Pekka Valo joins KAUTTU & CO Attorneys in Finland.
We are pleased to announce that PEKKA VALO, LL.M. (Turku), Trained at Bench, LL.M. (Exeter), Solicitor (England & Wales) has joined Kauttu & Coas a Special Counsel.
Pekka Valo has wide experience in business law bothin Finland and England where has worked several years as Solicitor and In-house lawyer.
Mr. Valo is specialised in International Contract Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, IP and ICT Law. He has represented several internationally known brand names especially in the fashion and design industry in their issues relating to Trade Marks, Design Rights, Franchise and Distribution. He has advised in numerous international corporate arrangements, English sports teams with their establishment as corporate entities, online gaming companies setting up and running the their business and an Arctic expedition team in their sponsorship issues. He has also worked in a Financial Services company in the City of London as a Legal Counsel and FSA (currently FCA) approved Compliance Officer and MLRO.
In addition to his work Pekka Valo has done research as Doctoral Associate in Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) University of London. The focus of his research was in Copyright issues of audio-visual works. During the time he wrote numerous articles involving Design Right, Patent, Trade Mark and Copyright to an online publication of an international law firm. He took part to teaching of the Institute by familiarising the representatives of EU candidate states with Intellectual Property Rights.
Pekka Valo is a Licenced Attorney (Finland) and is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
We believe that Pekka Valo will further strengthen the core skills of Kauttu & Co in Corporate Law, International Transactions and Mergers & Acquisitions. In addition he will bring special knowledge to issues relating to IP and ICT law and the United Kingdom.
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