Aki Partanen

Aki Partanen has a diverse work experience in the legal field. Aki began their career as a trainee at Puiro Snellman Åkerlund Attorneys-at-Law in 2007. Following this, they gained experience as a trainee at The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, where they focused on Intellectual Property Rights and participated in the reconstruction of trademark law.

In 2012, Partanen joined Neste Jacobs Oy as a Legal Counsel, primarily handling contract review and negotiation for various departments and projects in industries such as Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Biofuels, Biorefining, and Biopharma. Aki also played a key role in developing and implementing compliance, contract, and risk management guidelines.

Currently, Partanen works at Hiab, where they have held multiple legal roles. Aki started as a Legal Counsel in 2017 and advanced to the position of Senior Legal Counsel in 2021. Presently, they hold the position of Director, Legal. The exact end dates for their roles at Hiab are not specified, suggesting that they are currently employed there.

Aki Partanen attended the University of Helsinki from 2006 to 2012, during which they obtained a Master's degree in Law. In 2009, they briefly studied at Tilburg University in the field of Law, although it is not specified whether they completed a degree there.