Henrik Sandholm and Touko Raitis invited to become partners in Eversheds Attorneys Ltd

The partners’ meeting of Eversheds Attorneys Ltd. decided, on 18 May 2022, to invite Attorney-at-Law Henrik Sandholm and Attorney-at-Law Touko Raitis to become partners in the company.

 Henrik Sandholm is an experienced advisor in major international and domestic corporate transactions. Henrik also deals with real estate transactions and related lease agreements and other arrangements. He specialises in arrangements and assignments in the energy sector, especially related to renewable energy.

Touko Raitis has extensive experience in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings of various sizes. He advises our clients in a broad range of corporate assignments related to insolvency law, both as an appointed administrator in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings and as a member of the team in some of the most notable insolvency proceedings in Finland. He also regularly advises our corporate and private clients in litigation in courts and in arbitration as well as in conciliation proceedings.

Touko and Henrik have both joined Eversheds early on in their careers and have progressed to Specialist Counsels. Touko has also headed our Turku office since the beginning of 2020.

“I am delighted to be able to announce our new Partner-elects. For several years, Touko and Henrik have both done excellent work with long-term effort for the benefit of our clients. Their partnerships represent, on the one hand, continuity, and on the other hand, the importance of true teamwork and continuous development. I am extremely happy that they want to continue developing our firm as partners”, comments Managing Partner Jari Salminen.

“I value highly the trust I have received from my long-term colleagues. I want to continue to provide high-quality service to our clients with my professional colleagues. The corporate transaction market has recently reached record levels and our firm's transaction team is one of the best on the Finnish market. Development has been rapid in the energy sector, particularly in renewable energy, and will continue to accelerate. It feels great to be involved in developing our firm on a long-term basis in these challenging and fast-moving times”, Henrik Sandholm says. 

“I have had the privilege to take part in developing our firm and at the same time to grow as a specialist already for nine years. I am extremely happy to take this next step forward in my career at Eversheds. I am grateful for the trust of our clients and my colleagues. I sincerely believe that our firm will continue to develop and meet the needs of the changing world. As a future partner of our firm, I will for my part be able to ensure that we will provide the best possible service for our clients, while also being an excellent employer for our entire personnel”, says Touko Raitis.