Jill Winter

Senior Associate / Helsinki

About Jill

Jill advises our clients primarily on assignments related to banking and finance. She has extensive experience in advising financial institutions, sponsors and corporate borrowers on domestic and cross-border financing arrangements, with a particular focus on bank lending and debt capital markets transactions.

Jill’s practice covers a broad range of financing matters, including general corporate lending, real estate financing, leveraged finance, restructurings and structured finance. She also regularly advises on bond issuances across the credit spectrum, from high yield to investment grade.

Jill joined Borenius as an Associate in 2020. She has also gained valuable in-house experience from working as a visiting legal counsel at Danske Bank A/S, which has provided her with practical insight into the legal, commercial, and operational aspects of loan and debt capital markets transactions.

In addition to her Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Helsinki, Jill holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and Business Administration from Hanken School of Economics.

Service areas

Rankings

IFRL1000

  • Banking & Finance – Rising Star
  • Banking & Finance – Key Lawyer

The Legal 500

“Special mention to Jill Winter: extremely professional, solutions-driven and proactive.”
“Jill is highly competent. Jill’s proactive advice and forward-looking process management ensured successful closing of our transaction.”

Career

  • Senior Associate, Borenius, 2023–
  • Associate, Borenius, 2020–2023
  • Legal Counsel (Secondee), Large Corporates & Institutions, Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch, 2023

Education

  • Bar Admission, 2024, Helsinki, Finland
  • Master of Laws, 2020, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, 2018, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland

Languages

  • Swedish, Finnish, English