Client Choice Awards 2022: Jan Lilius, Fredrik Olsson, Riikka Rannikko, and Heikki Vesikansa Selected as Exclusive Winners

We are very pleased to announce that four experienced Hannes Snellman lawyers were selected as exclusive winners in the Client Choice Awards 2022.

Specialist Partner Jan Lilius was selected as the exclusive winner of the restructuring & insolvency category in Finland. Jan’s clients have said that “Jan has extremely good communication and negotiation skills and remains highly professional and convincing even in difficult situations” and that “Jan has an outstanding capability to understand our business logic and what issues are relevant to us in different situations”.

Fredrik Olsson, Managing Partner in Stockholm, was selected as the exclusive winner of the capital markets category in Sweden. His clients say that “Fredrik Olsson is always there when you need them the most and quick to answer or find answers” and that “Fredrik Olsson is patient, straightforward, and has a down-to-earth mentality that make him great to work with”.

Riikka Rannikko, Managing Partner in Helsinki, was selected as the exclusive winner of the M&A category in Finland. Riikka’s clients state that “any time I need Riikka, she is always available to help quickly and with highest level of professionalism” and that “Riikka is fantastically responsive and consistently helpful”.

Heikki Vesikansa, Partner and Head of the Tax practice in Finland, was selected as the exclusive winner of the corporate tax category in Finland. According to Heikki’s clients, “Heikki Vesikansa has good and broad understanding of tax matters I would highly recommend his services” and “Heikki's service attitude is outstanding and always puts his clients first”.

Client Choice recognises those individuals around the world who stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market. Uniquely, lawyers can only be nominated by corporate counsel with winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 individual client assessments.