Markus Kokko

Markus is a highly regarded disputes lawyer with a practice spanning the full breadth of commercial litigation and international arbitration. He advises clients on some of the most demanding and consequential cases in the market, bringing strategic clarity and decisive advocacy to proceedings of the highest complexity.

His practice encompasses a wide spectrum of commercial disputes across sectors including construction and real estate, industrial projects, financial markets, international trade, mining, retail and wholesale, and professional services. Markus regularly serves as lead counsel in large-scale disputes, guiding clients through both domestic court proceedings and international arbitration under the rules of various arbitration institutes.

Alongside his commercial disputes practice, Markus has developed a prominent practice in corporate criminal law. He represents companies and C-suite executives in sensitive criminal investigations and regulatory proceedings involving insider trading, corruption, environmental violations, and tax-related offences, providing robust and discreet counsel at every stage of an investigation.

Markus is consistently recognised as a leading practitioner by the most authoritative legal directories, including Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, and Best Lawyers. He also serves as an arbitrator in commercial proceedings and contributes regularly to the legal community through speaking engagements and published scholarship on litigation and arbitration.

Markus heads the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration,Corporate Crime and Investigations practices.