Samuli Simojoki

Samuli advises companies in different fields of media and technology, including a variety of technology and media related transactions. He has wide experience on intellectual property rights and technology law. Samuli also handles a variety of assignments related to privacy and telecoms, as well as ICT outsourcing transactions.

Samuli heads the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications team.

Rankings

Chambers Europe

• TMT
• FinTech

Chambers Europe | 2019

“Very broad technical understanding, which enables him to work in an effective and understandable way with non-lawyer specialists.”

“His commercial awareness and ability to think outside the box was highly valuable during the contract negotiations.” 

The Legal 500

• TMT

Legal 500 | 2020

“Samuli Simojoki has demonstrated a deep understanding for our industry and his support and advice goes far beyond what we normally get from any lawyer.”

 

Legal 500 | 2019

“Excellent.”

Who’s Who Legal

• Telecommunications Media & Technology

IAM Patent 1000

• Patent Transactions

Best Lawyers

• IP
• IT
• Technology
• Telecommunications (Lawyer of the Year 2015)

Selected References

• Advised AinaCom Oy, regarding the sale of its consumer operations and fixed networks to TeliaSonera Finland Oyj for EUR 47 million.
• Advised the owners (including Funds managed by CapMan) of Nice Entertainment Group (“Nice”), a pan-Nordic TV content production group, in selling 84,6% of Nice to Modern Times Group MTG (publ) for EUR 84,4 million.
• Served as a secretary of the Board of Nice Entertainment Group, a pan-Nordic TV content production group from 2008 – 2013.
• Advised Warner Music Finland Oy in the acquisition of the business operations of AXR Music Oy, a Finnish record label.
• Advised Wikimedia Foundation in investigations regarding the Finnish Money Collection Act. The National Police Board investigated whether Wikimedia Foundation had violated the Act.

Career

• Partner, Borenius, 2010–
• Associate, Borenius, 1998–2010
• Project Manager, Institute for Information Technology HIIT, 2000–2003
• Project Manager, FITS-programme, Ministry of Transport & Communications, 2002
• Research Coordinator, Institute for Information Technology HIIT, 2001–2002

Education

• Bar admission, 2004, Helsinki, Finland
• Master of Laws, 2000, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Bachelor of Science, 1998, University of Helsinki, Finland

Languages

• Finnish, English, Swedish