About Kimmo Mettälä
Background
Key professional highlights
Kimmo Mettälä Consulting Ltd, Founder 2019 to date
Krogerus Attorneys, Helsinki, Partner (7 years, then Of Counsel) 2011 – 2019
LMR Attorneys, Helsinki, Partner 1997 – 2011
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, Counsel 1993 – 1996
Heikki Haapaniemi Law Offices, Helsinki, Senior Associate, then Partner 1990 – 1993
The World Bank, Washington, D.C., Counsel 1988 – 1990
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Washington, D.C., Associate Attorney 1985 – 1987
KONE Corporation, Helsinki, Legal Counsel, International Operations 1980 – 1984
Education and qualifications
LL.M. (Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.) 1985
Master of Laws (University of Helsinki) 1980
Member of the Finnish Bar Association (through 2019)
Member of the New York State Bar
Languages
Fully fluent in English and Finnish, conversational fluency in Swedish and Spanish
Legal surveys and rankings
Highly ranked in leading international legal surveys including Chambers, The Legal500, IFLR1000, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal. Rankings and editorial comments include:
- Who’s Who Legal 2019, 2020, 2021: Listed as Global Leader (Banking-Finance)
- Best Lawyers 2019: Listed in Banking and Finance Law and Corporate Law
- Chambers Global 2017 (Banking and Finance): Kimmo Mettälä is “service-minded, clear, concise and to-the-point”.
- Chambers Global 2016 (Banking and Finance): Kimmo Mettälä receives praise from clients for his financing practice: “He is very capable, he finds answers and knows the industry very well”
“He has notable strength on US-related mandates, particularly as he is dual-qualified in Finland and the USA”.
CV
Biography 12/2020