Castrén & Snellman’s tax team advises clients on large-scale transactions and restructuring processes, and has a focus on tax litigation relating to tax audits, tax avoidance or transfer pricing issues. Practice head Mikko Alakare has vast experience spanning direct and indirect tax mandates as well as tax disputes. Janne Juusela, who joined from Borenius in April 2023, specialises in corporate tax, international tax law, mergers and acquisitions, and tax litigation; while Sari Laaksonen has a strong track record in advising on the cross-border aspects and structuring of M&A, real estate and financing transactions.

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‘The team has grown a lot and forms a solid and integral part of an excellent law firm.’
‘Mikko Alakare is clearly the key player and masters all key areas of tax law, which is quite extraordinary, and he is very pleasant to work with.’
‘Very reactive. Very helpful to assist local teams with any issue faced.’
‘Relevant high-quality experience and straight forward thinking - no nonsense in approach wide variety of knowledge in all tax areas.’
‘Janne Juusela, a newcomer to the team, has exceptional highly valued experience in corporate tax, a thought leader in taxation in Finland. Mikko Alakare is building career blocks by taking strong responsibility of client projects. Sari Laaksonen has a solid performance in all aspects.’

Key clients

Fortum Oyj
Vantaan Energia Oy
Oomi Oy
Vattenfall
Nevel Oy
Excelerate Energy INC.
OX2
Impinj Inc.
Litorina Capital
SRC-Sibelco N.V.
Reka Industrial
Mutares
Speechly
Samla Capital
Level Equity Management
F-Secure

Work highlights

Advised Vattenfall on an arrangement whereby Vattenfall and Metsähallitus agreed on the development and construction of Finland’s first offshore wind farm in the open sea area.
Acted for a German investment management company in a tax dispute concerning the tax treatment of a German investment fund investing mainly in real estate.
Advised Excelerate Energy on the conclusion of a lease agreement with Gasgrid Finland Oy for the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) Exemplar.

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