As the year comes to a close, we bring together the results published by Lexology Index over the course of the year. Lexology Index recognises leading firms and individuals in over 70 jurisdictions that have performed exceptionally well in its research.
19.12.2025
Lexology Index 2025: 32 Castrén & Snellman experts highly ranked
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This year, 32 of our experts received high individual rankings in various practice areas. Thought Leaders are those individuals who have performed exceptionally well in Lexology Index’s research, with only a small proportion of those considered selected. Only around 5% of all nominees are selected as Index Global Elite Thought Leaders, and four of our experts made the cut. In addition, our Senior Counsel Johanna Lähde was awarded this year’s Lexology Index Client Choice Award for Public Procurement as the exclusive winner in Finland in her practice category.
Index Global Elite Thought Leaders
Tomi Kemppainen: Employment & Labor
- Outi Tähtinen: Employment & Labor
- Sakari Salonen: IP – Trademarks
- Eija Warma-Lehtinen: Data – Data Privacy & Protection; Data – Data Security
Index Thought Leaders
Anders Forss: Commercial Litigation; Arbitration
- Carola Lindholm: M&A; Energy – Power/Electricity; Oil & Gas
- Sakari Lukinmaa: Firm Management
- Tomi Kemppainen: Employment & Labor – Pensions & Benefits
- Outi Tähtinen: Employment & Labor – Pensions & Benefits
- Nina Mikander: IP – Trademark Agents & Attorneys
- Pekka Jaatinen: Corporate Governance; Restructuring & Insolvency
- Teresa Kauppila: Corporate Governance
- Topi Lusenius: Data – Information Technology
Index Highly Recommended
- Eija Warma-Lehtinen: Telecoms & Media
- Elina Pesonen: Restructuring & Insolvency
- Kim Parviainen: Data – Data Privacy & Protection
Index Recommended and Future Leaders
- Marko Hentunen: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation
- Tuomas Lehtinen: Arbitration; Commercial Mediation; Construction
- Ilona Karppinen: Arbitration Future Leaders – Partners
- Jerker Pitkänen: Arbitration Future Leaders – Partners
- Jussi Nieminen: Competition
- Benjamin Bade: M&A
- Jan Örndahl: M&A
- Tarja Pirinen: Mining
- Mikko Alakare: Tax – Advisory; Tax – Controversy
- Janne Juusela: Tax – Advisory; Tax – Controversy
- Samuli Tarkiainen: Energy – Power/Electricity
- Kim Parviainen: Data – Information Technology
- Eija Warma-Lehtinen: Data – Information Technology
- Anna Kuusniemi-Laine: Public Procurement
- Johanna Lähde: Public Procurement
- Hanna Paloheimo: Life Sciences – Patent Litigation; Life Sciences – Regulatory
- Suvi Kettunen: Employment & Labor
- Jutta Nieminen: Employment & Labor
- Hilma-Karoliina Rozell (o.s. Markkanen): IP – Copyright
- Vesa Rasinaho: Corporate Governance
- Pauliina Tenhunen: Corporate Governance; Restructuring & Insolvency
- Pekka Jaatinen: Restructuring & Insolvency
Client Choice
- Johanna Lähde: Public Procurement
To see all the winners, visit the Lexology Index website.
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Lenders and Export Credit Agencies – EUR 514.4 million green project financing for Easpring Finland New Materials’ CAM plant
We acted as Finnish law legal adviser to the lenders and the export credit agencies in connection with the EUR 514.4 million green project financing for the development and construction of Easpring Finland New Materials Oy’s cathode active material (CAM) manufacturing plant in Kotka, Finland. The borrower, Easpring Finland New Materials Oy, is a joint venture owned by Beijing Easpring Material Technology, Finnish Minerals Group and LG Energy Solution. The financing was provided by six international commercial banks, with Société Générale acting as financial adviser and mandated lead arranger together with Natixis as co-mandated lead arranger, and DNB, ICBC, ING and Standard Chartered participating as lenders, with support from the export credit agencies Finnvera and Sinosure. The project represents a significant milestone for Finland and the European battery value chain by strengthening Europe’s domestic supply of cathode active materials, a key component in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage applications. Once the first phase of the project is operational, the Kotka facility is expected to produce approximately 60,000 tonnes of cathode active material annually, making it one of the largest CAM production plants in Europe and supplying leading battery manufacturers across Europe.
Case published 21.7.2026
Delta Capacity – Acquisition of BESS Project
We acted as Finnish legal advisor to Delta Capacity in connection with its acquisition of the ready-to-build Karppio battery energy storage system (BESS) project from Helios Nordic Energy. The acquisition was made and the project will be implemented together with Strioga Family Foundation. The Karppio BESS project is located in Teuva, Finland, and has a capacity of 125 MW / 300 MWh. Delta Capacity will lead the remaining development of the project through to commissioning, planned for 2027, and will serve as long-term asset manager. Delta Capacity is a Swiss-based developer of utility scale battery storage systems. The acquisition adds to Delta Capacity’s growing Nordic portfolio.
Case published 20.7.2026
Swedbank – Refinancing of Trophi’s Finnish retail real estate portfolio
We advised Swedbank AB (publ) on the refinancing of a large Finnish retail real estate portfolio owned by Trophi’s Finnish subsidiaries. Trophi is the leading Nordic real estate company focusing on grocery anchored retail properties, with 278 properties across Sweden and Finland. Finland is a market that continues to develop and is also strategically important for Trophi, accounting for approximately 30% of Trophi’s letting and property value.
Case published 17.7.2026
HANZA – Acquisition of Fortaco Finland’s heavy mechanics and assembly business
We are acting as Finnish legal advisor to HANZA in connection with its acquisition of Fortaco Finland’s heavy mechanics and assembly business. The transaction is structured as a combined asset and share acquisition and includes Fortaco Finland’s heavy mechanics and assembly operations in Finland, as well as shares in two Estonian and two Polish subsidiaries. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Founded in 2008, HANZA is a Swedish mechanical engineering and electronics contract manufacturing company listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm main list. HANZA has approximately 5,000 employees and annual sales of SEK 10 billion. We advise HANZA on this transaction in collaboration with the Swedish law firm Lindahl.
Case published 15.7.2026