR, ICT, competition, competition damages litigations, as well as data protection and cyber security matters.
He is continuously acting as arbitrator in international and domestic arbitration proceedings.
Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys Ltd. (1999–present)
University of Helsinki (LL.M., 2003)
Accelerated Leadership Program (2017), Program on Negotiation (2008); Harvard University
Ranked in Hall of Fame, Dispute Resolution, Legal 500, 2025
Ranked in Dispute Resolution, Chambers Global and Europe, 2025
- Acted as presiding arbitrator in a lengthy and demanding dispute between a leading wind turbine manufacturer and a Finnish distribution system operator (DSO) at the forefront of the renewable energy market.
- Acted as a member of the arbitral tribunal in a complex EUR 35 million investment dispute involving damages caused to a company by high-risk investment activities.
- Acted as sole arbitrator in a dispute arising from a cooperation agreement concerning the development of a wind farm between a wind power provider and a renewable energy consultancy.
- Acted as sole arbitrator in a dispute concerning the interpretation of a shareholder agreement and the right to redeem shares of a shareholder.
- Acted as sole arbitrator in a minority shareholder redemption arbitration involving Ingman Group Oy Ab’s redemption of minority shareholders’ shares in Halti Oy.
- Acted as sole arbitrator in a dispute concerning the sale and assembly of a production line between two leading companies in the Finnish food industry.
- Finnish Bar Association
- Finnish Arbitration Association
- International Bar Association
- ICC National Arbitration and ADR Committee
- ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, representative of Finland 2013-2024
Recent Arbitration Developments in Finland, Jussi Lehtinen & Helen Lehto
– European Arbitration Review, Global Arbitration Review 2023-2024
101 Cases and 110 Years: Binary Year of Finnish Arbitration, Jussi Lehtinen & Ricardo Gomes
– European Arbitration Review, Global Arbitration Review 2022
A chapter on dispute resolution in Finland, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– European Arbitration Review 2019-2021, Global Arbitration Review 2018-2020
A chapter on dispute resolution in Finland, “The Dispute Resolution Review”, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– Law Business Research, 9th Ed., 2017
A chapter on dispute resolution in Finland, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– The European & Middle Eastern Arbitration Review 2016-2018, Global Arbitration Review 2015-2017
A chapter on dispute resolution in Finland, “The Dispute Resolution Review”, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– Law Business Research, 8th Ed., 2016
A chapter on dispute resolution in Finland, “The Dispute Resolution Review”, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– Law Business Research, 6th Ed., 2014
The New Arbitration Rules Make Finland an Attractive Seat of Arbitration, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– Global Arbitration Review, The European & Middle Eastern Arbitration Review 2015, 2014/11
New State-of-the-Art Arbitration Rules Put Finland on the International Arbitration Map, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– The European & Middle Eastern Arbitration Review 2014, Global Arbitration Review 2013/11
The FCC Promises a Breath of Fresh Air in Finnish Arbitration, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– The European & Middle Eastern Arbitration Review 2013, Global Arbitration Review 2013/1
A chapter on dispute resolution in Finland, “The Dispute Resolution Review”, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– Law Business Research, 5th Ed., 2013
Finland -100 Years of Institutional Arbitration, Jussi Lehtinen & Heidi Yildiz
– The European & Middle Eastern Arbitration Review 2012, Global Arbitration Review 2012/1
“How to be damn good in court”
– University of Stockholm, Stockholm, ICAL LL.M Program, 21 October 2025
“The Dark Side of the Energy Transition: Risks and Disputes in Renewable Energy Projects”
– Finland Arbitration Institute, University of Vienna, Vienna, 12 April 2025
“Prevention of Disagreements as Part of Compliance”
– Compliance Network, Helsinki, 13 February 2025
“How to be damn good in court”
– University of Stockholm, Stockholm, ICAL LL.M Program, 28 October 2024
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