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- Ossi Haapaniemi Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd
- Janne Juusela Borenius Ltd, Attorneys at law
Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd’s ‘solutions-oriented’ Janne Juusela is a leader in the field of tax and heads a sizeable team of experienced associates, most notably Sami Tuominen. Standalone advisory work included acting for Alexander Corporate Finance on management incentive structuring for several Finnish companies, while transactional support included representing CapMan and Langholm Capital on the tax aspects of the sale of shares in cosmetics company Lumene.
Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd made a landmark appeal to the European Court of Human Rights concerning the peaceful enjoyment of property and the retroactive taxation of employee stock options. It also advised Pohjantahti Mutual Insurance Company on tax aspects of its proposed merger into Pohjola Bank, a deal which was subsequently blocked by shareholders. Head of tax Ossi Haapaniemi is noted for his financial prowess, while clients ‘appreciate the firm’s expertise and experience on all tax issues’.
Roschier provides tax and structuring advice as part of its market-leading transactional practice. The firm has invested heavily in this area in the past two years with a series of lateral hires and partner promotions, including Pekka Talari’s recruitment from Krogerus. Mika Ohtonen leads the team and advised global private equity firm The Riverside Company on tax aspects of its acquisition of European children’s wear brand Reima Oy.
Castrén & Snellman’s recently merged tax and corporate group marries the two disciplines effectively. Recent instructions include tax advice on Cramo’s €100m rights offering. ‘Excellent lawyer’ Sari Laaksonen heads the practice with strong support from counsel Leena Romppainen.
Tax specialist Antti Lehtimaja is building an ‘efficient’ and ‘value for money’ practice at Krogerus, which advises on tax planning, transactional taxation and tax litigation. Clients include a major Nordic bank and the CapMan Oyj group of companies.
Waselius & Wist’s key tax expert Niklas Thibblin gives an ‘excellent service’ that is ‘fast, reliable and straight to the point’. The team acted for a leading European satellite operator on the tax aspects of structuring its Finnish operations.
Dittmar & Indrenius provides corporate support and tax structuring advice, and augmented its practice by recruiting Kai Holkeri from PricewaterhouseCoopers. The firm advised Huhtamäki Group on the tax aspects of its intra-group financing.
Litigator and arbitrator Arto Kukkonen at HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd is known for his tax law abilities, particularly in relation to disputes, insolvency and restructuring.