Ville Kivistö

I am a senior counsel in Helsinki where I specialise in demanding and complex criminal court proceedings and compliance programmes.

I advise our clients in complex white-collar crime cases such as fraud, bribery, abuse of position of trust, misuse of trade secrets, bankruptcy crimes, copyright crimes, work safety offences and crimes relating to securities markets. I also have wide-ranging experience managing compliance programmes and insolvency matters. I regularly represent large and medium-sized companies in courts relating to these matters.

Demanding and broad litigations, white-collar crime cases and compliance programmes are my key expertise. My professional background and wide-ranging knowledge have taught me to observe matters from different perspectives in order to find the best solution for our clients.

Before joining Bird & Bird, I worked as a manager in a leading auditing and consulting firm where I focused on special audits and compliance programmes. Previously, I worked for several years as an investigator in charge of the economic crimes unit and was head of the asset-tracing unit.

I am a member of the Finnish Bar Association's Criminal Law Expert Group.