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Laura Huomo

Laura Huomo is a partner in our Real Estate & Infrastructure group in Helsinki, heading our Energy practice. In addition, she works with our Corporate and M&A Group with equity and debt related transactions. Laura has 20 years of experience working for both Nordic and international law firms. She works with energy companies, municipalities, municipality owned companies and governments to navigate successful solutions within the energy transition. She assists her clients with regulatory issues, project structures, legal risk matrixes and energy related M&A activity. Further, Laura advises companies with their initial public offerings, share issues and rights offerings as well as debt issues. To her great delight, energy companies are also looking into tapping into the capital markets as part of their strategic planning, and in those transactions, she can combine her two strongest areas, energy and capital markets expertise to the benefit of her clients. · Bird & Bird

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About

Laura Huomo is a partner in Bird & Bird's Real Estate & Infrastructure group in Helsinki, heading the Energy practice. She also works with the Corporate and M&A Group on equity and debt transactions. With 20 years of experience, she advises energy companies, municipalities, and governments on energy transition matters, including regulatory issues, project structures, and M&A. She also advises on capital markets transactions such as IPOs, share issues, and debt issues, combining her expertise in energy and capital markets.

Practice areas

Energy LawCapital MarketsReal Estate LawMergers and Acquisitions

Office

Expertise

Energy RegulationProject FinanceCorporate GovernancePublic ListingsInfrastructure

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Helsinki, 2013
  • Research Scholar, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2003
  • Ll. Lic., University of Helsinki, 2002
  • LL.M., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2001
  • LL.M., University of Helsinki, 1999

Admissions

  • Finnish Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association

Languages

FinnishEnglish