Hannes Snellman is a leading Finnish business law firm entrusted by its clients in matters of critical importance. We are visionary, dedicated, and human — a team of outstanding professionals who work together in a collaborative and empowering environment.
We are a community of individuals working towards a shared goal. With us, everyone is part of the team from day one. We believe our team spirit makes a difference not only to our people but also to our clients — when our people thrive, our clients get the best results.
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Antti Nyberg
Markus Bremer
Matias Moberg
Renowned for our extraordinary breadth and depth of expertise, we are one of the largest, most respected and experienced finance teams in Finland.
We represent both lenders and borrowers in a wide variety of financing transactions, including secured and unsecured bank lending, bond issues, security structuring, hybrid and derivative instruments, and securitisation transactions. Our team also has a strong presence in real estate financing and project financing within the renewable energy field and extensive experience in insolvency and restructuring mandates.
Our finance lawyers work closely with specialists from our Real Assets, Capital Markets, Tax, and M&A Practices, offering the multi-practice advice needed to complete even the most challenging transactions. We are recognised as pioneers in our field, advising on leveraged acquisitions, corporate lending, asset finance, securitisation, and restructurings for financial sponsors, borrowers, and lenders.
Additionally, we provide comprehensive advisory services on all aspects of banking and financial markets regulation. We advise local and international banks and other financial institutions on financial regulatory matters relating to licensing and registration issues, derivatives and other financial instruments, and various types of financial structures.
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"Excellent team – our preferred partner in complex financings."
"Ranked Tier 1."
"Very broad team in terms of people, knowledge and experience. Can take on any case and excel. Great work ethic."
"Their practice has more breadth and versatility than their peers in the Finnish market which makes them generally capable of handling more demanding assignments."
"It is one of the key firms in Finland with strong individuals and seamless team work."
"Ranked Band 1."
"Hannes Snellman is very pragmatic and solution-oriented. There is a very broad knowledge base among the team, and a very high level of service and responsiveness."
"The team is very responsive and provides pragmatic, fast advice."
"It is a brilliant team – the best in Helsinki. It has an outstanding and large pool of experts with the capability to advise on major landmark transactions."
"Hannes Snellman has an extremely strong team with an outstanding understanding of both our needs and the finance markets, as well as the ability to deliver under time pressure."
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Viivi Miettinen
Kristian Suominen
Pauliina Sutinen
Jari Tukiainen
Kadri Vatman
Elisa Viiri
Janina Havia
Sanna Kanth
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