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Bird & Bird Finland has a very experienced competition and EU law team with a deep knowledge of all competition law areas. We advise on all aspects of EU and national competition law including merger control, cartels & anti-trust investigations, public procurement matters, competitive neutrality, and State Aid. Our group is often praised for its litigation expertise, ability to handle cross-border cases and experience in IP and technology related cases. 


In addition to complex litigation work, our team has played a very active role in some of the firm's largest M&A assignments, underscoring our team’s seamless collaboration with our firm’s Corporate team and other practice groups as well. In particular, FSR and FDI related advice and fillings have kept our team busy over the last year. 


Our clients benefit from our status as one of only two major global firms active in this is area in Finland. Our global reach, combined with our strong local presence, enables us to offer market-leading advice across key jurisdictions in Europe and Asia. For this reason, Bird & Brid remains one of the absolute leaders in Finland for handling complex cross-border work and we are equally adept at assisting local clients expanding their business abroad as we are at advising international clients on their operations in Finland. We are one of the few firms that combine highly recommended competition lawyers in all of the major European jurisdictions with a strong presence in Brussels.

Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - Finland

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bird & Bird enters the rankings this year on the back of notable activity in the area of merger clearance notifications. The law firm also assists with competition compliance queries, as well as representing clients in behavioural investigations.

Work Highlights

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  • Bird & Bird assisted Oji Holdings with the competition law aspects of its proposed acquisition of the Walki Group.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Katia Duncker
4
Katia Duncker
4
Band 4

Katia Duncker is a popular choice for clients from the TMT sector, assisting them with competition law disputes and state aid matters. She also advises on merger control filings and competition law compliance mandates.

Katia Duncker is a dedicated and experienced lawyer who is easy to talk to.

She has excellent knowledge and, in addition to that, a strong ability to communicate well in delicate matters relating to discussions with the competition authority.

Katia Duncker has a practical view.

Katia Duncker is a very knowledgeable and brilliant attorney with deep experience in complex competition matters.

She provides carefully considered and pragmatic legal advice. She is a pleasure to work with.

Ranked Lawyers at
Bird & Bird

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Competition/European Law

Katia Duncker
4
Katia Duncker
4
Band 4

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