Hessu Kosonen

Associate
Hessu Kosonen
Location
Helsinki
Language
English, Finnish

Hessu practices primarily in the area of restructuring and insolvency. He advises in insolvency and corporate restructuring assignments and assists in the administration of bankruptcy estates. Hessu advises lenders, debtors and creditors on insolvency-related issues. 

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Hessu worked as a senior bankruptcy lawyer at the Office of Bankruptcy Ombudsman. As the senior bankruptcy lawyer, he was both supervising and advising administration of bankruptcy estates and restructuring proceedings. Hessu has also gained experience from other Finnish law firms where he worked with various dispute resolution cases in addition to restructuring and insolvency assignments.  

Hessu has got his law degrees from the University of Eastern Finland. He has also studied law at the University of Luxembourg. 

Credentials
Education
  • University of Eastern Finland, Master of Laws, 2020 

  • University of Luxembourg (English), Master law studies, 2018 to 2019 

Memberships
  • The Association of Finnish Lawyers 

  • The Finnish Insolvency Law Association 

  • INSOL International  

Experience
Prior Experience
  • 2021 to 2022, Senior Bankruptcy Lawyer, The Office of Bankruptcy Ombudsman 

  • 2020 to 2021, Bankruptcy Lawyer, The Office of Bankruptcy Ombudsman 

  • 2020, Senior Trainee, another Finnish law firm 

  • 2019, Legal Trainee, another Finnish law firm  

  • 2017 to 2018, Legal Trainee, another Finnish law firm