FINLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Timo Lehtimäki, Niklas Thibblin, Essi Hietaoja and Oona Honkamaa, Waselius
Waselius has broad experience in cross-border transactions and other legal matters with interna - tional implications. It is especially renowned for pro - viding high-end advice within the fields of banking and finance, M&A, capital markets, dispute resolu - tion, IPR, tax law, real estate, employment law, and EU and competition law. It has close connections to and regularly works with leading law firms in Europe and worldwide. The firm comprises members of the Finnish Bar Association, and is accordingly subject
to its rules and supervision. Waselius has earned the confidence of some of the world’s most demanding clients – it advises leading banks, investment firms, funds and other financial institutions, investors, mul - tinational and Finnish companies, and public and pri - vate organisations. The firm aims to build long-term relationships with its clients, and feels that gaining a thorough understanding of each client’s business, operating environment, needs and goals is at the heart of a successful client relationship.
Authors
Timo Lehtimäki is a partner and head of the banking and finance practice at Waselius. Timo’s primary focus is on demanding cross-border transactions. His clients include numerous leading international banks, non-bank
Essi Hietaoja joined Waselius in 2018, after having obtained her LLM from the Law Faculty of the University of Helsinki in the same year. Essi is a member of the Finnish Bar Association and specialises in
lenders, private equity houses and corporates, which he advises on their Finland-related matters. Timo’s key areas of expertise include financing transactions, asset-based lending and bond issuances. He joined the firm in 2007 and the partnership in 2013, and is a member of the Finnish Bar Association.
banking and finance, financial regulatory and capital markets. Essi also gained international experience through a secondment at Advokatfirman Hammarskiöld & Co in Sweden, in 2022.
Oona Honkamaa joined Waselius in 2022, after having obtained her LLM from Lund University in the same year. Oona specialises in banking and finance, and corporate law.
Niklas Thibblin is the managing partner of Waselius and head of the tax and structuring practice. He has extensive experience in structuring demanding cross-border transactions. He is a member of the Finnish Bar
Association, and joined the firm in 2000 after obtaining his Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki; he has been a partner since 2009. Niklas also spent time at Loyens & Loeff in Rotterdam and Luxembourg, working on various international tax issues.
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