19.12.2025

Lexology Index 2025: 32 Castrén & Snellman experts highly ranked

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. 

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

Index Thought Leaders

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

To see all the winners, visit the Lexology Index website.

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NATO Innovation Fund – Kelluu’s EUR 15 million Series A funding round
We advised the NATO Innovation Fund as lead investor on Kelluu’s EUR 15 million Series A funding round, with participation from Keen Venture Partners, Gungnir Capital, and Tesi. Kelluu is a Finnish deep tech company operating the world’s largest autonomous airship fleet. We advised NIF on this transaction alongside global law firm Latham & Watkins.
Case published 17.4.2026
Nscale – Data centre project
Castrén & Snellman advised Nscale, a European AI infrastructure company, in connection with its planned data centre project in Harjavalta, Finland. The facility will be located in the Sievari industrial area. Castrén & Snellman’s advisory role encompassed the negotiation and execution of a site securing and development agreement (SSDA) with Fortum, as well as the preliminary land sale process for the Sievari site with the Town of Harjavalta. Under the SSDA, Fortum supports the advancement of Nscale’s project development, including grid connection design and permitting.
Case published 15.4.2026
Taaleri – Acquisition of a majority stake in Nordic Science Investments
We are acting as legal adviser to Taaleri Plc on its acquisition of a 51 per cent ownership stake in Nordic Science Investments Oy (NSI), marking Taaleri’s expansion into deeptech-driven venture capital. Through the transaction, Taaleri broadens its private equity offering into early-stage venture capital funds as well as the commercialisation and scaling of research-driven innovations. NSI is a Finnish venture capital fund manager operating across the Nordic and Baltic regions, focusing on early-stage investments in research- and science-based technologies. Its portfolio companies develop, among other things, health technologies, life sciences, advanced materials and AI-driven solutions. In addition to providing growth capital, NSI supports spin-out companies with strategic guidance, access to networks and assistance in building teams during the early phases of business development. NSI’s first fund, the EUR 45 million NSI Nordic Science I Ky, was established in 2024 and has to date invested in 22 early-stage companies in Finland, Sweden and the Baltic countries. Taaleri is a specialist in investments, private asset management and non-life insurance, with a strong position in renewable energy, bioindustry and housing investments as well as credit risk insurance. Taaleri has EUR 2.7 billion of assets under management in its private equity funds, co-investments and single-asset vehicles, employs approximately 130 people and is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. The founders of NSI will continue in their operational roles following the transaction. The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by the FIN-FSA.
Case published 13.4.2026
Finnish Centre for Pensions – Information design workshop
We delivered two information design workshops for the legal department of the Finnish Centre for Pensions, with participants from both legal and other professional backgrounds. In the sessions, we applied the principles of legal design thinking to the Finnish Centre for Pensions’ field of operation and background materials, also utilising AI as a design tool. The participants found the tailored training highly useful and commended the trainers for their in-depth familiarisation with the Centre’s opinion drafting process and operating environment. As a result of the workshops, our experts proposed a new structural and linguistic model for the legal department of the Finnish Centre for Pensions for drafting opinions and guidelines. The proposal was well received as clear and applicable to the participants’ everyday work. In addition, we presented tailored AI use cases to support experts, allowing for a more efficient AI-assisted way of working. Our experts who delivered the workshops combined their legal expertise with their leading experience in legal design. The participants appreciated this versatile expertise, which enabled a knowledgeable, creative and applied approach to legal writing. ‘C&S created a well-structured training tailored to our needs, providing clear direction for our organisation and concrete takeaways for our experts in their day-to-day work,’ says Mari Kuunvalo, Head Of the Legal Department at the Finnish Centre for Pensions.
Case published 10.4.2026
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