Saara Kyhälä specialises in real estate and corporate transactions.
Saara heads our Real Estate, Construction and Environment practice and advises on a wide range of real estate matters, including real estate transactions, lease agreements, property development projects, as well as zoning and permitting matters. She also assists clients in matters relating to real estate funds.
Saara has extensive experience in corporate transactions across various industries, including related contractual arrangements such as shareholders’ agreements.
She also has broad experience in other contractual and corporate law matters.
Saara is highly appreciated by our clients and has been described in legal directories such as Legal 500, including:
“Good quality services and cooperation with real estate team (Saara Raitala).” – Legal 500, 2023
“Saara Raitala has deep know-how of real estate transactions.” – Legal 500, 2023
Outside of work, Saara is a passionate alpine skier and stays active in a variety of sports.
Saara has extensive experience in corporate transactions across various industries, including related contractual arrangements such as shareholders’ agreements.
She also has broad experience in other contractual and corporate law matters.
Saara is highly appreciated by our clients and has been described in legal directories such as Legal 500, including:
“Good quality services and cooperation with real estate team (Saara Raitala).” – Legal 500, 2023
“Saara Raitala has deep know-how of real estate transactions.” – Legal 500, 2023
Outside of work, Saara is a passionate alpine skier and stays active in a variety of sports.
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Saara’s recent experience includes, for example:
- advising the buyers in a real estate transaction in which NIAM sold the Plaza Alto office property in Aviapolis
- advising the buyers in a major residential portfolio transaction in the Helsinki metropolitan area
Saara’s team at Eversheds Sutherland Finland is ranked Tier 3 in both Chambers and Legal 500.
- Eversheds Attorneys Ltd, Partner, 2015-
- Attorneys JB Eversheds Ltd, Partner 2014–2015
- Attorneys-at-Law Juridia Bützow Ltd, Partner, 2013–2014
- Bützow Attorneys Ltd, Partner, 2010–2013
- Bützow Attorneys Ltd, Associate, 2004–2009
- Bützow Attorneys Ltd, Trainee, 2001–2003
Memberships:
- Finnish Bar Association
- Member of the Finnish Bar Association, 2008
- Master of Laws., 2004
- Academy of American and International Law, 06/2005