Get to know our practice groups

Our Banking & Finance practice advises lenders, borrowers and other parties on all types of domestic and cross-border financing transactions. Key areas of focus include acquisition finance, project finance and real estate finance. The team also advises clients on refinancings and other amendments to existing financing arrangements. Its clients include Finnish and international financial institutions and businesses.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Banking & Finance team:

• On the borrower side, we prepare and compile various conditions precedent documents and documents relating to the perfection of security. Furthermore, we review and comment on various finance documents.
• On the lender side, we review and comment on documents drafted by the borrower side, as well as assist in drafting finance documents.
• Additionally, we assist with a variety of tasks during the signing and closing of transactions. 

Our Capital Markets and Public M&A practice advises clients on a broad range of capital markets transactions, including public mergers and acquisitions, equity and bond issuances, and public tender offers. The team also advise clients on matters relating to securities markets and financial regulation, as well as company law and corporate governance.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Capital Markets and Public M&A team:

• We participate in a wide range of the team’s assignments and projects, including drafting prospectuses, announcements, corporate resolutions and other capital markets and company law-related documents.
• We prepare and review translations of documents relating to our assignments.
• We conduct legal research on matters concerning company and securities markets law, as well as financial regulation.
• We assist in liaising with authorities and prepare filings, for example, with the Finnish Trade Register.
• Our responsibilities also include recurring tasks, such as monitoring regulatory developments relevant to the team and preparing related updates.

Our Competition & Regulatory practice focuses primarily on competition law matters. These may concern, for example, merger control, abuse of a dominant position and anti-competitive agreements and practices. In addition to competition law, the team advises on matters relating to state aid, public procurement and regulated sectors, such as food, pharmaceutical and energy sectors. The work varies depending on the nature of each matter and typically includes background research, responses, notifications, appeals and other documents.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Competition & Regulatory team:

• One of our main responsibilities is carrying out various monitoring and research tasks that lawyers use as background material in client matters.
• We have the opportunity to explore a wide range of legal issues relating to areas such as state aid, anti-competitive agreements and practices, abuse of a dominant position, public procurement and regulated sectors.
• In merger control matters, we often assist with preliminary relevant market definition analysis, for example.
• We also help prepare presentation and training materials and assist with translation work.

Our Dispute Resolution practice primarily advises clients in commercial disputes. The team's work covers the entire lifecycle of a dispute, from early-stage risk assessment and prevention to complex litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards. In addition to dispute resolution, the team supports clients in strategic decision-making and in anticipating and managing legal risks. The assignments are often complex and typically involve significant financial interests and cross-border elements.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Dispute Resolution team:

• Legal research is an important part of our work. This involves identifying relevant case law, legislation and legal literature relating to a specific legal question and presenting our findings in writing.
• We also assist in commenting on, reviewing and drafting legal documents, such as written submissions and memos, as well as translating documents.
• We monitor current legal developments and prepare a weekly newsletter compiling case law relevant to commercial law and other key developments.
• Liaising with public authorities is also an essential part of our work. We make procedural enquiries with courts, for example, concerning deadlines or whether a notice of dissatisfaction has been filed, and occasionally assist with other communications with public authorities.

Our Employment & Benefits practice advises domestic and international corporate clients on both individual, day-to-day employment law matters and complex matters, as well as on corporate restructurings and employment disputes. The team also advises clients on employment matters relating to corporate transactions and bankruptcy estates.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Employment & Benefits team:

• We contribute to a variety of assignments by assisting lawyers with due diligence processes, drafting employment law documents, communications and other advice, and conducting employment law research.
• As trainees, we also assist with proofreading documents and various translation tasks.
• In addition to client assignments, our responsibilities include drafting presentation materials, preparing newsletters and supporting the monitoring of relevant legislative developments.

Our Energy practice's assignments primarily involve renewable energy and infrastructure transactions. The team advises sellers, buyers and financiers on transactions involving, for example, wind power, solar power and battery energy storage systems, and assist clients throughout every stage of a project’s lifecycle. The team also advises clients on contractual matters, energy market regulation and various administrative proceedings.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Energy team:

• We assist lawyers with due diligence processes. In wind power transactions, for example, trainees may assist with the land use aspects of the due diligence review. Depending on the matter, we also assist with other transaction-related tasks.
• We also have the opportunity to work with data rooms and carry out tasks such as comparing contracts and proofreading documents. Our work may also involve preparing various lists and tables.
• Our role also includes a wide range of research tasks relating to areas such as environmental law and company law. These may concern, for example, electricity markets, offshore wind power or land use planning. The nature of the tasks varies and may include monitoring legislative developments, conducting background research or liaising with public authorities.

In our M&A practice, you will gain insight into the different stages of the M&A process. The team advises clients on sell-side and buy-side transactions as well as investment processes. Clients include Finnish and international private equity investors and leading industrial companies. As a Trainee, you will develop your understanding of these processes, gain hands-on experience and get a first-hand look at what it is like to work at a business law firm.

What our trainees' work looks like in the M&A team:

• Our tasks vary depending on whether we are advising the buyer or the seller. Typical assignments include various due diligence tasks, ranging from compiling data rooms to contributing to due diligence reports. 
• We also assist in preparing transaction documentation and participate in signing and closing processes. 
• In addition, we assist with legal research, drafting resolutions and minutes, and handling matters with public authorities.

Our Real Estate & Construction practice focuses on real estate transactions, advising clients acting as both buyers and sellers in transactions ranging from diverse real estate portfolios to individual assets, as well as in property development and joint venture projects. The team also advises clients on other real estate law matters, including leasing and construction-related issues. 

In addition, the practice's areas of expertise include assisting clients with a variety of fund-related assignments, including fund formation, fund investments and regulatory matters. The practice also works closely with our other practices on the real estate aspects of various assignments. A significant proportion of the clients are based outside Finland, and the work is highly international.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Real Estate & Construction team:

• Our responsibilities include assisting with due diligence processes on both the buy and sell sides, including preparing reports and Q&A enquiries, assembling and managing data rooms, and reviewing information held in public registers.
• We also have the opportunity to draft and review transaction documentation, such as schedules to agreements and corporate resolutions, and to assist with preparations for completion and post-completion measures, including filings with the Finnish Trade Register. Our typical responsibilities also include preparing translations and conducting research.
• We also contribute to various fund-related assignments and related tasks, such as drafting and reviewing fund documentation and conducting research.

Our Restructuring & Insolvency practice focuses primarily on the administration of bankruptcy estates involving companies of various sizes and operating across a wide range of industries. The team assists throughout the bankruptcy process, including taking control of the debtor’s assets, investigating the debtor company's operations and financial affairs, handling employee-related matters and claims, and realising the assets of the estate. The work may also involve recovery actions and dispute resolution.

In addition, the team advises clients on corporate restructurings and a broad range of insolvency-related matters. The assignments often involve international creditors, cross-border communication or assets located outside Finland.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Restructuring & Insolvency team:

• We assist with the day-to-day administration of bankruptcy estates, including communicating with creditors and public authorities.
• As trainees, we prepare key bankruptcy documentation, review creditors' claims and examine the debtor company's accounting records and other materials.
• We assist with legal research and investigating the debtor company's operations and financial affairs, providing an introduction to several legal fields.
• Our work also includes the realisation of estate assets, such as drafting transaction documents, monitoring auctions and coordinating the sale and transfer of assets.

Our Tax practice assists clients with both individual tax matters and corporate transaction and restructuring processes. The team advises clients on a broad range of assignments involving both domestic and international tax law. Its work also includes supporting clients with various tax applications and appeals, tax audits and tax disputes.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Tax team:

• We contribute to a wide range of the tax practice’s day-to-day work and carry out practical tax law assignments.
• Typical responsibilities include drafting tax newsletters, conducting research and liaising with the Finnish Tax Administration and courts.
• We also assist with more extensive drafting assignments, such as preparing applications for advance rulings and other written submissions.
• In addition, we assist with drafting tax returns, researching case law, and preparing and updating internal guidelines, templates and presentation materials.

Our Technology, Data & IP practice's assignments cover technology, data protection and intellectual property law. In practice, this includes matters such as IP agreements and disputes, IT and licensing agreements, outsourcing arrangements, and regulatory assessments concerning areas such as data protection, cybersecurity, consumer law, marketing and health technology.

What our trainees' work looks like in the Technology, Data & IP team:

• We assist lawyers with legal research, agreement drafting, translations, document drafting and review, and due diligence processes.
• As the team regularly provides training on current legal developments and other topics within the practice’s areas of expertise, we occasionally help prepare the relevant materials and presentations.
• Our responsibilities also include monitoring legal and regulatory developments in the practice’s areas of expertise, such as tracking and reporting on case law, legislative initiatives, regulatory guidance and current news.