Co–Founder WSG Finland, FHPA Certified Agent Master Of Laws, University of Helsinki 1998. Member of the Finnish Bar Association since 2002 Mika Backman founded WSG Finland Ltd hockey agency with Juha Ylönen in 2003. Backman and Ylönen joined The Will Sports Group in 2014. As a lawyer and skillful negotiator Backman is responsible for player contract negotiations in Europe. Backman has negotiated more than hundred player contracts in European leagues. His clients have played in all European top leagues.  Backman together with his partners represent in Europe over 90 clients including top young Finnish NHL players Miro Heiskanen, Matias Maccelli and Jesse Ylönen, former KHL veteran Jarno Koskiranta and many young future star players lie Aatu Räty, Ville Koivunen and Tuukka Tieksola. Prior establishing the Finnish agency Mika Backman worked as full time attorney at law in Bützow Attorneys Ltd where his mentor was ex top Finnish hockey player Juha Rantasila. Backman is still a Specialist Counsel in Eversheds Attorneys Ltd in Finland, Helsinki. Backman is specialized in Sport Law. Backman lives in Espoo with his wife and two children.