{"id":6417,"date":"2026-02-04T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lieke.com\/?p=6417"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:50:04","slug":"viivi-salminen-appointed-as-associate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/viivi-salminen-appointed-as-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Viivi Salminen appointed as Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lieke.com\/en\/team\/viivi-salminen\/\">Viivi Salminen<\/a> has been appointed as Associate, effective as of 4 February 2026. Viivi specializes in employment law. Viivi advises clients on employment law matters at various stages of employment, service and public-service relationships. She also assists clients in commercial dispute resolution and conflict management. Before being appointed as Associate, Viivi has worked at Lieke as an Associate Trainee. Prior to joining Lieke, she has worked as a trainee in other leading Finnish business law firms.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have just graduated from the University of Lapland and and I\u2019m excited to begin my career as an Associate at Lieke. During my time as an Associate Trainee, I became familiar with the team, and it\u2019s a pleasure to continue working alongside the same talented group. I look forward to deepening my expertise and taking on increasingly challenging assignments together with my skilled colleagues.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viivi Salminen has been appointed as Associate, effective as of 4 February 2026. Viivi specializes in employment law. Viivi advises clients on employment law matters at various stages of employment, service and public-service relationships. She also assists clients in commercial dispute resolution and conflict management. 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