DLA Piper strengthens Corporate and Tax capabilities in Finland

DLA Piper has appointed Antti Paloniemi as Head of Tax in Helsinki, Finland, effective from 24 August 2020. Antti has significant experience in advising clients on a broad range of tax matters. Before joining DLA Piper, he has worked for tax authorities, Big4 consulting firms and an international law firm. Antti advises clients on M&A taxation, domestic and international corporate income taxation, buy and sell side tax due diligence, W&I matters, as well as on structuring assignments. His work covers also tax controversy matters, assistance with tax audits and advance ruling processes.

Furthermore, Jonathan Andersin has been appointed as Counsel in the Corporate team in Helsinki, effective from 28 September 2020. Jonathan joins the firm from another law firm. He advises clients on corporate and M&A deals including private equity deals, debt financing transactions and fund formation. Jonathan is experienced also in the field of venture capital having worked with numerous Finnish start-up and growth companies as well as both domestic and foreign VC investors.

Matti Ylä-Mononen, Country Managing Partner of DLA Piper in Finland, said: "We are delighted to welcome Antti and Jonathan to the firm. They both are highly skilled lawyers and they will add depth and breadth to our strong and growing Corporate & Tax practices in Finland. Their competences are a great fit to our team and complement our offering in the areas of W&I, VC and PE. Antti and Jonathan will work closely together particularly with our corporate and finance partners to ensure we deliver fully integrated advice to our clients.”

“Our Corporate practise has grown just in a few years as one of the most notable Corporate and M&A advisory teams in our market. DLA Piper has been the number one legal advisor in the Nordic region for three consecutive years in terms of the deal volumes by Mergermarket, and the recently released Mergermarket Q3 report again lists DLA Piper as number one in the Nordics and as the highest ranked international law firm (6th) in Finland. Now that we are starting to see the transaction market really picking up after a quieter period, we are very pleased that we have strengthened our team at the right time”, Ylä-Mononen continued.   

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