Languages

English, Finnish

Assistant

Salla Mäki

Minna Juhola

Counsel Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

Languages

English, Finnish

Assistant

Salla Mäki

Minna works as a counsel mainly focusing on environmental law. She advises both domestic and international clients on matters related to environmental liabilities, planning and zoning, energy-related projects, and in matters related to natural resources and mining. Waste legislation is one of her particular areas of expertise. Minna also advises clients on various administrative court proceedings related to environmental law and zoning, and she has also gained experience on wind power projects from the permitting perspective.

Minna is currently on a parental leave.

Selected References

Parties:

Danske Bank, La Banque Postale, Neoen, Prokon

Transaction:

Counsel to Danske Bank and La Banque Postale in respect of matters of Finnish law in the project financing of a Finnish onshore wind farm portfolio consisting of the three onshore wind farms Björkliden, Lumivaara, and Storbötet, co-developed by Neoen and Prokon and currently under construction. These projects will have a combined capacity of approx. 202.5 MW.

Deal value: 

Approx. EUR 220 million

Role:

Finnish Counsel to Danske Bank and La Banque Postale

Contacts

Parties

Orange Capital Partners and another global investor (Buyers), Morgan Stanley (Seller)

Transaction

Orange Capital Partners' and another global investor's acquisition of a residential portfolio with 37 assets and 1,900 apartments from Morgan Stanley

Deal Value

Value not public

Role

Counsel to Orange Capital Partners and another global investor

Contacts

Memberships and Positions of Trust

  • Member of the Finnish Society for Environmental Law
  • Member of the Finnish Bar Association

Professional Background

  • Counsel, Hannes Snellman, 2024–
  • Trained on the Bench, District Court of Itä-Uusimaa, 2022–2023
  • Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, 2021–2024
  • HPP Attorneys, 2015–2021
  • Castrén & Snellman, 2015

Education

  • Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2015