Katja Halonen
Professional straight to the point approach with an easy going Nordic attitude
Katja Halonen
Partner, Attorney-at-Law, MSC (ECON), Trained on the Bench
Tel. +358 40 189 3045
Katja regularly assist Directors and SMEs (small and medium enterprises) with legal issues and proceedings related to employment law and dispute resolution. She also has broad experience on bankruptcy issues.
Katja's assignments and clientele consist of Executives and Managers with legal issues relating to director's agreements, termination processes, change of employment and partnership negotiations. In addition to legal advice, Katja strives to evaluate different alternatives and negotiation strategies and offer continuous support to the clients with challenging situations that they encounter in work life.
With regards to SMEs, Katja acts as a counsel to companies and corporations on contracts, redundancies, co-operation procedures as well as occupational health and safety issues. Katja advises her clients also with questions and risks relating to mobility of employees, international assignments as well as local agreements and employer obligations.
Katja acts as counsel in litigation and arbitration procedeedings and ADR measures. She has completed mediation training arranged by the Finnish Bar Association and is qualified to act as a mediator in an attorney-assisted mediation.
Katja also assists employment offences procedures starting from the preliminary investigation carried out by the police to the court hearings and appeal processes. She is also familiar with proceedings related to precautionary measures and administrative procedures.
Katja has also gained several years' experience in bankruptcy related processes on behalf of the bankruptcy estate administration and insolvency related disputes such as recovery claims.
WORK HISTORY & EDUCATION
- AURORALAW Attorneys Ltd, Founder, Partner 2022 -
- Teperi & Co Attorneys Ltd Lawyer 2014 - 2017, Attorney-at-Law 2018 - , Partner 2018 - 2022
- KPMG Oy Ab, Tax advisor 2011 -2013, Senior Tax Advisor 2013 - 2014
- Admitted to the Finnish Bar Association 2017
- Court training in Helsinki District Court 2017
- MSC (ECON), Aalto University, Finland 2016
- L.L.M University of Helsinki, Finland 2012
MEMBERSHIPS
- Admitted to the Finnish Bar Association (Attorney-at-Law)
- Board member of the Helsinki Bar Association (HAY)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA)
- Finnish Employment Law Association
- Member of the INSOL International