Antti Ikonen
Antti founded Iconics in summer 2015 after a long career in a listed media company and a leading Finnish law firm. He decided to combine his experience from both providing and buying legal services to become an entrepreneur, and develop a better way to deliver legal services. From spring 2023, Antti will lead Folks.
Antti's areas of expertise include corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, competition law, ICT and other commercial contracts, copyright, employment law and media regulation.
Relevant work experience and positions of trust:
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Legal Folks Ltd, Founder & CEO 2015 -
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Sanoma Media Finland Oy, Corporate Counsel 2007-2009, Head of Legal Affairs 2009-2015
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Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd, Associate Lawyer 2004-2007
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TalenTree Oy, member of the board 2013-
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Education:
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Candidate of Laws, University of Turku 2004
Examples of Antti's projects:
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Handled dozens of M&A projects for companies of all sizes
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Assisted several start-ups in financing, ownership, IPR and other arrangements related to the launch and growth of their operations
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Handled numerous co-operation negotiation processes
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Represented companies in various authorities, in particular in competition and consumer protection matters
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Served as board secretary and chairman of general meetings for several companies