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Dittmar & Indrenius supports its clients in their most challenging assignments, with particular focus on transactional work, infringement proceedings, competition law compliance, and public procurement.

Our highly-ranked practice is widely recognised as one of the leading competition law practices in Finland. The lawyers have been involved in all of the country’s biggest competition cases – covering the infringement and/or the damages aspects. The team has a strong understanding of both national and EU competition law enforcement.

Our expertise covers all aspects of competition law, including merger control and other transactional work, foreign direct investment (FDI) control and the foreign subsidies regulation (FSR), cartel investigations and leniency, horizontal and vertical agreements, abuses of dominance, state aid, litigation and competition damages cases. W

The team also has strong expertise and experience in advising both contracting authorities and tenderers on all key phases of public procurement, from preparing tender procedures to resolving disputes. Our notable strength lies in review procedures before the Market Court, either representing the appellant or defending the legality of a procurement on behalf of the contracting authority or the winning bidder. The lawyers are well-versed in competition law and public procurement questions across all sectors.

Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - Finland

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Dittmar & Indrenius is well regarded for its ability to advise clients on the competition law aspects of corporate transactions, including phase II merger control investigations and FDI filings. In addition, the law firm offers experience representing clients in behavioural investigations and assists potential monopolies with competition law compliance. It is a popular choice with clients from the pharmaceutical sector. Team members provide further expertise in contentious and non-contentious public procurement mandates.

Work Highlights

  • Dittmar & Indrenius assisted Fennia Group with the merger control aspects of its proposed acquisition of Sb Life Insurance.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ilkka Leppihalme
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Ilkka Leppihalme
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Band 1

Ilkka Leppihalme is highly regarded for his experience assisting with high value merger control filings, including those requiring phase II investigations. He also has notable expertise in investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour, such as possible cartel involvement. He has further experience in competition law compliance mandates, including acting for potentially dominant companies.

Ilkka Leppihalme is an excellent leader for the process and the team.

He is an outstanding competition lawyer: he is very technically skilled and a good communicator.

Ilkka Leppihalme is really my go-to man in Finland.

Aarne Puisto
Aarne Puisto
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Aarne Puisto enters the rankings this year on the back of his work advising both bidders and procuring entities on contentious and non-contentious matters related to public procurement, such as tender submissions and appeal procedures. He has experience advising clients in a range of sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and defence, as well as religious organisations.

Aarne Puisto is exceptionally talented, with a spot-on attitude.

He demonstrates a high level of expertise, strong service orientation, an approachable manner and an exceptional ability to quickly understand the specific requirements of the client's industry.

Aarne Puisto always finds a solution, understands our business logic as if he were employed by us, and provides thoughtful, analytical advice. I consider working with him as a competitive advantage.

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Finland

Competition/European Law

Ilkka Leppihalme
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Ilkka Leppihalme
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Band 1
Competition/European Law: Public Procurement

Aarne Puisto
Aarne Puisto
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