Languages

English, Finnish

Riikka Kuha

Counsel Corporate Sustainability and ESG, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Corporate Advisory

Languages

English, Finnish

Riikka specialises in the fast-evolving field of corporate sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) law, with a special focus on corporate governance and compliance, commercial contracts, ESG due diligence, and supply chain risk assessment. She advises clients on navigating and staying ahead of the rapidly increasing ESG compliance obligations and recommendations and on incorporating sustainability into corporate strategies, policies, and operations. Moreover, she has extensive experience in both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and corporate law, and she regularly advises clients on foreign direct investment (FDI) screening processes.

Riikka coordinates the firm’s cross-practice ESG activities, ensuring a cohesive approach in the multifaceted and interlinked ESG legal landscape. Additionally, Riikka is a frequent lecturer at external and internal events and education programmes on topics related to corporate sustainability and ESG.

Selected References

Parties:

ABB Switzerland Ltd.

Transaction:

ABB Switzerland Ltd.'s investment in project company Arctial

Deal value:

Value not public

Role:

Counsel to ABB Switzerland Ltd.

Contacts

Parties

Haveli Investments, M-Files Corporation

Transaction

Haveli Investments' majority recapitalisation of M-Files Corporation, a leading platform for knowledge work automation.

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Haveli Investments

Contacts

Parties:

Infranode, MPY Telecom Oyj

Transaction:

Infranode’s acquisition of MPY Telecom Oyj

Role:

Counsel to Infranode

Contacts

Parties: 

Methode Electronics, Inc., Nordic Lights Group Corporation

Transaction:

Methode Electronics, Inc.'s recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Nordic Lights Group Corporation

Deal Value:

EUR 132 million

Role:

Counsel to Methode Electronics, Inc.

Contacts

Parties

A consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital (buyer), Caverion Oyj (Target)

Transaction 

Counsel to the offeror consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital in the recommended public cash tender offer for all shares in Caverion Oyj.

Deal value 

EUR 955 million

Role 

Counsel to the offeror consortium consisting of Security Trading, Fennogens Investments, Corbis, and Bain Capital

Contacts

Parties
Vungle, Inc. (Buyer), GameRefinery Oy (Target)

Transaction
Vungle, Inc.’s acquisition of GameRefinery Oy

Deal Value
Value not public

Role
Counsel to Vungle, Inc.

Contacts

Parties

Telia Finland (Seller) and AddSecure (Buyer)

Transaction

Telia Finland’s divestment of Telia Alerta business to AddSecure

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Seller/Telia Finland

Contacts

Parties:

Cargotec Corporation, Konecranes Plc

Transaction:

The announced, but subsequently abandoned, merger of Cargotec and Konecranes in 2021-2022

Deal value:

Approx. EUR 2.7 billion

Role:

Counsel to Konecranes Plc

Contacts

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association
  • Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
  • Member of the Finnish Corporate Sustainability Law Association

Professional Background

  • Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2024–
  • Tikkurila Oyj (Secondment), 2021
  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2017–2024
  • Trained on the Bench, District Court of Helsinki, 2015
  • Waselius & Wist, 2010–2017

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2010

Publications

  • Co-author of the Finnish Chapter in the Environmental, Social & Governance: Law Over Borders Comparative Guide 2025
  • Co-author of the ESG reporting guide for Finland in the Thomson Reuters’ Country Guide series, 2024

Speaking Engagements

  • IP & Tech Horizons Seminar: ESG in the Era of AI, 2025
  • ESG Seminar on Business & Human Rights, 2024
  • "What will happen to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?", Seminar, 2024