- Chairman of the Board: Leif Itäinen
- Managing Director: Johan Schmidt
- Number of partners worldwide: 18
- Number of other lawyers worldwide: 30
- Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish, French, German
Firm Overview:
Peltonen LMR is one of the leading law firms in Finland, serving domestic and foreign corporate clients as well as governmental entities in all key areas of Finnish business law. The lawyers at the firm are highly skilled legal professionals with diverse capabilities and backgrounds, gained in private practice as well as in various in-house positions. The firm’s mission is to serve the Finnish and international business community and governmental entities by delivering legal excellence in a way that each time is best suited for the client’s needs.The firm thrives on the prospect of understanding each client’s specific interests and on the opportunity to provide legal services of highest standards for every client. Peltonen LMR offers comprehensive legal advisory to its diverse clientele from various industry sectors. Clients are served with a hands-on, multidisciplinary approach, built on the core expertise from the firm’s practice areas. Peltonen LMR was established on 1 September 2011 through the merger of Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen Attorneys-at-law Ltd. and LMR Attorneys Ltd. Peltonen LMR operates in one location in Helsinki.
Main Areas of Practice:
Mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, private equity and venture capital, dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, EU and competition, IP and technology, real estate and construction, environment and energy, transportation and insurance, employment.
International Work:
Lawyers at Peltonen LMR have extensive experience in working with international clients. A substantial part of all assignments has a crossborder dimension.
Clients:
Peltonen LMR’s clientele includes major Finnish and international corporations, banks and other financial institutions, insurance companies, SME’s as well as growth enterprises. Governmental entities use the firm’s services on a regular basis.