Krogerus > Helsinki, Finland > Firm Profile

‘Strong understanding of the business sector and the nature of our company in particular.’

‘Krogerus has a very experienced and professional team. It is always a pleasure to work with them.’

‘Apart from a vast experience with various financing structures, Heidi Kivenjuuri has a very hands-on pragmatic approach.’

‘Krogerus’ Banking and finance practice team, led by Päivi Toivari, is one of the most competent legal teams I have worked with. Punctual, constructive and maximally client-oriented team whose legal competences are beyond doubt. Their responsiveness (even during intense workload) and excellent collaboration with other legal teams participating in transactions, as well as technical solutions offered and ensured for the concerned parties strongly contribute to the success of the projects.’

‘Päivi Toivari’s most distinctive features are outstanding negotiation skills and impeccable argumentation skills. She is a high-profile professional and partner who is capable of managing, delegating and demonstrating maximum effort. Her knowledge, experience and competence are especially useful in critical or more intense situations.’

‘Heidi Kivenjuuri has a very hands-on approach and she is an excellent negotiator who always finds suitable solutions with a commercial approach.’

‘Päivi Toivari has extensive knowledge in the field of banking and finance. You can trust even the most demanding and critical cases in the hands of Päivi.’

‘Krogerus’ Banking team can take on full responsibility for getting the deal through, have attention to detail and great adaption skills.’

‘The team provides a broad set of skills and experience in the field. As a customer, you feel that the different aspects and alternatives are analysed thoroughly from the aspect of both opportunities and risks.’

‘Efficiency, delivery and ability to understand business situation of the customer.’

‘Mårten Knuts is second to none.’

‘Tom Fagernäs, heading the Capital Markets group – Really capable guy and easy to deal with. Paul Raade, partner with strong knowhow of capital markets law.’

‘Solid and experienced and above all knowledgeable.’

‘Mårten Knuts, Tom Fargernäs and Paul Raade – all of them are knowledgeable and efficient.’

‘A young and extremely innovative and dynamic team!’

‘Mårten Knuts and Tom Fagernäs really stand out. Paul Raade is making waves.’

‘A great team with strong legal knowledge and ability to support on a wide range of matters. Krogerus team is not only legally intelligent but combines this in a great manner to pragmatism, always with an easy-going attitude.’

‘Mårten Knuts is simply the best. Intelligent, knowledgeable, pragmatic and great to have on your side. Always willing to support and to provide fresh views, able to think and talk outside of the external counsel box. Has done a lot for the benefit of developing the senior in-house lawyers. Could not expect more.’

‘Relationship and trust minded team with good negotiation skills.’

‘They are highly competent and have very extensive knowledge of competition law. They are very diligent, analytical and genuinely interested in our business and our best interests.’

‘Simo Autio has excellent and extensive knowledge and insight in his field. It is a pleasure to work with him.’

‘Leena Lindberg is a top-notch professional. She is highly capable as well as extremely empathetic and personable – qualities that rarely come together in one person. Leena is undoubtedly one of the best competition lawyers in the Nordic countries – I have recommended her and will continue to recommend her whenever I can.’

‘Krogerus’s competition law team has consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of competition law in Finland. Their team of highly skilled attorneys possesses a remarkable combination of expertise, dedication, and a client-centric approach that sets it apart in the legal field.’

‘Katri Joenpolvi stand outs with her passion to serve customers with the best possible understanding and knowledge.’

‘Simo Autio is an exceptionally talented and hard-working individual with excellent expertise.’

‘Leena Lindberg is a highly qualified and very effective professional.’

‘Marcus Möller has extensive knowledge of the field and has excellent negotiation skills. I personally appreciate the no nonsense approach to deal making. Joakim Jansson is also very knowledgeable and has good understanding of commercial issues and is able to provide solid advice when needed. Kalle Hakkarainen is hands down one the most talented individuals of his age group.’

‘Krogerus has competences to assist customers with complex cases. Collaboration has worked smoothly and they are understanding customer needs well.’

‘Marcus Möller & Kalle Hakkarainen form a market leading real estate transaction team. Top-notch level of expertise in the segment, attention to detail, vast experience from past projects and knowledge of customer-specific matters form an unrivalled combination for clients. A team that you would not like to face on the other side of the table.’

‘Two people stand out from the crowd: Partner Pyry Somervuori and Counsel Ilari Mustonen. It has been a privilege and a source of satisfaction to collaborate with both individuals on various projects. Their level of expertise, client comprehension, and commitment are truly exceptional.’

‘Pyry Somervuori’s extremely detail-oriented but at the same time pragmatic commercial approach stands out amongst peers, providing clients with valuable actionable advice and guidance beyond pure legal.’

‘The real estate and construction team of Krogerus is highly knowledgeable and solution oriented. The senior members of the team have excellent knowledge of the market and what issues are relevant and vice versa. The client is safe to rely on Krogerus to get the deal done no matter the situation.’

‘Markus Möller is a strategic negotiator, and his experience shows. Kalle Hakkarainen is extremely hands-on in his approach, and he also possesses excellent market knowledge and the ability to work with different people.’

‘Krogerus provides reliable good quality service.’

‘There are business-minded persons who provide high-quality service with a service-minded attitude.’

‘Very comprehensive knowledge of subject matter on which they advise.’

‘Mika Puittinen is a very experienced professional with a good approach to working with clients.’

‘Kirsi Kannaste is an excellent arbitrator with extensive experience of international arbitration, in particular M&A-related disputes.’

‘Both Kirsi Kannaste and Thomas Kolster, stand out as knowledgeable in international arbitration law and the Nordic legal systems.’

‘Among other things, Krogerus’ lawyers are good at presenting the details of cases clearly and giving a realistic assessment of the success of the case. Co-operation with the Krogerius lawyers is always easy and you can trust that they will handle the case perfectly on time without any reminders from customer side. They always think what is best for the customer.’

‘Kirsi Kannaste, Teppo Vuorela (Counsel) and Julius Jauhiainen (Associate) make a good team, which makes the impossible possible. They all are able to work well on tight schedules without it affecting the quality of work.’

‘Kirsi Kannaste is an expert of dispute resolution and she always finds the best way of processing the case. Teppo Vuorela has lengthy experience in construction matters and has practical advice on all questions. Julius Jauhiainen is a young lawyer, whose workmanship is at an excellent level despite his young age.’

‘Thomas Kolster is really nice to work with and he stands out with his knowledge of court proceedings and eye for relevant details without losing the big picture. Thomas also understands the business of his clients really well.’

‘The Krogerus team availability and flexibility to help customers even with extremely tight schedules has been an important key factor for us.’

‘The people are extremely knowledgeable and also nice to work with. The customer is well informed of what is going to happen next.’

‘Kalle Hynönen is very knowledgeable and also extremely pleasant to work with. A really nice person to whom it is easy to call or send an email. I never had a feeling that I had a silly question.’

‘Krogerus have established themselves as the quintessential firm to handle all IP-related matters.’

‘We have been fortunate to have been working under the exquisite guidance of Kalle Hynönen for several years. His whole team’s dedication to the practice has been consistently exceptional. Their knowledge and understanding of our industry -and especially on how it’s developing- is very impressive. We couldn’t live without them!’

‘Kalle Hynönen is a very efficient professional in the field of IP rights.’

‘Antti Lehtimaja possesses strong knowledge, is result oriented, engaging and service oriented.’

‘Samu Lassila is brilliant, yet a humble person. Also communication towards the other team members has been smooth, and especially happy to work with associate Anniina Konttinen – she is always ready to help even with the smallest details.’

‘Talented and knowledgeable team.’

‘Knowledgeable partners who keep their clients up to date. Partner Samu Lassila provides great value for their clients.’

‘Proactive and balanced advice when client needs to accept some risk.’

‘The most significant strength of the team is tax questions related to transactions, as well as corporate income tax matters in general. I trust the tax partners expertise; they are well aware of the latest legal practice.’

‘Samu Lassila is exceptionally good in M&A tax and corporate income tax questions.’

‘Carola Möller’s knowledge and her team quality, resourcing, efficiency & communication is outstanding.’

‘Fast responses, passion about the law, great collaboration, trustworthy and easy to contact. Those are the words that best describe the labour law team at Krogerus.’

‘Carola Möller is a highly motivated lawyer whose knowledge and passion about labour law is noteworthy. She is easy to approach, she makes the matters of the law understandable – collaboration is always pleasant and she is trustworthy. There is no one else I’d rather contact about the labour law issues. No matter how hard the situation is she always finds a way out.’