Johanna Rantanen

Johanna is Dottir's Managing Partner and one of the founders of the firm. Johanna works both in Dottir’s Corporate and M&A practice and Dottir's Tech & IP practice.

She has over 10 years of experience in assisting technology and media companies as well as venture capital investors in various private M&A and equity financing transactions.

Johanna has a rare combination of expertise in both transactional and technology matters and is a trusted advisor for multiple technology and IP-intensive businesses and investors in both transactional and TMT substance work.

Legal500’s 2024 M&A ranking for Finland mentions Johanna as “phenomenal and excellent in any negotiations. She’s an excellent negotiator who wants to find solutions and can bring them about in a very polite manner to any culture”.

Startup-juridiikan käsikirja (2016)​

Experience​

Dottir Attorneys Ltd​

• Managing Partner, 2019– ​​
• Partner, Co-Founder, 2016–2019​​

Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd​

• Associate, 2012–2016​​

Kiosked​​

• Visiting Lawyer, 2015​

Education​

• Master's Degree, Law, University of Helsinki, 2012​

Bar and Other Memberships​

• Finnish Bar Association​
• aTalent Recruiting, Board Member, 2021–
  

Awards

• Nomination: Innovative Leader at Financial Times' Most Innovative Lawyers Awards
  
• Managing IP: Transactions Star
• Award for excellent LL.M thesis, University of Helsinki, 2013​

Languages​

• Finnish, English​, Swedish