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Pekka Leskinen

Multidisciplinary finance enthusiast and Asia specialist

finance
lawyer
international business
import export
Consulting
Pekka Leskinen
35 years old
Driving License
Helsinki (00700) Finland
Professional Status
Available soon
Available
About Me
A law school graduate and finance student with strong interest in investment banking, M&A, technology, cross-border deals and all things Japanese.

Trainee

Arqis Foreign Law Office
July 2017 to August 2017
Tokyo
Japan
  • Wrote newsletters on data protection issues (GDPR, APPI)
  • Drafted and reviewed multi-million euro contracts for the partners - including but not limited to Share Purchases Agreements, Representative Director contracts and Claim Assignments
  • Keept meeting minutes for client meetings
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Junior Advisor

Finpro Ry
January 2017 to July 2017
Tokyo
Japan
  • Performed research to create reports and presentations on industries/companies to e.g. corporate venture capital
  • Advised CxOs of Finnish companies on market entry issues, introduced potential investors, gave information on Japanese market and business culture, introduced consultants and suggested and negotiated consulting assignments
  • Maintained customer contact information and relationship database (CRM) of close to 1000 contacts on Salesforce, increasing documented relationships by 348% over comparable time period
  • Coordinated ministerial and company delegation arrangements for groups of up to 50 people
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Trainee - Export

Tikkurila Oyj
May 2016 to November 2016
Vantaa
Finland
  • Drafted changes to supply contracts with foreign subsidiaries and other legal documents after management buyout
  • GDPR preparatory work: researched existing databases for types of personal data contained and participated in drafting guidelines for data collection
  • Performed market research on 7 new countries, saving over 20 000 € over 6 months by doing previously outsourced work in-house: analyzed market & segment sizes, product requirements, competitors and partner candidates etc.
  • Estimated global market potential, determined target market and created business plan targeting $2 million in revenue for a new product type
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Editorial Assistant

Alma Talent Oy
March 2010 to May 2016
Helsinki
Finland
  • Editor in charge of a legal news magazine to 16 000 members of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
  • Editor on online legal database for approximately 400 yearly bill proposals and court of appeals cases
  • Lead a team of 5 in a content expansion project to online legal database covering 50+ years of supreme court cases
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• GPA 5/5 – top 5% in all classes, GMAT 750 – 98% percentile
• Selected as one of 27 students in 2017 from Finland to global CEMS MIM-double degree program based on leadership ability, interpersonal skills, academic success, stress tolerance and high ambition level

Masters in Law (Commercial Law)

University of Helsinki

May 2017
• GPA 4.72/5
• LL.M. with masters thesis on customer protection in investment services (MiFID/MiFID II) graded eximia and published on leading Finnish legal portal Edilex.
• Additional electives on capital markets regulation, document drafting and contract negotiations.

Exchange studies

Ritsumeikan University

August 2013
• 1 year exchange studies in study in Kyoto program at the graduate school of law. Business and language studies.

Bachelor of Laws (Commercial Law)

University of Helsinki

June 2012
• LL.B. in commercial law, with thesis on software licenses to consumers graded 5/5.
  • English
    Expert
  • Japanese
    Advanced
  • Finnish
    Expert
  • Swedish
    Intermediate
  • GMAT 750, 98th percentile
  • One of 244 students nationwide to score full points in Matriculation Examination for Mathematics, Advanced Syllabus
  • Bloomberg BAT score of 620, 97th percentile: High scores in the analysis as well as investment banking sections
  • Group leader (corporal) and valedictorian of class of 30 in NCO-school during mandatory military service (2008 – 2009)
  • Member of Mensa Finland
  • Freelance consulting
  • Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • Salesforce
  • x-hive/DB
  • Framemaker
  • Gym
  • Hiking
  • Motorsports
  • Freelance consulting