Matti S. Kurkela is a docent at the University of Helsinki School of Law, where he teaches International Trade Law and Private International Law. He is also a Senior Partner at Hannes Snellman (Helsinki), where his practice includes financial and contract law as well as mergers and acquisitions. Kurkela is a Foreign Associate for Chadbourne & Parke (New York) and Counsel to the Bank of Boston (Boston). A member of both the Finnish and the Paris Bars, he has also acted as an arbitrator in national and international proceedings. Kurkela holds a doctorate of law from the University of Helsinki, an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, an LL.M. from the University of Helsinki, and a D.S.U. from the University of Paris. He is the author of several reference works and journal articles covering international commercial contracts, banking and finance, antitrust, construction, insurance, securities, and arbitration.
Santtu Turunen works as a researcher at University of Helsinki Conflict Management Institute based at University of Helsinki Law Faculty. He has written several articles concerning arbitration and procedural law in general, and edited books in the field of law. Among others, Turunen has edited a collection of Finnish arbitral award published in the publication series of the COMI institute. Turunen has also acted as an arbitrator in the institutionalized arbitration offered by the support association of the University of Helsinki Conflict Management Institute.