With a focus on real estate transactions, Roschier advises on a wide variety of matters including project development agreements, lease and land lease agreements, forward funding and forward purchase work, joint ventures and asset and property management arrangements; the group is also noted for its sustainability expertise. Antti-Jussi Partanen specialises in transactional work including infrastructure and energy-related acquisitions and divestments, and leads the department, while Toni Siimes heads up the energy and infrastructure practice and has expertise in the retail and forestry industries. In 2024, Matias Wallgren joined the team, bolstering the firm’s green transition and industrial investment work, and Mika Alanko rejoined the practice following a stint in-house.
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'Roschier has fast response times, a team that's both super professional and refreshingly youthful, a wide range of services in any practice, and they consistently deliver top-notch results. It's like having a best-in-class squad for our business legal needs.'
‘Antti-Jussi Partanen has excellent real estate market knowledge, which is really helpful in deal making. I think Antti-Jussi knows the transaction market even better than some of the commercial transaction advisers. Furthermore, it is very convenient to work with Antti-Jussi and the quality of work of his and his team is top notch.'
'Roschier individuals know how to serve us well. They have a good understanding of our business and are quick to respond to requests. They make sure everything is crystal clear and see things through to the end. The whole Roschier team is solution-focused.'
'The individuals are caring and attentive to the details, with unmatched response times. They work hard on keeping a relationship with the client, and ensuring all their problems are solved.'
- 'Martti Ylinen deserves mention here. He has very sharp mind, capability to raise the right questions on the table and strong grip of all the items under discussion. And if some topic was left on the table, for 100% certainty Martti came back to the topic with answer or suggestion.’
‘Antti-Jussi Partanen is a result-oriented person with a broad understanding of the real estate sector and transactions. He can explain complex legal matters clearly, adequately and comprehensively, ensuring that clients are well-informed throughout the legal process.’
Key clients
- Altaal
- AXA Real Estate Investment Managers
- Blackstone
- Carnegie
- Deka Immobilien GmbH
- eQ Finnish Real Estate
- HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH
- KanAm Grund
- LähiTapiola
- M7 Real Estate
- Mileway
- MSD
- Nokia
- NREP
- Pareto Securities AB
- Royal Areena Oy
- Slättö
- Stockmann
- Trevian Asset Management Oy
- Wasagroup
Work highlights
- Advised the seller on the sale of a landmark office building in Keilaniemi, Espoo, currently known as Tietoevry’s headquarters.
- Advised Blackstone on the acquisition of a prime urban logistics and warehouse asset in the Helsinki Airport logistics hub from Abrdn.
- Advising Nokia Corporation on the ongoing project to build a new R&D campus on the Linnanmaa-Ritaharju plot in Oulu.
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Antti-Jussi Partanen