Castrén & Snellman > Helsinki, Finland > Firm Profile

‘C&S are knowledgeable on local market practice, provide sufficient senior attention as well as cross-team collaboration to support with transactions.’

‘Large enough team and good understanding of customers need. When working with a small organisation they can help you to concentrate on the most important things.’

‘They understand the underlying business you are financing and its specific needs.’

‘The team has resources to advise on the most challenging finance transactions.’

‘Sakari Lukinmaa is a seasoned finance lawyer who make things happen.’

‘C&S’ banking and finance team has wide legal knowledge, from lending to capital markets issues etc. They always give clear and thorough advice.’

‘Minna Korhonen stands out for her practical view on real estate financing.’

‘Deep competence in capital markets laws, helpful and friendly attitude.’

‘Janne Lauha can always help and answer our questions. He is available and can explain the recommended solutions. Great competence and attitude.’

‘The work of Janne Lauha and Teresa Kauppila is highly appreciated. Both are exceptional lawyers and always put the client’s interests first.’

‘Janne Lauha provides excellent support – he understands our business needs and responds swiftly to complicated questions.’

‘Teresa Kauppila is efficient in her support and great with providing practical advice for complex situations.’

‘They have an excellent team, seem to have a good team spirit which also mirrors in how they perform. They are good at managing M&A projects and assist in-house teams.’

‘Benjamin Bade is easy to approach, friendly, knowledgeable and pragmatic. He is also solution driven and leads his team efficiently. Warm recommendation.’

‘A solid team working very well together. Quick turnaround in challenging questions, pragmatic and solution oriented.’

‘Lead partner Thomas Landell clearly stands out from the rest. Extremely capable, experienced, hands-on, very clear in written and spoken communication. A very pleasant person to work with, never failed in any manner.’

‘Benjamin Bade is commercial, hands-on, and professional. Achieves excellent results.’

‘It was a pleasure to work with the team. The team was very good at keeping the momentum of the transaction and took responsibility. The communication was excellent.’

‘Tuomas Lehtinen is great with his work when it comes to large cases in international arbitration.’

‘Ilona Karppinen and Anders Forss are both excellent lawyers and very pleasant to work with. They have a good business understanding and provide business-oriented solutions. All in all highly experienced, can simplify complex issues and can find solutions in difficult cases and in tight timelines. The quality of their work is very high.’

‘Uwe Uusitalo is a thought leader and experienced in working with multicultural teams effectively. Jerker Pitkänen is diligent, thorough and always one or two steps ahead in thinking of the possible solutions and outcomes.’

‘I find this to be the best disputes team in Finland. Very knowledgeable in procedure, including international arbitration, and with a distinct focus on quality in every aspect. Detailed and strategic at the same time, structured and pragmatic. A pleasure to work with.’

‘Anders Forss is a senior figure in Finnish dispute resolution without being very senior age-wise. He thinks things through, sees the broader picture and steers the advice to the point.’

‘Ilona Karppinen is sharp, focused, very result driven and provides quality advice both on substance and points of strategy.’

‘The team brings a wealth of experience to the table.’

‘Anders Forss is an innovative lawyer with the ability really break down the issues into pieces and bringing the other side on the defensive.’

‘Outi Tähtinen’s approach is always practical and solution oriented, understanding the very realities of business life. When turning to C&S I know that I get high quality service and get the support I need and when I need it to deal with any employment case at hand.’

‘Castren’s employment law team are the strongest employment law team in Finland. They solve the client’s problems in the best way. The collaboration with the client and other law firms on multi-jurisdictional projects is excellent.’

‘Tomi Kemppainen provides excellent advice in all employment law issues and is always available for the client. Outi Tähtinen understands the clients’ needs and provides to-the-point advice. Mikko Hanni is a very skilled lawyer and a future employment law star.’

‘Tomi Kemppainen and Outi Tähtinen are outstanding in both service and legal knowledge – most trusted adviser.’

‘One of the biggest, if not the biggest employment team in town. They are good in everything related to employment law, and always give precise, timely and comprehensive advice. The quality of the work is always impeccable.’

‘Sanna Honkinen is my go-to lawyer, when employment law related advice is needed. She delivers every time and answers questions we even don’t realise to ask. The expertise, quality of drafting and professionalism in communicating is always top-notch.’

‘Very professional and knowledgeable counsel, competences in high level. They do their homework very well. They are easy to approach, they respond in a timely manner. Promises are always kept. When asking for advice they give the big picture. They have your back – always, you can fully trust the advice you get from them.’

‘Mikko Hanni is awesome. He has good experience and he knows a lot. He has also great sense of humor but always so professional. He offers many solutions to choose from when possible. He is very easy to work with and he is flexible beyond what could be asked for. He is very clear with his communication. I trust him fully.’

‘Large team with very good knowledge of competition law – I would trust them with any related issues.’

‘Jussi Nieminen is an excellent lawyer and very easy to work with. He provides precise advice.’

‘They provide pragmatic legal advice without taking any shortcuts, extremely knowledgeable within their legal fields, of the firms different practice areas, and about the Finnish and Nordic market.’

‘Suzanne Simon-Bellamy is highly qualified and truly a rising star. She is easy to work with, diligent and an excellent lawyer.’

‘Jussi Nieminen is responsive, easy to work with and understands the client’s needs and commercial dimension very well. Works to find practical solutions and efficient ways forward. Is able to explain complex matters in a straightforward and good way, including to non-lawyers.’

‘Kiti Karvinen is a true specialist who is thorough in her work and very knowledgeable within the competition law area.’

‘Jussi Nieminen is calm, practical and diligent. Helps to understand the big picture and keeps track of details that are easily forgotten by a busy in-house counsel.’

‘C&S has one of the leading real estate practices in Finland. They have a strong position especially in demanding real estate transactions and development projects.’

‘Antti Kaakkola has taken part in many of the biggest deals in the industry during the past few years, and in my books his skills and quality of work is almost unmatched.’

‘Elina Marttala is a very talented and skilled person. She has a practical way to think about different solutions.’

‘Minna Korhonen has helped us in cases where financing related expertise has been needed. She’s done excellent work and stands out with the level of service and response times.’

‘Antti Kaakkola is a very talented and wise attorney. He can identify the most important things. He negotiates in a solution-seeking way.’

‘Antti Kaakkola, a partner with strong commercial acumen, excellent industry reach and can-do service attitude.’

‘C&S’ is truly a full-service law firm as they can provide high-end legal advice in various areas of law.’

‘Antti Kaakkola is very talented and one of the most promising younger generation real estate partners in Finland. We have noted his in-depth understanding on both legal and commercial aspects of real estate transactions (and business needs of the industry behind them) as well as appreciate his pragmatic and solution-oriented approach regardless of whether he advises us or our counterparties.’

‘Excellent lawyers. Great litigators and legal advisors. Extremely good knowledge about the market and our specific business needs. Proactive.’

‘Kim Parviainen is an excellent lawyer, writes the best briefs, so nice to work with and know everything about the law. ’

‘A highly professional team with insight into software contracting such as project contracts, SaaS environments, sanction policies, etc.’

‘Exceptional expertise in the privacy team.’

‘Exceptional expertise of practice leads, solid associates.’

‘In-depth understanding of the logistics business and the legal framework.’

‘Richard Langenskiöld has exceptionally good skills and expertise in drafting and negotiating complex international contracts.’

‘They have a great team covering all kinds of maritime and transport and Rickard Langenskiöld is by far the best Finnish lawyer within this area.’

‘Rickard Langenskiöld stands out as an exceptional maritime lawyer.’

‘Unique knowledge of the maritime business. Especially Rickard Langenskiöld.’

‘They really had good experience and knowledge about maritime logistics. Very relevant and operational understanding about the activities and risks involved in port operations and voyages.’

‘Castrén & Snellman’s maritime and transport practice is one of the few strong teams in Finland in this area that we can rely on when such specialist knowhow is required.’

‘Rickard Langenskiöld has been our company’s key contact for years and has proven to be a reliable and very capable specialist contact in our logistics-related matters. He is solution-oriented and has also been able to serve us well when thinking outside of the box has been a necessity.’

‘The team has grown a lot and forms a solid and integral part of an excellent law firm.’

‘Mikko Alakare is clearly the key player and masters all key areas of tax law, which is quite extraordinary, and he is very pleasant to work with.’

‘Very reactive. Very helpful to assist local teams with any issue faced.’

‘Relevant high-quality experience and straight forward thinking – no nonsense in approach wide variety of knowledge in all tax areas.’

‘Janne Juusela, a newcomer to the team, has exceptional highly valued experience in corporate tax, a thought leader in taxation in Finland. Mikko Alakare is building career blocks by taking strong responsibility of client projects. Sari Laaksonen has a solid performance in all aspects.’