Maisa Nikkola
Bird & BirdBird & Bird’s employment practice provides its clients with a comprehensive range of legal advice across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law. The team, which is part of the firm's Nordic-wide employment practice, also covers business immigration work, employee incentives and benefits matters, and advises on collective negotiations, covenants and confidentiality issues; it also has notable expertise in handling transaction-related employment work. Maisa Nikkola and Teea Kemppinen lead the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We have been working closely with Bird & Bird on several assignments. They are very easy to cooperate with, they have excellent understanding of employment law issues and manage projects in an efficient way.'
‘Teea Kemppinen provides excellent employment law advice on cross-border matters and is always available.’
‘Very professional, personal and proactive approach’
‘Capability, know-how, proactiveness and reliability. My main contact has been Teea Kemppinen.'
‘My full recommendation for Maisa Nikkola - she has an excellent ability to find a solution to complex disputes and thorough understanding of the complexities of employment law.’
Key clients
- S-Pankki
- Juuri Partners
- Konecranes Plc
- Eficode
Work highlights
- Advised S-Bank Plc on the acquisition of the Finnish private customer, asset management and investment services operations of Svenska Handelsbanken AB.
- Advised Juuri Partners on its investment into DAF Group, a Nordic company in charge of managing and developing the business of Subway restaurants in Finland and Sweden.
- Advised Eficode on securing a significant investment from Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Teea Kemppinen
Bird & BirdPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Maisa Nikkola, Teea Kemppinen