Borenius

Chair: Samuli Simojoki

Managing Partner: Johan Roman

Number of partners: 30

Number of fee-earners: 150+

Languages: Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Russian, Swedish

Firm Overview:

Borenius is one of the largest and most experienced law firms in Finland. With over 150 fee-earners, Borenius provides significant value to its corporate clients through its full-practice offering of high-end legal services. The firm’s commitment to its clients’ success is firmly grounded in strong expertise, innovation, long-term commitment, and genuine involvement in our clients’ business. As a leading independent Finnish law firm, with a presence in London and New York, Borenius works together with other highly regarded law firms across the globe that shares its commitment to excellent service and quality.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Finance:

Services cover the whole range of different financial instruments and products, including leverage finance, structured finance and debt capital market products.

Contact: Niina Nuottimäki Tel: +358 20 713 3506, Riikka Eronen Tel: +358 20 713 3299

Capital Markets:

Advises issuers, investors and arrangers on the whole spectrum of equity and debt offerings. Its takeover and public M&A practice as well as regulatory and issuer compliance advice is also renowned.

Contact: Juha Koponen Tel: +358 20 713 3285, Mia Mokkila Tel: +358 20 713 3234

Corporate Advisory & Compliance:

Advises corporate governance, risk management and board liability for public and private companies including advice in public company transactions.

Contact: Andreas Doepel Tel: +358 20 713 3416, Mia Mokkila Tel: +358 20 713 3234

Dispute Resolution:

Full dispute resolution services covering all business sectors, including international arbitration, complex court proceedings and corporate crime cases.

Contact: Markus Kokko Tel: +358 20 713 3482, Kristiina Liljedahl Tel: +358 20 713 3464, Tero Kovanen Tel: +358 20 713 3276

Employment:

Services cover all sub-categories of employment law matters such as outsourcing, restructuring, dispute resolution, contract drafting, immigration, data protection and discrimination.

Contact: Jani Syrjänen Tel: +358 20 713 3565

Energy & Infrastructure:

Advises on energy transactions, energy regulation, and EPC and other supply contracts in the field of energy production.

Contact: Ari Kaarakainen Tel: +358 20 713 3524, Christian Fogelholm Tel: +358 20 713 3519

Environment & Natural Resources:

Service covers all aspects of environment and natural resources.

Contact: Casper Herler Tel: +358 20 713 3288

EU & Competition:

Advises leading companies in complex EU and competition law matters, including international and national cartels and dominance cases, internal market cases, state aid and public procurement disputes, traditional merger filings, and private enforcement disputes.

Contact: Ilkka Aalto-Setälä Tel: +358 20 713 3545

Financial Institutions & Regulation:

Advises banks and other financial institutions on a wide range of regulatory and compliance issues covering e.g. banking, securities, derivatives, stock exchange and bookentry system matters as well as other financial products and fintech related questions.

Contact: Juha Koponen Tel: +358 20 713 3285, Niina Nuottimäki Tel: +358 20 713 3506

Fund Formation:

Extensive experience covering all areas of fund formation and investment management.

Contact: Paulus Hidén Tel: +358 20 713 3436

Intellectual Property:

Advises and represents clients in all aspects of intellectual property law, IP litigation and commercialisation of IP including a full service trademark and design right prosecution practice.

Contact: Ben Rapinoja Tel: +358 20 713 3424, Lasse Laaksonen Tel: +358 20 713 3521

M&A:

One of the largest and most experienced M&A teams in Finland advising on all aspects of public and private mergers and acquisitions.

Contact: Jyrki Tähtinen Tel: +358 20 713 3411, Johannes Piha Tel: +358 20 713 3225, Johan Roman Tel: +358 20 713 3489, Nella Åström Tel: 358 20 713 3570, Janko Lindros Tel: +358 20 713 3403

Private Equity:

Advises private equity firms, funds and management companies on all aspects and stages of investment and exit from those investments.

Contact: Johannes Piha Tel: +358 20 713 3225

Projects & Construction

Our services cover the entire lifespan of a project. We assist our clients from an early stage onwards, starting from structuring, acquisition or development, or procurement or tender phase.

Contact: Emma Niemstö Tel: +358 20 713 3264, Christian Fogelholm Tel: +358 20 713 3519, Ari Kaarakainen Tel: +358 20 713 3524

Real Estate:

Advises domestic and international investors, real estate developers, construction companies and tenants/users in all aspects of real estate.

Contact: Christian Fogelholm Tel: +358 20 713 3519, Ari Kaarakainen Tel: +358 20 713 3524

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Advises and represents clients in restructuring and insolvency issues and acts as administrators in bankruptcies and corporate restructurings.

Contact: Jyrki Tähtinen Tel: +358 20 713 3411, Robert Peldán Tel: +358 20 713 3448

Tax:

Services cover all areas of tax law, with a main focus on M&A tax, international tax and tax litigation.

Contact: Einari Karhu Tel: +358 20 713 3488, Heikki Wahlroos Tel: +358 20 713 3589

Technology, Data & Privacy:

Advises domestic and international clients in all aspects of TMT issues as well as in privacy and data protection.

Contact: Samuli Simojoki Tel: +358 20 713 3500, Erkko Korhonen Tel: +358 20 713 3136