Aaro Liuksiala

Main fields of practice

• Construction, planning and environmental law
• Settlement of disputes, arbitration proceedings and litigation
• Corporate law and mergers and acquisitions
• Domestic and international contract law
• Housing company matters

Professional experience

• Project secretary and chairman of a working group at the Building Information Foundation participating in drafting various general terms of contract and contracts for the construction industry
• Chairman of the committee responsible for drafting the General Conditions for Consulting KSE
• Chairman of the Finnish Association of Civil Engineers RIL’s Conciliation Chamber which focuses on dispute resolution and provision of expert opinions
• Chairman of the conciliation board for the consulting engineering sector in the Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients RAKLI, the Finnish Association of Consulting Firms
• SKOL, the Association of Finnish Architects’ Offices ATL and the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA
• Legal adviser to the Finnish Foreign Trade Agents’ Federation
• Member of the working group preparing the Act on Commercial Representatives and Salesmen (8 May 1992)
• Member of the Central Chamber of Commerce’s working group studying international business practices
• Chairman in arbitration tribunals and dispute arbitrator jointly selected by the parties involved
• Board member in Finnish and foreign companies
• Instructor on courses organised by, among other institutions, Real Estate Education − KIINKO, Aalto University, the Finnish Association of Civil Engineers RIL, the Association of Finnish Lawyers and Helsinki Chamber of Commerce

Publications

• Rakennussopimukset, käytännön käsikirja (Construction Contracts, a Practical Guide), 6^th revised edition 2004
• Rakennussopimukset (Building Contracts) 2014, with Pia Stoor
• Kauppasopimukset, käytännön käsikirja (Contracts of Sales, a Practical Guide), 1990
• Tavoite- ja kattohintaurakka (Target and Maximum Price Contract), Helsinki 2011, with Ville Laine, LL.Lic.
• Articles on contract law, foreign trade and legal issues relating to construction in various professional journals

Special distinctions

• The Finnish Association of Civil Engineers RIL’s gold medal of merit
• The Building Information Foundation’s gold medal of merit

Languages: Finnish, Swedish and English

Aaro’s leisure activities include playing tennis and golf as well as spending time at his cottage on Kimito Island.