Lawyers in Finland

Miikka Konttinen

Partner Miikka Konttinen is Head of Roschier’s Industrial Investments practice. Miikka has approximately fifteen years of experience in the energy sector and specializes in large-scale industrial projects (green and brownfield, joint ventures, over the fence delivery models, process licensing, feedstock and product sales, etc.) and in sourcing contracts. Miikka has hands-on experience of projects throughout their life cycle, as well as contract management and sourcing processes. In addition to his focus on energy & infrastructure and industrial investments, Miikka has extensive experience from advising on various technology-related matters such as ICT outsourcing, business transformation projects, cloud services, software licensing and all things digital.

Roschier

Mika Alanko

Partner Mika Alanko is specialized in real estate transactions, environmental law, private M&A and private equity, with a broad scope of practice ranging from complex cross-border real estate portfolio transactions to establishment of club deal structures and technology-driven private M&A.

Roschier

Mika Honkanen

Legal Counsel at KPMG Law; Head of Employment Law at KPMG Law, Finland

KPMG Law in Finland

Mika Kärkkäinen

Partner Mika Kärkkäinen is a seasoned employment law professional known for his trusted advice and hands-on approach to client matters. In addition to his advisory work, he has substantial experience representing employers in dispute resolution. He has acted as counsel to employers in a number of cases before the Supreme Court of Finland and has argued three cases before the European Court of Justice. Mika Kärkkäinen is also frequently engaged to conduct internal investigations. Mika Kärkkäinen is regularly invited to lecture and share his knowledge at various professional events. He is co-author of three books on employment law.

Dittmar & Indrenius

Mika Ohtonen

Partner Mika Ohtonen is Head of Roschier’s Tax & Structuring practice. He is widely acknowledged for his in-depth expertise and broad experience in M&A, private equity and real estate tax structuring and planning. He has extensive experience in working with matters related to cross-border transactions (both in- and outbound) and international taxation. Mika is constantly involved in high-end tax planning, including preliminary tax ruling procedures, related to acquisition structures, investment funds, financing and financial instruments, restructurings of distressed assets and management and employment incentive plans. Over the last few years Mika has been increasingly engaged by a number of clients to assist them in their tax audit procedures and to represent them in tax litigations involving e.g. complex transfer pricing issues and anti-avoidance claims – such work occasionally taking most of his time.

Roschier

Mika Ståhlberg

Partner

Krogerus

Mikael Segercrantz

Partner Mikael Segercrantz is Head of Roschier’s Marketing & Consumer practice. His practice focuses on intellectual property, regulatory matters and marketing & consumer law, including litigation. He has extensive experience in IP litigation in Finland and before the Court of Justice of the European Union, both as first and second chair. The proceedings have related to patent, trademark, copyright, design as well as other IP rights and involved questions such as preliminary injunctions, infringing acts and invalidity claims. Mikael has represented national and foreign companies in unfair competition lawsuits before the Market Court and self-regulatory boards of the industry as well as in administrative proceedings. Mikael regularly advises clients, including international large brand owners, in various types of regulatory and marketing law questions, such as marketing campaigns, product classification, pricing and labeling issues, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical, medical device, food and cosmetic industries. He has also handled and coordinated a number of product recall campaigns in Finland and the Baltic States.

Roschier

Mikko Ahonen

Mikko Ahonen is the managing partner in Bird & Bird Helsinki office. He has extensive experience advising on a wide range of corporate, M&A and real estate transactions. Specialising in mergers & acquisitions, corporate and securities law work and real estate transactions, his practice consists of advising both domestic and international clients in their transactional and corporate needs. He regularly advises clients with public tender offers, private equity transactions, complex cross-border transactions, creation of incentive plans for the management and employees, and complex internal corporate restructurings, among others. Mikko is also one of the leading experts in warranty and indemnity insurances. He advises both the underwriters as the subscribers on all stages of the process from the underwriting up to the end of the claims process. This provides Bird & Bird with a unique access to data from wide range of transactions.

Bird & Bird

Mikko Alakare

Partner

Castrén & Snellman

Mikko Eerola

Partner Mikko Eerola has over 20 years of experience advising private equity sponsors, infrastructure funds and industrial clients on complex cross-border and domestic transactions and projects. Mikko Eerola is widely recognised as a prominent Finnish corporate lawyer, valued for his skill and straightforward approach to deal-making. Mikko Eerola’s work is particularly focused on the energy, infrastructure, digital, and renewable sectors. Over the past fifteen years, he has been involved in a significant number of major transactions and projects, representing both international and domestic financial sponsors and industrial clients in these sectors within the Finnish market. His transactional experience is broad covering a wide range of industries, including accommodation, automotive, consumer goods, forestry, pharmaceuticals, retail and technology.

Dittmar & Indrenius

Mikko Elonheimo

Partner

Krogerus

Mikko Hanni

Counsel

Castrén & Snellman

Mikko Heinonen

Senior Partner

Hannes Snellman

Mikko Huimala

Partner

Hannes Snellman

Mikko Hulkko

Partner

Asianajotoimisto White & Case Oy

Mikko Iso-Aho

Partner Elect

Krogerus

Mikko Koskinen

Senior Associate

Lexia Attorneys Ltd

Mikko Larvala

DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd

Mikko Leppä

Partner

HPP Attorneys

Mikko Luukkonen

DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd

Mikko Manner

Mikko is a strategic advisor to a significant number of leading global companies in technology intensive industries. His clientele ranges from large-cap listed companies to globally recognized leaders in the growth company space and global private equity. He has worked extensively across key industries, such as telecommunications, healthcare, aerospace, defense, banking, online platforms, deeptech and gaming, to name a few. He regularly advises clients on IP and technology issues in operational, transactional and strategic contexts. In addition, Mikko has significant trial experience of arbitration, mediation and litigation before the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Supreme Court, the Market Court, the Helsinki Court of Appeals and the Helsinki District Court.

Roschier

Mikko Rajala

Mikko Rajala is a partner in Bird & Bird's Dispute Resolution group in Helsinki. He specialises in commercial dispute resolution, as well as real estate-related matters. Mikko acts as a legal adviser to clients in dispute resolution and pre-dispute management matters in various fields of law and sectors including real estate, leasing, construction, intellectual property, securities, finance and damages. In particular, he specialises in construction and lease matters as well as in construction, IT and other project delivery-related disputes. In addition, he acts as an arbitrator in institutional and ad-hoc arbitrations. Mikko also advises his clients in non-contentious commercial agreements and arrangements. He has over 15 years of experience in leases of business premises, including retail, office, hotel as well as industrial space. His team provides daily support to their clients in agreements, development projects and insolvency issues relating to construction and lease of business premises.

Bird & Bird

Mikko Räsänen

Partner, Member of the Board

Lexia Attorneys Ltd

Mikko Tiilikka

Partner

Krogerus