Ilkka Leppihalme

Practice Areas

Partner Ilkka Leppihalme leads the Competition & Public Procurement service area at Dittmar & Indrenius. Ilkka Leppihalme focuses on high-profile EU and Finnish competition law matters (e.g. cartels, damages, mergers, abuses of dominance, compliance), as well as litigation and arbitration.

He is known for having been involved in various landmark competition cases, including the largest competition cases in Finland. He regularly assesses potential competition law issues in a transactional context and possesses significant experience in both domestic and multijurisdictional merger control procedures across a wide range of industries. Mr Leppihalme has represented clients in numerous significant competition law related damages cases.

Career

Partner, Head of Competition & Public Procurement, Dittmar & Indrenius (2016-); Partner, Head of Competition, Peltonen LMR Attorneys Ltd.(2011-2015);

LMR Attorneys Ltd. (2004-2011);

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Brussels (2001-2004);

Vantaa District Court (1999-2000);

Timo Esko & Sami Uoti Attorneys (1998-1999).

Professional Memberships

Finnish Bar Association; Competition Law Expert Group of the Finnish Bar Association; International Bar Association; Antitrust Committee of the International Bar Association; American Bar Association; Finnish Competition Law Association.

Publications

The Finland chapter in Merger Control 2014-2024 and in Competition Litigation 2017-2024 (Global Legal Group).

Ilkka Leppihalme is a regular chairman and speaker at competition law conferences and seminars.