Bird & Bird > Helsinki, Finland > Firm Profile

‘The team is capable of working as real in-house lawyers: they understand business and the outside world and therefore are able to give the clients practical tips and advice. This team is really able to have sparring discussions with the client and they participate in finding the real soultions together with the client.’

‘All individuals in employment team are real professionals but also “normal people” with whom it is easy to discuss. They do not use legal jargon if not necessary and that is why it is easy to understand them and discuss with them. They are polite and discreet. It feels like they really enjoy what they are doing. Maisa Nikkola is super! She is a real professional but also one of the most delightful people I have ever met.‘

‘We have worked with Bird & Bird for many years. They understand what we do well, listen to what we need and consistently provide clear, pragmatic advice grounded in a business context. Everyone is dedicated to providing a very high quality service and to making us feel valued as a client. We have many successful transactions behind us and look forward to working together on many more in the future.’

‘Sakari Halonen is excellent – a very commercially astute lawyer who understands our market, our business and us. He is focused on finding solutions and does what it takes to close the transaction in a good way. It is always a pleasure to work with him.’

‘Excellent and pragmatic advice. When we have an emergency they always are there for us.’

‘Sakari Halonen and Tobias Bräutigam need to be mentioned in particular.’

‘Wide range and quality of deep understanding of customers needs.’

‘Responsible leader and the team were true customer servers.’

‘Strong local knowledge combined with international network/capabilities.’

‘Experienced hands-on senior people with strong judgement and availability.’

‘Bird & Bird are excellent at defining a strategy as well as bringing together the detail to underpin and execute it. Our case had a number of highly unusual and unexpected aspects to it. The Bird & Bird team were always on top of the facts of the case and consistently stepped up, often with very little time to respond, so that we could adjust and adapt as needed to address the challenges.’

‘Overall Bird & Bird deliver exceptional value for money. I do not think they, or anyone, could have done more to represent us effectively and I was convinced of this long before we knew, and regardless of, the final outcome of the case.’

‘Very good professional skill especially regarding negotiations and pre-work of arbitration. Collaboration with client was immediate and they reacted and responded properly without any default with respect to different kind of legal problems.’

‘Collaboration, very good knowledge of arbitration and solving of disputes, knowledge of commercial/contract laws.’

‘Tom Vapaavuori is reliable, responsive and very easy to work with.’

‘Very hands-on experts, easy to communicate with and proactive.’

‘Tom Vapaavuori is an expert in litigation, doesn’t hesitate to take a view and give recommendations. Jarno Sulasalmi is a future star. Both are also fun to work with.’

‘Päivi Tammilehto is very skilled and provides hands-on, practical advice, without making things too theoretical.’

‘Bird & Bird was a great partner for us. As a company with a very small team dedicated to building product they were able to guide us through the complexities of how to protect our IP. Additionally, they had a very proactive take on suggestions on what to do and didn’t just reactively wait for input from us.’

‘Mikko Nurmisto had an excellent ability to step into our shoes and see the world from our perspective. This allowed for our conversation to go deeper than in a lot of my previous efforts in working with IP related matters at similar companies.’

‘We have worked extensively with Ville Alahuhta. He has been exceptionally responsive without sacrificing the superior quality of his work even with large and complex projects.’

‘Ville Alahuhta from Bird & Bird’s tax team is an exceptionally reliable adviser with whom I find it easy to deal with. He knows well both the applicable legal requirements and the practice in our field of business.’

‘Ville Alahuhta understands our company’s needs well and can focus on the essential questions. He does not make things overly complicated but can find the relevant details if necessary. Ville helps identifying the topics which are most important to us which adds much value to the actual legal advice.’