Maria Lehtimäki

Banking and Finance, Capital Markets

Waselius Attorneys 2012-; Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (2015); Law Office Heinonen & Mörä (2009–2012)

In 2015, Maria was with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in London as a Foreign Associate working on equity and debt capital markets transactions.

Education: University of Helsinki, LL.M. 2012

Finnish Bar Association (2016); Finnish Law Association

Chambers Global Practice Guide: Securitisation 2026 – Finland

Securitisation & Structured Finance in Finland 2026

ICLG: Aviation Finance & Leasing 2025 – Finland

ICLG: Securitisation 2025 – Finland

Maria Lehtimäki advises financial institutions, investors and corporates on cross-border financing and capital markets transactions and related regulatory matters. She helps clients optimise their funding and capital strategy and diversify funding sources to public and private debt and equity. Key areas of her practice include structured finance and securitisations across a variety of asset classes and industries. She also has experience in special situations financing, distressed investments and NPL transactions. She is a member of the Finnish Bar Association, and joined the firm in 2012 after obtaining her Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki. Maria has also spent time at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in London, working on capital markets transactions.