Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen Ltd., Attorneys-at-Law: enhanced expertise in insolvency issues
Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen and Asianajotoimisto Ylikraka & Co, two established Finnish law firms, join their forces. The outcome of the merger is a concentration of insolvency issue expertise, strongest in Finland. The law firm continues to operate under the business name Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen Ltd., Attorneys-at-Law.
Tomi Merenheimo, Managing Director of Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen Ltd.: “This merger is perfectly in line with our solid growth-oriented objectives, and it provides us with substantial new competence in insolvency law. Although the economy is gradually starting to take an upward turn, there is a clear need on the market for a law firm that is able to accept extensive and complex bankruptcy and debt restructuring cases. Our solid competence in financing issues gives strong support for the clients looking for innovative solutions for challenging financing situations.”
Pertti Ylikraka, Attorney and Senior Partner of Ylikraka & Co: “We are joining the forces of two experienced and competent law firms and continue to provide our clients with efficient and state-of-the-art expertise in insolvency law. From the perspective of our staff, the merger opens new windows of opportunity for professional development”.
“The law firm continues to actively develop all of its core competence areas. The merger particularly enhances our expertise in corporate arrangements and technology issues. In the future, we will further build up our dispute solving group, already strong in the past”, Managing Director Merenheimo adds.
Established in 1970, Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen Ltd is a law firm specialising in business law. With a staff comprising about 40 lawyers, the company’s focal competence areas are business operations and corporate arrangements, financing and investments, dispute solving and insolvency issues.
Further information:
Tomi Merenheimo, Managing Director of Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen Ltd
tomi.merenheimo@peltonenlaw.fi, tel. +358 40 560 6101
Pertti Ylikraka, Attorney and Senior Partner of Ylikraka & Co Oy
pertti.ylikraka@aatsto.com, tel. +358400 405 661
