Mr Casper Herler > Borenius > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

Borenius
ETELÄESPLANADI 2
00130 HELSINKI
Finland

Work Department

Transactions; Environment and Infrastructure, Mining.

Position

Managing Partner Casper Herler is a strategic adviser to large natural resources, industrial and infrastructure projects. His expertise covers a wide range of issues related to environmental law, natural resources and infrastructure projects. Casper is a specialist on environmental liabilities and constantly advises on the environmental aspects in M&A, financing and capital markets transactions. Clients also recognise him as the leading Finnish mining lawyer. Governmental relations, CSR and social licensing are also part of his field of practice.

Career

Before joining Borenius Attorneys Ltd, Casper was a partner with another law firm. He has also worked at the Ministry of the Environment and has taught environmental law at the University of Helsinki. Casper also has previous experience in legislative work in the field of environmental and mining law and has been a specialist counsel at Pöyry Oyj. Casper has been a partner at Borenius since 2010 and Managing Partner since 2016.

Languages

Swedish, Finnish, English, German.

Memberships

Finnish Bar Association; International Bar Association; Senior Vice-Chair International Bar Association Mining Law Committee; Finnish Society for Environmental Law; Finnish Association of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.

Education

LL.M. 2000, University of Helsinki, Finland; Trained on the bench 2001, District court of Vaasa, Finland; LL.D. 2008, University of Helsinki, Finland; Admitted to the Bar 2009, Helsinki Finland.

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > Real estate and construction

(Hall of Fame)

Casper HerlerBorenius

Borenius‘ real estate, environment and construction practice assists clients with real estate transactions, construction projects and mandates in the renewable energy sector. Group co-head Christian Fogelholm focuses on real estate transactions, while managing partner Casper Herler handles a range of advice related to environmental law, natural resources and infrastructure projects; and fellow co-head Ari Kaarakainen specialises in transactions with a particular emphasis on real estate and infrastructure work. The team’s capabilities were strengthened in May 2023 by the arrival of construction practitioner Emma Niemistö, who advises on infrastructure and industrial projects, with expertise in international forms of contracting; she leads the new projects and construction team.