Ari advises on M&A and banking and corporate finance related questions.

Prior to joining B&K, Ari worked as a legal adviser for the Helsinki Chamber of Commerce and at various corporate finance functions at Sampo Bank, including as a lawyer and as a credit analyst. During 1997 - 1999 he worked as a legal counsel at the New York branch of the bank.

Ari is a member of the board of directors for Finnish subsidiaries of international companies. He holds a MBA from Columbia University in New York in addition to his law degree from Helsinki University.

Ari has been a B&K partner since 2006 and also heads the firm's Transactions Group.