Practices

Employment

Languages

English, Finnish

Klaara Lähteenoja

Senior Associate Employment

Practices

Employment

Languages

English, Finnish

Klaara advises domestic and international clients on a wide range of employment law matters. Her expertise includes general advisory for employers in the Finnish market, drafting and terminating employment and management contracts, handling co-operation proceedings, and leading performance management initiatives. She also provides guidance on employment matters related to mergers and acquisitions and workplace data protection. Additionally, Klaara has experience in commercial agreements, company law, and intellectual property.

Selected References

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.

Contacts

Counsel to a client in the medical sector in the implementation of a restructuring and temporary layoffs.

Contacts

Counsel to a client in biopharmaceutical industry in various employment law related matters, including e.g. advice related to change negotiations, working hours arrangements, changes in terms of employment, terminations of employment, issues related to family leaves as well as matters related to employee benefit.

Contacts

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

Contacts

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

Contacts

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.

Contacts

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

Professional Background

  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2025-
  • Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2018-2025
  • Waselius & Wist, 2014-2018
  • Hedman Partners, 2013

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2013
  • Aarhus University, Denmark 2011