About

The legal team at Neste, a Finnish oil refining and marketing company, provides a combination of legal and local support across several jurisdictions, as well as assigning lawyers to undertake specific business knowledge areas on a global basis. In the face of volatile oil prices the team, led by general counsel Matti Hautakangas, has worked with their business partners seamlessly in efforts to refine operations, open new markets, create products, and develop new business models. The multi-talented team, with particular excellence on sustainability issues, has enhanced operations related to trade sanctions, compliance and finance and sharpened their focus on financial regulatory matters. Allowing peers to achieve the strategic goals of Neste, the team has played a key role in developments and new ventures for the company and now assume a trustworthy position with senior business figures, acting as direct contacts for advice on any relevant issues on the global side.