Ville Kivistö

I am a partner 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, litigations and arbitration. I have handled numerous litigation cases involving various fraud and bribery offences, breaches of trade secrets, safety and security offences, environmental offences and securities market offences. Many cases have involved complex damage issues, as well as management and corporate liability.  

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.