Laura-Maria Poikela
Attorney, Partner
Laura-Maria specializes in legal matters relating to employment law, dispute resolution, corporate crime and real estate.

Introduction
Within employment law, Laura-Maria provides clients with comprehensive legal advice to support their day-to-day business operations, covering the entire employment lifecycle from recruitment to termination. She advises on matters relating to collective agreements and change negotiations as well assists in employment-related disputes and criminal matters, including occupational safety, discrimination, and trade secret offences.
Laura-Maria also advises our Finnish and international clients on projects involving large-scale industrial investments, including the drafting and negotiation of related commercial agreements.
Clients particularly value Laura-Maria’s pragmatic approach, her in-depth understanding of and genuine interest in their businesses, and her personalized service. She is a trusted partner to clients in challenging negotiations and disputes, as well as in situations involving significant changes to their business operations.
Laura-Maria is also registered on the Mediator Register maintained by the Finnish Bar Association.
Laura-Maria writes her doctoral thesis on the criminal justice process.
Main practice areas
- Dispute resolution
- Employment law
- Corporate crime
- Real estate
- Data protection
Career
- Inventio Attorneys Ltd
Partner (12/2024-)
Senior Associate (2023-2024)
Associate Lawyer (2021-2022) - Tehy ry, The Union of Health and Social Care Professionals in Finland
Lawyer (2019-2021) - National Bureau of Investigation
Inspector (2018)
Education
- University of Turku, Doctoral Student, Law
- University of Turku, LL.M. (2019)
Languages
- Finnish
- English
- (Swedish)
- (German)
Training topics
- Employment agreements, executive agreements, non-compete and confidentiality agreements
- Termination of employment – grounds, procedures, and risk management
- Co-operation and change negotiations
- Remuneration, pay transparency (EU Directive) and equal treatment
- Employee privacy and data protection
- Whistleblowing and suspected misconduct
- Employer liability for occupational health and safety
- Occupational safety offences
- Trade secrets and trade secret offences
Memberships
- Finnish Bar Association
- Finnish Lawyers’ Association
- Finnish Employment Law Association

