The Legal 500 EMEA has ranked eight of Castrén & Snellman’s services in Tier 1 and two services in Tier 2. The publication reviewed a total of ten practice areas in Finland this year. Our St Petersburg office’s M&A expertise was also acknowledged, maintaining its position in Tier 2. Marko Hentunen, Jan Kuhlefelt, Anna Kuusniemi-Laine, Niklas Langenskiöld, Rickard Langenskiöld, Kimmo Rekola, Tero Tuomisto and Matias Wallgren were ranked Leading Lawyers in Finland again.
10.4.2015
The 2015 Edition of The Legal 500 Ranked Eight of Our Services in Tier 1
The publication had, e.g. the following to say about our firm:
Intellectual Property: ‘Team head Sakari Salonen’s attention to clients is “first class”.’
Capital Markets: ‘For many, Castrén & Snellman is “the number-one firm when it comes to domestic bond issuances in Finland”. In addition to its strength in debt capital markets, the firm played a key role in most of the major Finnish IPOs in 2013 and 2014.’
Real Estate and Construction: ‘Castrén & Snellman continues to field a market-leading real estate and construction practice.’
Banking and Finance: ‘Tero Tuomisto “possesses a top-notch combination of legal expertise and market knowledge”.’
This year the Legal 500 covered the following services in Finland:
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Special investment fund managed by Mandatum – Sale of PMK Building
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Case published 13.7.2026
Suominen Corporation – Rights Issue
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Case published 6.7.2026
Nordea Bank Abp and Avain Yhtiöt – A financing arrangement of a real estate portfolio
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Case published 2.7.2026