Ilkka Aalto-Setälä

Antitrust & Marketing; EU and competition.

Partner Ilkka Aalto-Setälä has worked over 25 years with antitrust and merger control matters. Ilkka has defended successfully the client against the Finnish Competition Authority’s first attempt (Digita/Yle/Telia) to prohibit the deal.

Ilkka advises companies and governmental agencies on competition and marketing law issues at national and EU level, including merger control, abuse of dominant position, cartels, state aid and public procurement. Ilkka also litigates on a regular basis before the Finnish Market Court and the European Commission. Ilkka has advised numerous domestic and foreign clients on M&A transactions and cooperation arrangements. Important authority bodies, such as National Emergency Supply Agency have also been among his clients. He heads the firm's Competition & Public Procurement team.

LL.M. 1994, University of Turku, Finland; Admitted to the Bar 1999, Helsinki, Finland.