Practices

Employment

Languages

Finnish, English, French

Annika Sillanpää

Associate Employment

Practices

Employment

Languages

Finnish, English, French

Annika advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of employment law, including terminations of employment, reorganisations, change negotiations, employee representation matters, and drafting director and employment agreements. She also provides advice on questions related to transnational employee representation matters, such as European Work Councils.

Selected References

Hannes Snellman acted as the Finnish counsel to Coral Tree Partners in its investment in DMC Production, one of the fastest-growing live sports production companies in Europe.

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We further advised the client in the implementation of restructurings and temporary layoffs, changes to terms of employment, and handling of employee claims, also including claims to the Ombudsman for Equality and the Non-Discrimination.

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Counsel to a company in the gaming industry on the closure of the operations in Finland and related employment law matters.

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Parties

NYAB AB, Dovre Group Plc

Transaction

NYAB AB's acquisition of Dovre Group Plc’s Norwegian consulting business and global project personnel business.

Deal Value

EUR 34 million

Role

Counsel to NYAB AB

Contacts

Parties

Sampo plc and Topdanmark A/S

Transaction

Sampo plc's recommended public exchange offer for the shares in Topdanmark A/S

Deal Value

DKK 33 billion

Role

Counsel to Sampo plc

Contacts

Parties

Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation

Transaction

Cargotec’s partial demerger and separation of Kalmar

Deal Value

Approx. EUR 2.0 billion (illustrative carve-out sales)

Role

Counsel to Cargotec Corporation and Kalmar Corporation

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Parties

Trelleborg AB, BP-Tech Group Oy

Transaction

Trelleborg AB acquires BP-Tech Group Oy

Deal value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Trelleborg AB

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Counsel to several publicly traded companies in questions related to arrangement of employee participation both within Finland and cross borders.

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Counsel to a client in the media sector before the Insurance Court and the Pension Appeal Board in precedent-setting matters concerning application of the Finnish pension legislation.

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Counsel to a global client in the telecoms industry in a global reorganisation of workforce as well as in varying day-to-day employment law matters, such as contract amendments and analysis related to post-contractual restrictive covenants.

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Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Labour Law Association

Professional Background

  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2023–

Education

  • Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration), University of Vaasa, 2024
  • Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2023
  • Bachelor of Science (Business Administration), University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2017