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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We are advising Terrieri Kiinteistöt Ky and A. Ahlström Kiinteistöt Oy in the sale of a modern production and logistics building complex to Swedish property investment company Catena AB. We are also assisting S-Bank Building Plot non-UCITS Fund which in connection with the transaction, has agreed to sell the land area where the building complex is located to Catena AB. The building complex located in the immediate vicinity of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport was completed in 2021 and comprises approximately 23,260 square metres of leasable area, fully leased to Cramo Finland Oy. The approximately 140,000-square-metre plot offers additional long-term development potential in the form of approximately 45,000 square metres of additional building rights.
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