Team

Mikko focuses his practice on competition law, state aid, technology law and intellectual property rights. He is considered to be one of the leading experts in the field of regulated industries, including healthcare and pharma, energy and natural resources, media and software. Mikko has co-authored a leading treatise on competition law and recently authored an in-depth analysis of the Finnish healthcare system. His most recent book discusses state aid regulation in the European Union. Mikko is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Christa specializes in mergers and acquisitions, commercial and contract law as well as general corporate advisory.

Henrik specializes in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital as well as finance transactions. He also advises on various commercial and contractual issues. In addition to his law degree, Henrik holds a M.Sc. (Econ) degree in Accounting.

Donya specializes in mergers and acquisitions as well as banking and finance transactions. She also advises in general contract and corporate law.

Marina is responsible for day-to-day office administration and support functions.

Christoffer advises clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, with a special focus on real estate transactions and projects. He has several years of experience with large-scale energy (including nuclear), infrastructure and natural resource projects and related regulatory matters, as well as a broad range of environmental matters. Christoffer is recognized as a leading real estate and construction lawyer in Finland. Christoffer is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Anders focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions, commercial and contract law and general corporate advisory. Anders has been involved in numerous transactions in the areas of private equity, technology, energy and infrastructure as well as media. Anders is a member of the Finnish Bar.

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Jessica focuses on general corporate law as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Elisa focuses on public takeovers, equity capital markets transactions and corporate advisory matters. She has also been involved in a variety of assignments relating to acquisitions and divestments of private companies. She regularly advises clients in various securities law and corporate governance matters. She also provides regulatory counsel to international credit and other financial institutions in their establishment and cross-border provision of services in Finland. Elisa is recognized as an excellent practitioner within capital markets. Elisa is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Katja advises clients on various aspects of competition law and has broad international and domestic experience in matters including merger control and cartel and other antitrust investigations. Katja has previously worked for Hannes Snellman Attorneys in Helsinki and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Brussels. She has completed an LL.B. degree at the University of London, followed by an LL.M. degree at the College of Europe in Bruges. Katja is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Jasmine focuses on dispute resolution cases. She also assists in mergers and acquisitions and her proficiency also includes general contract and corporate law.

Sanna specializes in corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration with a particular focus on arbitration. She represents clients in institutional and ad hoc arbitral proceedings and litigations both in civil and criminal cases. Sanna has previously gained several years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, and has particular competence in post-M&A arbitration. She also regularly advises clients in various compliance matters and general corporate advisory. In addition to her Finnish law degree, Sanna has a further LL.M. degree from Queen Mary University of London. Sanna is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Tanja focuses on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate advisory. She has been involved in numerous transactions involving in particular private equity, regulated industries and the media sector. Tanja also has extensive experience from energy, infrastructure and natural resource projects and related regulatory matters. Tanja is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Ulf-Henrik's experience covers over 25 years in complex cross-border transactions, including both public and private mergers and acquisitions, with a special focus on private equity. He is recognized as one of the leading experts in corporate, mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions in Finland and is regularly involved in some of the largest cross-border transactions in the Nordic region. Ulf-Henrik is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Toni focuses on mergers and acquisitions as well as general corporate and contract law. He also regularly assists with commercial dispute resolution cases.

Jaakko focuses on corporate and commercial law as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Jenna focuses her practice on competition law. Her expertise also includes EU internal market law.

Mathias represents industrial clients and investors in mergers and acquisitions as well as real estate transactions and projects. His more than 15 years of experience covers both domestic and especially complex cross-border transactions, but also general corporate, contract and real estate law advice. Mathias expertise within M&A and Real Estate has been recognized by all leading ranking publications (Chambers, Legal500, IFLR1000). Mathias has lived and worked in New York, St. Petersburg and Copenhagen, he holds a M.Sc. (Econ) degree in Finance and is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Linda focuses on domestic and cross-border banking and finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on acquisition, structured and real estate finance with various financing techniques, including, bilateral and syndicated loans, bonds and security structuring, as adviser to banks, private equity investors and corporates. She also regularly advises domestic and international financial institutions and other regulated entities on regulatory requirements relating to the financial services industry and the securities markets. Linda is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Lotta specializes in real estate transactions and projects as well as mergers and acquisitions. Her proficiency also includes general contract and corporate law.

Robin focuses on transactional work, with a particular emphasis on finance and capital markets transactions, private investment funds as well as regulatory work.

He has spent the majority of his 15-year career in a corporate and capital markets practice in London and New York. He has gained a particularly deep understanding of corporate bonds and investment funds and is recognized as a leading practitioner within banking and finance and capital markets. Recently, he has represented clients in connection with corporate bonds, mergers and acquisitions and investments in private investment funds (e.g., private equity and venture capital funds).  
 
Robin is a member of the Finnish Bar and the New York State Bar.

Lasse focuses his practice on competition law. His expertise also includes EU internal market, public procurement and state aid law. Lasse has recently been involved in several assignments relating to the media, financial services and health care industries. Lasse has a wide understanding of the functions of the Finnish economy and society, and he regularly advises clients in various state-oriented sectors.

Selinda is specialized in banking and finance with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border financing transactions. She has extensive experience of advising both lenders and borrowers in a large variety of finance related matters, including acquisition, real estate and project finance as well as debt restructurings. Selinda has been recognized as a leading practitioner within her field. Selinda is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Essi specializes in mergers and acquisitions as well as banking and finance transactions. Her proficiency also includes general corporate and contract law.

Ilkka represents fund and industrial clients in mergers and acquisitions, investment and capital markets transactions, as well as shareholder, contractual and corporate matters. He has spent the majority of his over 18-year career in a corporate, capital markets and private equity practice in New York and London. In addition to his practice under Finnish law, Ilkka regularly advises clients with respect to their investments in the United States and US law implications of their operations. Industries that Ilkka has recently served include private equity and venture capital, energy and infrastructure, gaming, media and entertainment, and technology. Ilkka is a member of the Finnish Bar and he was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2001.

Eino specializes in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and general corporate advisory. He also regularly assists with dispute resolution and corporate compliance matters.

Eeva specializes in mergers and acquisitions with a focus on real estate transactions. Her proficiency also includes general contract and corporate law.

Erkki-Antti advises clients in a variety of mergers and acquisitions, investments, restructurings, management incentive arrangements, and corporate matters. He has broad experience of transactions involving both fund and industrial clients. Erkki-Antti has been advising in numerous transactions in the area of private healthcare and social care, and he has also advised both investors and targets in private equity and venture capital investments and related shareholder structures. Erkki-Antti has an MBA degree from ESADE Business School and he is a member of the Finnish Bar. 

Jessica specializes in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and intellectual property law. Her proficiency also includes general contract and corporate law.

Elina works primarily with IP, life sciences and litigation. She has a particular focus on patent and other technology-intensive litigation as well as regulatory and commercial aspects of the life sciences and pharma industries. She has experience in life sciences and patent litigation both in Finland and the United States. She has also advised clients in regulatory and other non-contentious matters in the IP, life sciences and technology fields. Elina has a law degree from the University of Helsinki and a further LL.M. degree from Harvard University. She is also member of the New York State Bar.

Topi practices primarily in the fields of technology and competition law with a particular focus on intellectual property rights. In addition to advising clients in transactional and other non-contentious matters, he has experience in complex intellectual property litigation and arbitration. Topi regularly writes and lectures on intellectual property related matters. In addition to his Finnish law degree, Topi is a graduate of New York University and National University of Singapore Law Schools. Topi is also a member of the Finnish Bar as well as the New York State Bar.

Rasmus focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, equity capital markets transactions and corporate advisory work. Rasmus also regularly advises clients in general commercial and contractual matters, and has been involved in numerous transactions in the areas of private equity, healthcare as well as energy and infrastructure. Rasmus is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Salla advises domestic and foreign clients in various complex corporate and commercial disputes and has more than 15 years of experience in litigation with a special focus on matters related to director liability. In addition, Salla has extensive experience in matters relating to economic distress, and highly regarded practical understanding of Finnish insolvency proceedings, as she has advised both Finnish and international clients in large and complex insolvency related cases and proceedings. Salla has also acted herself as the administrator in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings. Salla is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Sampsa represents fund and industrial clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and contractual and corporate matters. Sampsa has a special focus on the energy sector and particular expertise in advising wind power investors and developer companies with respect to transactions, contractual issues and regulatory matters. He also represents both financial institutions and borrowers in banking and finance transactions. Sampsa is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Björn focuses on transactional work for fund and industrial clients, including real estate transactions and projects. He also regularly advises on general corporate and real estate law matters. In addition to his law degree, Björn has completed a M.Sc. (Econ) degree in Finance and he is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Henrikki focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments as well as real estate transactions and projects. He also regularly advises on general corporate, contract and real estate law matters. Henrikki is a member of the Finnish Bar.

Ulla is specialized in corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, including disputes relating to mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ agreements and various kinds of liability and damages claims. She has also extensive experience in advising clients in compliance matters and internal investigations, e.g. securities markets and anti-corruption related issues, and in general corporate advisory. Ulla has advised clients in a number of complex business disputes also before special courts, including disputes relating to unfair business practices. Ulla is regarded as a highly respected practitioner in criminal court proceedings and matters relating to corporate criminal liability and white-collar crime. Ulla has been recognized several times as a talented practitioner in the dispute resolution category of some of the major international legal directories within litigation and arbitration, especially in commercial disputes, and also in advocating corporate and white-collar crime cases as part of a broader dispute resolution practice with a special focus on securities markets cases. Ulla is a member of the Finnish Bar and a mediator accredited by the Finnish Bar Association.

Sari focuses her practice on domestic and cross-border banking and finance transactions. She regularly acts for both banks and borrowers and advises clients in complex transactions in the financing space, including acquisition, structured and real estate finance, syndicated lending, bilateral loans and debt capital market transactions. Sari is recognized as a leading lawyer within banking and finance. Sari is a member of the Finnish Bar.

During his 25 years of practice, Carl-Henrik has been in charge of a significant number of complex transactions and nuclear industry related assignments. He advises clients on corporate governance issues and regularly chairs shareholder meetings of publicly and privately held companies. Carl-Henrik is a member of the Finnish Bar.