Klaara Lähteenoja
Klaara Lähteenoja
Klaara advises domestic and international clients in a broad scope of matters related to employment law, such as general advisory for employers in the Finnish market, drafting of employment and management contracts and terminations thereof, co-operation proceedings, as well as employment issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Klaara has previous experience in commercial agreements, intellectual property rights, and dispute resolution.
References
Counsel to a client in the medical sector in the implementation of a restructuring and temporary layoffs.
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Klaara Lähteenoja
Parties
ABB and Hitachi
Transaction
Sale of ABB's Power Grids business to Hitachi
Deal Value
Enterprise Value of USD 11 billion for 100% of Power Grids
Role
Finnish Counsel to ABB
Heidi Haanpää
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Klaara Lähteenoja
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Ella Mäkijärvi
Parties
ABB and FIMER S.p.A
Transaction
Sale of ABB's solar inverter business to FIMER S.p.A
Deal Value
Value not public
Role
Finnish Counsel to ABB
Heidi Haanpää
Agda Vähä-Piikkiö
Klaara Lähteenoja
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Counsel to a Finnish subsidiary of a global public listed company in the pharma sector, in the integration process following an acquisition of another global public listed company in the same sector. Our advice has included both advice relating to the combination and restructuring of the operations, co-operation proceedings relating to reduction of workforce as well as ongoing employment and management related guidance.
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Klaara Lähteenoja
Parties
Peab AB (Buyer), YIT Corporation (Seller), YIT’s Nordic paving and mineral aggregates businesses (Targets)
Transaction
YIT’s sale of its Nordic paving and mineral aggregates businesses in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark to Peab
Deal Value
EUR 280 million
Role
Counsel to YIT Corporation
Mikko Heinonen
Jesper Nevalainen
Klaus Metsä-Simola
Heikki Vesikansa
Harri Vehviläinen
Markus Bremer
Emmi Kantola
Johanna Haltia-Tapio
Klaara Lähteenoja
Memberships and Positions of Trust
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
- Member of the Finnish Labour Law Association
- Member of the Association of Finnish Lawyers
Education and Professional Background
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2025-
- Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2018-2025
- Associate, Waselius & Wist, 2014-2018
- Associate, Hedman Partners, 2013
- Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2013
- Thesis Trainee, Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2012
- Aarhus University, Denmark 2011
- Legal Trainee, Fennia Mutual Insurance Company, 2010-2012
- Trainee, Lammi & Partners, 2009-2010
- Trainee, Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., 2009
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