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Key contacts
Partner - M&A Legal: Joni Painilainen
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

35

Association membership

PwC network

Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
M&A
Firm overview

PwC Legal is your easily approachable partner in a wide variety of business-related legal questions, especially in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions. Together with our professionals on taxation and finance, we act as the trusted advisor for a broad range of clients from startups to listed companies throughout their development. Our clients have been delighted to notice how they can better focus on their daily work when they obtain all the services, and not just the legal ones, from PwC.

Client Feedback: "Professional, friendly and prompt service

Key transactional practices
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Address:
Itämerentori 2
00180
Helsinki
Tel:+358 (0)20 787 7000 Fax:+358 (0)20 787 8000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.pwc.fi/en/services/legal.html
Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Tier 3
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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Notable

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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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

PwC Legal is one of the largest legal networks in the world with offices in 100 countries around the world. PwC was established in 1998 with the merger of Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. 

  

Highlights 

The firm is largely known for the work it does in the M&A practice area,and has a particular focus on its work in assisting with a mix of domestic and cross-border acquisitional transactions. 

  

Key clients 

Key clients include Currentum Partners Finland, Kerabit, OneMed, Korkia and Korkia Capital. 

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