Legal 500 writes:

Castrén & Snellmancontinues to field a market-leading real estate and construction practice. Recent work includes advising Hemsö Fastighets on its acquisition of a healthcare and senior care property portfolio worth approximately €100M. Practice head Matias Wallgren has two decades of experience and is highly recommended for environmental law issues. Of counsel Rami Laatsalo joined from Krogerus in 2014.

Krogerus advised Sveafastigheter Fund III on a cross-border deal which saw properties worth €124M sold to Swedish property company Trophi Fastighets AB. Team head Samuli Palinis highly recommended.

Roschier advised UBS Real Estate on the sale of four office buildings for €64M. Other work highlights included representing Trevian Care I in the divestment of a portfolio worth €100M, and advising Allianz Real Estate on the acquisition of a 50% interest in Kamppi Shopping Centre in Helsinki. Practice head Mika Alankois recommended.

Seven leading individuals are named in the report: Timo Airisto (White & Case),Mika Alanko (Roschier), Christopher Charpentier (Avance Attorneys),Christian Fogelholm (Borenius),Mathias Lindqvist (Avance Attorneys),Tapio Teräkivi (Hannes Snellman) and Matias Wallgren (Castrén & Snellman).

Legal 500 is conducted annually and is one of the most prestigious international ranking of lawyers, much due to the clients themselves conducting the reviews.