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Mr Jori Taipale
Work Department
Corporate; M&A; Banking & Finance
Position
Jori Taipale is a highly reputed lawyer within corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity, banking and financial services, and competition and EU law, with over 25 years’ experience.
Today, Jori is the Head of Bird & Bird’s Nordic region, and a member of our International Corporate and M&A, Banking & Finance and Competition & EU Law Groups.
Career
Jori is often the leading partner in demanding cross-border and domestic M&A and finance transactions as well as in merger filings and major cartel and competition proceedings. He has also acted as an arbitrator in commercial disputes including proceedings around M&A transactions.
Before its merger with Bird & Bird, Jori was the managing partner of Fennica Attorneys in Finland. Prior to this he was an associate and junior partner at another leading Finnish firm.
You will find him in Chambers & Partners, the Legal 500 EMEA, IFLR1000 and the Best Lawyers in Finland.
Languages
Finnish, English, Swedish
Memberships
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Member of the Finnish Association for Competition Law
Member of the Finnish Association for Arbitration
Education
LL.M., trained on the bench 1995
LL.M., University of Helsinki 1993
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > Banking and finance
Bird & Bird‘s finance and financial regulation department’s services include handling acquisition, project and real estate financings, venture debt matters, mezzanine finance work, and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on payment work. The team is engaged by both lenders and, in particular, borrowers, and advises local and international regulated and non-regulated payment service providers, banks and corporates. Practice co-head Kristiina Lehvilä has vast experience in financing transactions, while fellow co-head Jori Taipale is experienced in cross-border and domestic M&A and finance matters.
Finland > EU and competition
Bird & Bird‘s EU and competition team advises on all aspects of EU and national competition law including merger control work, cartels and anti-trust investigations, public procurement and state aid matters and competitive neutrality. The ‘highly skilled’ Katia Duncker leads the practice and excels in national and international competition and public procurement cases. Other key team members include the ‘skillful’ Petteri Metsä-Tokila and Jori Taipale, who is a ‘go-to partner in tougher negotiations’.