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Key contacts
Partner, Transaction Law: Olli-Pekka Veranen
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

around 50

Number of partners

7

Languages

Finnish, English, Swedish

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Banking and finance
Firm overview

EY Law Finland provides detailed legal transaction advice and support, such as, legal advice to multinational corporates, financial sponsors and growth companies including carve-outs and separation advice; transaction structuring and negotiation; auction processes; due diligence; debt and equity commitments; acquisition, investment, shareholders’ and joint venture agreements; intercompany arrangements; labor union and works council consultations; competition law clearance; and post-transaction reorganizations.

We have robust and recognized knowledge and capabilities in both domestic and international/cross-border transactions, IPOs, and corporate matters. We complement transactional skills with extensive knowledge, covering a wide range of business areas including anti-trust, employment and benefits, environmental law, intellectual property, and tax. Integrating EY lawyers with the professionals from EY’s global service line such as Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions and Tax & Law, we are able to handle a full range of issues that can arise in any transaction.

Besides legal transaction advice and support, our professionals operate in a wide range of other legal practice areas, including corporate and commercial law, employment law, data protection, financing and financial services, dispute resolution, competition law, real estate, IP, technology and AI, ESG, and energy law.

Key transactional practices
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • CLO/CDO
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Address:
EY Advisory Oy, Helsinki, 00130
Korkeavuorenkatu 32-34
Tel:+358407265204 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.ey.com/en_fi/services/law
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
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16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Borenius
10 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Avance
9 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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HPP Attorneys
5 practice areas
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Waselius
9 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Dottir Attorneys
7 practice areas
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Merilampi Attorneys
6 practice areas
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Notable

EY Law Finland
4 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Borenius
10 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Avance
9 practice areas
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Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Notable

Dottir Attorneys
7 practice areas
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EY Law Finland
4 practice areas
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Merilampi Attorneys
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Avance
9 practice areas
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Krogerus
9 practice areas
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Roschier
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Borenius
10 practice areas
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Castrén & Snellman
9 practice areas
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Dittmar & Indrenius
9 practice areas
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Hannes Snellman
9 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper Finland
9 practice areas
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Dottir Attorneys
7 practice areas
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PwC Legal
2 practice areas
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Waselius
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

EY Law Finland
4 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
5 practice areas
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HPP Attorneys
5 practice areas
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KallioLaw
6 practice areas
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Avail Attorneys
1 practice area
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Merilampi Attorneys
6 practice areas
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Wiidare
1 practice area
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