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Castrén & Snellman

Castrén & Snellman

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Tax

The tax department at Castrén & Snellman is particularly distinguished for its strong capabilities in tax litigation. The team’s successes include assisting clients in complex tax audits, tax avoidance and transfer pricing disputes. Seasoned tax litigator Mikko Alakare is highly regarded for his deep knowledge of direct and indirect taxation. Janne Juusela is a go-to for domestic, international, and publicly listed companies, as well as family-owned companies and their owners.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has always been very responsive and easy to work with. Especially the tax litigation part of the team's work has consistently been a pleasant experience.’
  • ‘The team is very solid, and the head of the team, Mikko Alakare, is an extremely capable individual. The team supports him well.’
  • ‘Mikko Alakare stands out clearly above the peers; he's "Mr. Tax Dispute" in Finland. ’
  • ‘Very strong personnel when it comes to deep understanding of Finnish taxation and providing insightful solutions on tax topics.’
  • ‘Janne Juusela has very deep knowledge of taxation, and he has a great ability to give condensed insights to customers who, for example, don't have the same level of understanding of complex issues.’
  • ‘It's very nice to work with Castrén & Snellman's Tax Team as they are easily available and provide what has been agreed.’

Key clients

  • Fortum Power and Heat
  • WithSecure
  • Capman Buyout
  • SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGERS NORDIC
  • The funders to Nevel Oy
  • Nokian Brewery
  • VERNE GLOBAL
  • City of Pori
  • Fortum
  • Aker Arctic Technology

Work highlights

Represented Fortum Power and Heat Oy in a case on the relationship between EU law and national tax legislation.
Acted as the Finnish legal and tax counsel for the funders to Nevel Oy on a EUR 665 million refinancing arrangement through a mix of multicurrency bank loans and private placement notes.
Advised WithSecure Oyj on certain tax matters in Diana BidCo Oy’s voluntary public cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares in WithSecure.

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Practice head

Mikko Alakare

Other key lawyers

Janne Juusela; Emmi Karvinen

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