Samuli Palin has broad experience in private equity, real estate and corporate matters.

Memberships and affiliations

Finnish Bar Association
International Bar Association

Educational background

Law Clerk, Vantaa District Court (1997)
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki (1997)
Studies at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands (1996)

Rankings

Legal 500 2013 (Real estate and construction): “highly experienced”

Legal 500 2012 (Real estate and construction): “excellent”

Chambers Global 2013 (Corporate/M&A): “especially active in the firm’s real estate M&A transactions”

Chambers Global 2011 (Corporate/M&A): “broad commercial knowledge and ability to solve complex problems”

Chambers Europe 2013 (Real Estate): “Samuli Palin joins the elite of Finnish real estate this year, following extensive praise from interviewees for his highly active presence in the market. One client enthused: ‘He is the go-to guy – I’d regard him as one of the leading lawyers in the field. His style is a good fit with complex situations involving international players.’ Sources especially appreciate Palin’s commercial awareness and ‘tough stance in negotiations.’”

Chambers Europe 2012 (Corporate/M&A & Real Estate): “famous for his assertive negotiating style, and clients also note his practical approach and commercial instinct”

Chambers Europe 2011 (Corporate/M&A): “solution-focused approach”

Chambers Europe 2011 (Real Estate): “extremely skilled, and an excellent negotiator with strong business sense”

Endorsed by PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 (Private Equity/ Venture Capital and Real Estate)

Listed as a leading M&A lawyer by Best Lawyers 2013

Listed in Expert Guides (2012) as a leading private equity and real estate practitioner

Publications

The Real Estate Law Review, Second Edition, chapter on Finland (Business Law Research Ltd, 2013) (co-author with Rami Salonen)

The Real Estate Law Review, chapter on Finland (Business Law Research Ltd, 2012) (co-author with Rami Salonen)

Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English

Practices: Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Real Estate

Industries: Real Estate and Construction