Competition/European Law
Finland
19 years ranked
Provided by Geradin Partners
Ilkka has over 20 years of experience with antitrust, state aid and merger control matters. He heads the firm’s Competition & Public Procurement team with the background at the Finnish Competition Authority and the Merger Task Force of the European Commission’s. Ilkka regularly litigates before the Finnish Market Court and European Commission. Ilkka has advised numerous domestic and foreign clients on M&A transactions and cooperation arrangements.
International Bar Association; Chairman of the Competition Law Expert Group, Finnish Bar Association; member of the working group preparing changes to the Competition Act.
Provided by Chambers
Ilkka Aalto-Setälä joined Geradin Partners in November 2025. He is highly regarded for his work on cartel investigations, as well as contentious and non-contentious state aid matters. He offers additional expertise in merger control filings.
Provided by Chambers
He is an exceptionally competent and accomplished legal professional, distinguished by his clear and well-founded views on the appropriate courses of action to be pursued.
Ilkka Aalto-Setälä is a very experienced and seasoned attorney, one of the best in his practice area in Finland.
He is very reliable.
We appreciate his good understanding of our business model.
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