Krogerus receives top rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 and a recognition for outstanding client satisfaction
Legal 500, the world's leading legal services benchmarking platform, has again ranked us among leading Finnish law firms in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide. The guide also awarded us an NPS Client Satisfaction accolade for exceptionally high performance in client experience. The research for Legal 500's rankings combines a detailed qualitative assessment with feedback from law firm clients.
Legal 500 highlights the practice area teams providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 guide ranked all our practices, that participated in the research, in the top two tiers in Finland, with a total of 8 practices in Tier 1:
- Banking and finance: Tier 1
- Capital markets: Tier 1
- Commercial, corporate and M&A: Tier 1
- Dispute resolution: Tier 2
- Employment: Tier 2
- EU and competition: Tier 1
- Intellectual property: Tier 1
- Real estate and construction: Tier 1
- Tax: Tier 1
- TMT: Tier 1
Legal 500 recognised us for excellent client satisfaction
In addition to the rankings, Legal 500 also recognised us with an NPS Client Satisfaction accolade, which is awarded to the top 30% performing firms nationally based on client experience and clients' willingness to recommend the law firm.
In line with this recognition, the client feedback of the EMEA 2026 guide emphasised a high level of client service and an "approachable, straightforward way of working". Clients commended our experts for providing "clear, actionable advice that adds real value" and for our people-centric approach that keeps in mind both legal risks and "highlight the human aspects of issues".
Some other examples of the client feedback we received:
"Krogerus’ transactions team combines outstanding legal expertise with a highly commercial and pragmatic approach. They are extremely responsive, collaborative, and always a step ahead in anticipating issues."
"The individuals I’ve worked with at Krogerus have truly distinguished themselves through their professionalism, expertise, and client-focused approach. What sets them apart from competitors is their ability to combine deep legal knowledge with a practical understanding of business needs, resulting in advice that is both strategic and actionable."
"Industry knowledge combined with excellent and efficient advice."
26 of our lawyers were ranked individually in the publication
14 of our ranked experts were recognised in the top two categories in Legal 500's rankings: Hall of Fame and Leading partners. According to Legal 500, lawyers in the Hall of Fame category are widely regarded as being at the very top of their profession. Leading partners are defined as true market leaders, with long-established reputations in their sector.
The Legal500 EMEA 2026 ranked the following of our lawyers:
- Banking and finance: Heidi Kivenjuuri, Päivi Toivari, Jenna Kiiskinen and Riina Toivonen-Vuong
- Capital markets: Tom Fagernäs, Mårten Knuts and Paul Raade
- Commercial, corporate and M&A: Johan Aalto, Antti Luhtala, Marcus Möller, Annika Schauman and Mika Ståhlberg
- Dispute resolution: Tatu Jaarinen, Kirsi Kannaste and Thomas Kolster
- Employment: Carola Möller
- EU and competition: Simo Autio, Katri Joenpolvi and Leena Lindberg
- Real estate and construction: Marcus Möller
- Tax: Ritva Aalto, Samu Lassila and Jemiina Pohja
- TMT: Pessi Honkasalo, Kalle Hynönen, Juha Pekka Katainen and Essi Launonen
About the Legal 500
Legal 500 is the world's leading legal services benchmarking platform, connecting global law firms with international clients. Across more than 100 countries, Legal 500 delivers trusted insights through comprehensive research processes and proprietary data from 300,000+ clients and 60,000+ law firm submissions annually. Legal 500 evaluates law firms against a broad range of practice area competencies, industry sector expertise and client satisfaction metrics.
For a more detailed look at the rankings, please visit the Legal 500 website.
