International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Global

Roschier acts as a trusted adviser to its clients, frequently assisting pan-European and global companies headquartered in Finland and Sweden with outbound business expansion and investment. The Finnish team regularly takes a lead counsel role on pan-Nordic and other multi-jurisdictional matters, teaming up with its Swedish colleagues, and performs strongly across all areas of commercial law within Finland, with a leading reputation in all areas of transactional work, major disputes and areas such as IP, tax and competition law. The team also plays a prominent role on inbound work, acting alongside high-end US, UK and international law firms to coordinate legal advice within the Nordics.

Borenius is a highly regarded Finnish law firm with a strong reputation across a full-service range of practice areas. It is highly engaged in international issues, assisting clients through its experience with foreign markets and collaboration with firms overseas and through its own offices abroad. The law firm has offices in New York and London, which facilitates Nordic and Finnish companies doing business in the USA and the UK respectively, or entering those markets. Other areas of international activity include a consistent flow of deals in the Nordic and Baltic regions and issues involving China.

Krogerus offers clients a strong range of skills and experience in international work and is noted for tackling cross-border issues in legal projects on a regular basis across numerous areas of work. As an independent Finnish practice, the law firm is frequently engaged on international work as Finnish counsel, winning praise as a popular partner to some high-profile US law firms. It is also called upon to coordinate issues related to the Nordic region and other parts of Europe.

White & Case Helsinki is a standout practice among international and domestic firms and is readily marked out as the most prominent international law firm in the Finnish market. The law firm's appeal covers both the Nordic and global levels and it is renowned for guiding clients through cross-border work. Its well-established office in Helsinki can provide strong coverage across the Nordic states on various transactional matters, together with a similarly strong team in Sweden. Further support from the law firm's global offices, particularly those in New York and London, makes the practice a popular choice for some of the more complex, high-profile transactions involving UK and US law.

The law firm is particularly geared towards cross-border M&A and financing transactions in the Nordic region on behalf of Finnish-listed companies, Nordic players and global entities. It has an especially thriving inbound practice, including assignments for high-profile names in the private equity, energy and infrastructure sectors. The law firm is developing its offering with growing strength across different specialisms, including tax and disputes. It also assists clients with cross-border compliance and risk management.

DLA Piper is one of a small number of international law firms in Finland and has a relatively unique offering, providing clients with a growing Finnish team and direct access to a large and expansive network of DLA offices worldwide. This ensures cross-border and international work is a key part of the team's role in the market, with clients noting good experiences of working with the firm in Finland while collaborating with other offices to cover multiple jurisdictions abroad. Work involving various jurisdictions across Europe, North America and China are all mentioned. The team has also recently led deals focused on the Nordic region, particularly smaller cross-border transactions involving Sweden.

Waselius & Wist is primarily known outside of Finland for setting high standards for advice related to financing. The team has excellent experience across a wide range of complex financial instruments, earning praise for its ability to understand the international components of fintech, securitisation transactions and a wide range of other banking and financing arrangements. The law firm has earned a strong reputation as a reliable local counsel contributing Finnish law expertise to inform larger global deals, working alongside some of the most renowned law firms in global financing.

Bird & Bird's Finland practice has a strong focus on acting internationally for clients within regulated industries, particularly the TMT and life sciences sectors. The law firm's presence in Finland is largely praised for its cross-border M&A work for businesses in those areas, serving a mixture of local clients growing out and global clients which are represented in conjunction with other offices within the Bird & Bird network. The law firm also offers reputable capabilities across disputes, employment law and TMT matters.