The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Dittmar & Indrenius is a second tier firm,

A regular in high-end deals, Dittmar & Indrenius provides focused expertise to international banks and major corporations, such as Rexel Group, handling the Finnish aspect of its €1.7bn refinancing. Juha-Pekka Mutanen leads an experienced team that includes several partners, and provides ‘good, commercial advice’ with ‘excellent response times’.

Within Capital markets, Dittmar & Indrenius is a third tier firm,

Head of finance and capital markets at Dittmar & Indrenius, Juha-Pekka Mutanen, is an ‘excellent professional’ and is expanding the firm’s market share in this area. Public M&A expertise is drawn from the highly-rated corporate team that includes Jan Ollila and Antii Kuusimäki, and advised Fiskars on a complex share offer and merger with largest shareholder Agrofin.

Within Corporate and M&A, Dittmar & Indrenius is a second tier firm,

With its emphasis of quality over volume, Dittmar & Indrenius is the firm of choice for a number of multinationals seeking Finnish advice, and is regularly consulted by top UK and US firms. A large team of specialists include: Johan Åkermarck who ‘stands out’ and is ‘very strong at the negotiation table’; managing partner Jan Ollila, who is a ‘good strategist’; while associate Wilhelm Eklund is ‘truly exceptional’. Recent deals include advice to Beckman Coulter on the Finnish aspects of its acquisition of a division of Olympus.

Within Dispute resolution , Dittmar & Indrenius is a second tier firm,

Dittmar & Indrenius has impressive all-round dispute capability but excels in the field of labour law, where it is ‘without doubt the best firm I’ve worked with in Finland’ say clients. Practice head Petteri Uoti is ‘extremely good in understanding a customer’s business and needs’. Of note is the firm’s precedent-setting work for Fujitsu Technology Solutions in a labour law case before the ECJ.

Within EU and competition, Dittmar & Indrenius is a second tier firm,

Dittmar & Indrenius is advising in the high-profile motor vehicle spare parts cartel case before the Supreme Administrative Court, acting for wholesaler Örum. The versatile practice group is ‘top class’ and led by senior attorney Hanna Laurila, with support from partners such as Antti Kuusimaki and Johan Åkermarck. GlaxoSmithKline and the FCA instruct the firm.

Within Intellectual property, Dittmar & Indrenius is a third tier firm,

Dittmar & Indrenius is able to provide both corporate support and advisory work to a high level. Senior attorney Markus Mattila leads many of the projects, such managing the trade mark portfolio of Colgate-Palmolive, while Sakari Halonen heads the practice.

Within Maritime and transport, Dittmar & Indrenius is a third tier firm,

Dittmar & Indrenius provides corporate and finance advice to major clients in the transport sector, such as an airline and Russian Railways, continuing to advise the latter on the €120m financing and procurement of four high speed trains operating on the Helsinki-St Petersburg route. Juha-Pekka Mutanen and Seppo Havia advise.

Within Real estate and construction, Dittmar & Indrenius is a second tier firm,

Counsel Antti Aaltonen heads the impressive practice at Dittmar & Indrenius, which provides regular property and transactional advice to the likes of Ikea and McDonald’s. Clients rate the firm’s industry knowledge, good response times and high-quality advice. ‘We have every confidence in Raija-Leena Ojanen’, says one such client.

Within TMT , Dittmar & Indrenius is a third tier firm,

Clients of Dittmar & Indrenius praise the dedication of the team, which ‘takes time to get to know our business’. In particular, Sakari Halonen has ‘great expertise and solidity’. The firm advises a number of multinationals on their dealings with Nokia, including Toshiba Europe, and acts as Finnish counsel to Hewlett-Packard in respect of various TMT assignments.