Legal 500 ranks, yet again, Merilampi as one of the leading Finnish firms in the field of business law

Banking and Finance (tier 3)

“Merilampi acts for domestic and international financial institutions, for example advising on the establishment of foreign banks in Finland. Recent work includes representing a bank syndicate on a € 575m facility to a Finnish listed company. Managing partner Jukka Laitasalo and partner Ari Keinänen lead the team.“

Capital Markets (tier 3)

“Finance partner Ari Keinänen advises on capital markets work at Merilampi, focusing on transactions, whilst colleague Ari Kantor specialises in regulatory issues. The firm has traditionally been involved in some of Finland's largest capital markets deals.”

Corporate and M&A (tier 2)

“Merilampi advised on a number of headline deals last year, such as acting for Fortum Corporation on its € 380m share-purchase of E.ON Finland plc, and advising Sweden's Axfood AB on the sale of its shares in Spar Finland plc. Name partner Pekka Merilampi is a pre-eminent company lawyer, assisting with Finland's new Companies Act, while Ari Keinänen is singled out by clients and competitors for his ability.”

Dispute Resolution (tier 1)

“Merilampi´s top rating is the result of expert practitioners, namely the multi-talented Jukka Laitasalo and fellow partner Ari Kantor, plus a track record of complex and high-value cases for large corporates and public bodies. Both Laitasalo and Kantor act as arbitrators in international proceedings.”

EU and Competition (tier 2)

“Merilampi had a busy year with merger control filings before the FCA and European Commission. For example, it represented Spar Finland plc in the merger control procedure with SOK Corporation, following the former's sale by Axfood AB. The firm is also involved in the major cartel investigations in Finland concerning asphalt and roofing felt.”

Real Estate and Construction (tier 2)

”Merilampi´s Ari Keinänen has a significant real estate client base and enjoyed a busy year, for example acting for UPM-Kymmene Corporation on the sale and leaseback of its group head office to the German Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG.”

TMT and IP (tier 3)

“Litigator Ari Kantor leads the TMT practice at Merilampi, where he provides telecoms and IT advice to a number of high-profile clients. Name partner Tuomo Marttila is rated by clients for IP, particularly patent litigation.”



The Legal 500 rankings are based on interviews and discussions with in-house counsels as well as private practitioners.


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