Antti Leppänen > Avance Attorneys Ltd > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

Avance Attorneys Ltd
MANNERHEIMINTIE 20 A
00100 HELSINKI
Finland

Work Department

Tax and Structuring, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution, Investment Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate and Construction

Antti is specialized in tax law, tax disputes and tax structuring. He has extensive experience in tax matters related to M&A and real estate transactions, complex domestic and cross-border corporate structure planning as well as taxation of banking & finance and insurance. He regularly represents clients in court proceedings before administrative courts in tax dispute matters. Antti also advises his clients in the field of corporate law. He has also experience in drafting laws as he has acted as the secretary for the Working Group of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health when the Finnish Insurance Company Law was amended in 1997.

Position

Senior Advisor

Career

Avance Attorneys Ltd, Senior Advisor 2022–
KPMG Oy Ab, Tax&Legal Partner (2012 – 2022)
KPMG Oy Ab, Tax, Director (2008 – 2012)
KPMG Oy Ab, Corporate Finance, Director (2006 – 2008)
Nordea Bank Oyj, Group Corporate Law and Tax, Vice President (1999 – 2006)
Sampo Insurance Company Plc, Group Legal, Legal Counsel (1990 – 1999)
Law Office Yrjö Lehtonen Ky, Legal Counsel (1989 – 1990)
Yrjö Lehtonen International Oy, Legal Counsel (1987)

Education

Trained on the Bench, 1988
Master of Laws, University of Turku, 1987

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > Tax

(Firms to watch)

Avance Attorneys Ltd‘s growing tax practice is fully integrated into the transactional services and dispute resolution teams of the firm. Sebastian Kallas leads the practice, which was further strengthened when Antti Leppänen joined as senior advisor in late 2022.