The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 - Leading lawyers in Finland

DLA Piper teams and individuals in Helsinki are once again recognized in the renowned Legal 500 EMEA guide in the areas of Banking and finance, Capital markets, Commercial, corporate and M&A, Dispute resolution, EU and competition, Intellectual property, Maritime and transport, Real estate and construction, and TMT.

The client testimonials highlight that the teams are highly experienced, responsive, and business-oriented, offering practical and tailored solutions across various legal fields. Our teams are praised for their strong legal expertise, effective collaboration, and commitment to understanding client needs and delivering results, even under pressure. We are grateful to all our clients for their excellent feedback on our work over the review period.

The findings of the EMEA 2025 guide are based on research, case submissions, client opinions and interviews. 

Selected client testimonials from the Legal 500 EMEA 2025
 

Banking and finance

'They are always responsive and helpful.'

'Flexible team with good understanding of our business model.'

'Kristiina Hirva has a very strong, commercially minded team with excellent legal knowledge.'

Commercial, corporate and M&A

‘Experienced team and easily reachable.’

‘Extremely experienced team working well together for the benefit of the client.’

‘Experienced from different angles, function well in their roles and responsibilities, professional and easy to work with.’

‘The team was patient and knowledgeable and provided quality advice and guidance when I needed it the most.’

‘Salla Tuominen and her team were wonderful to work with during a challenging time. They provided excellent and timely advice.’

‘The team is very target-orientated and seeks results. Also, their commitment to meeting schedules is good.’

Capital markets

‘Easy to deal with.’

‘We know them very well and they know us very well. Quick response times and effective use of time.’

Dispute resolution

‘Agile approach, quick and practical response, expertise.’

‘Business solution orientated approach (Pia Bräysy).’

‘The DLA team is good and talented.’

‘They take full responsibility and show their professional capabilities.’

EU and competition

‘Personal service and they understand the nature of our business.’

‘Human capital in a specific field.’

Real estate and construction

‘Partners and senior associates are very cooperative and committed while we are working on a deal, also under time pressure. Well organised, good collaboration with the party and legal team on the other side. Solution driven.’

‘Mikko Larvala is excellent, very reliable and understands how to put practical solutions into legal wording.’

‘Antti Laaksonen deserves recognition for his work. He is very effective and focused.’

‘Business mindedness and holistic view on our business, not only the specific issues at hand.’

TMT

‘Real solutions to business problems.’

Intellectual property

‘DLA Piper Finland is one of the most established legal practices in Finland. Its team of tech law experts is particularly strong.’

‘Petteri Günther is one of the rare legal IP experts with intellectual curiosity, broad and strong expertise, and an agile approach to IP rights, enabling him to provide legal advice on overcoming tensions between novel technological innovations and obsolete legal frameworks. He is visionary enough to examine new approaches that fit the digital age.’

‘Petteri Günther has strong expertise and professionalism, as well as in-depth knowledge of IP and technology law.’

Read more at the Legal 500 website.