Merja Kivelä

Practice Areas

As one of Finland’s most experienced capital markets lawyers, I know the Nordic capital markets from top to bottom. Subsequently, I contributed to the combination of the Finnish and Swedish securities exchanges and the transfer of derivatives trading onto the Eurex exchange. I have also played a role in developing market regulations and practices, e.g. as the chairperson of the Securities and Finance Law Expert Group of the Finnish Bar Association from 2010 to 2015. I have comprehensive strategic insight into how the capital markets work and how public arrangements and investment instruments should be structured. I am also a trusted advisor in private M&A transactions.

I chair the shareholders’ meetings of numerous listed companies and institutions, including Kone Corporation, F-Secure Corporation, Neo Industrial Plc, Titanium Oyj and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. I served as the chairperson of Castrén & Snellman’s board from 2009 to 2017.

The Legal 500, Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and IFLR1000 rank me among Finland’s leading legal experts.

Professional Memberships

Finnish Association of Securities Dealers

International Bar Association (IBA)

Finnish Lawyers' Society

The Association of Finnish Lawyers

Finnish Stock Brokers Association