{"id":2548,"date":"2023-01-31T14:40:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T11:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lieke.com\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:12:34","slug":"kristiina-valimaa-appointed-as-associate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/kristiina-valimaa-appointed-as-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristiina V\u00e4limaa appointed as Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/kristiina-valimaa\/\">Kristiina V\u00e4limaa<\/a> has been appointed as Associate as of 2 January 2023. Kristiina will join Lieke\u2019s Energy and Infrastructure and Construction practices and continues her work in energy sector related projects. Before joining Lieke, Kristiina worked as Associate in another attorneys-at-law office specialized in business law and energy.\u00a0 <em>\u201cJoining Lieke felt like a natural continuation to my law career with energy and construction. 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