Mrs Kristiina Lehvilä > Bird & Bird > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile
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MANNERHEIMINTIE 8
00100 HELSINKI
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Mrs Kristiina Lehvilä
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
As a senior counsel and Head of Bird & Bird’s Banking and Finance Group in Helsinki, Finland, Kristiina Lehvilä specialises in banking and finance transactions, banking and finance regulation, payments, securities market issues and corporate law.
She advises leading Finnish and international clients acting as lender or borrower in domestic and cross-border financial transactions. Her expertise covers a wide range of financing transactions including acquisition financing, real estate financing, asset based financing, distressed financing, security structuring and intercreditor agreements as well as securities market transactions.
Kristiina also advises clients on a wide range of regulatory questions relating to domestic and EU banking, securities markets and payments regulation. Additionally, she advises on general corporate law matters. Her clients come from a variety of sectors including banks, investment banks, private equity firms, funds and companies listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Career
Kristiina has over 20 years of experience within the financing sector. Before joining Bird & Bird she worked as in-house counsel for one of the largest banks in Finland and two smaller banks, one focusing on investment services and lending and the other on payments. She also worked as legal counsel for another leading Finnish law firm where her work focused on financing and insolvency matters. Kristiina’s experience in different roles in the finance sector enables her to understand the clients view point and to address their needs.
Languages
Finnish, English
Memberships
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Education
LL.M., University of Helsinki 1991
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.