Dittmar & Indrenius' competition and public procurement practice stands out due to its ‘broad and at the same time deep experience in all aspects of Finnish competition law, ranging from antitrust infringements over merger control to private damage claims’; it also represents clients in significant competition infringement and antitrust damages cases. Ilkka Leppihalme leads the team and has been praised by clients for his ’wealth of knowledge and experience’, especially related to antitrust matters, cartel investigations, merger control filings and the competition aspects of M&A transactions. While Toni Kalliokoski specialises in competition litigation with a particular focus on damages claims, Jussi Koivusalo is experienced in antitrust investigations and advisory work.
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Testimonials
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‘Ilkka Leppihalme and Toni Kalliokoski have shown an extreme professionality within competition law. One of their most important features is the capability of guiding their customers and making the customer feel very good and secure even in difficult situations.’
‘Aarne Puisto is a very talented, well focused, and super skilled lawyer. Despite his scientific interest, or perhaps because of that - he manages to express himself clearly and practically. I greatly appreciate his wide-ranging expertise and extremely pleasant demeanor.'
- 'Ilkka Leppihalme is experienced, reliable, extremely clear and precise, and also fast. He has good situational awareness and an excellent service attitude. He's a great guy.’
‘Ilkka Leppihalme is an outstanding practitioner and is our go-to contact whenever it comes to competition law in Finland.’
‘Dittmar & Indrenus is a leading Finnish firm with broad and at the same time deep experience in all aspects of Finnish competition law ranging from antitrust infringements over merger control to private damage claims. They stand out as they are always on top of new developments and trends.’
‘Ilkka Leppihalme is a wonderful antitrust lawyer and one of my main go-to people for anything related to Finland.’
‘Clear, concise and exhaustive advice from the associate all the way to the partner level. Jussi Koivusalo stands out as exceptionally responsive and knowledgeable, while Riikka Kanerva has proven a 'name to watch'.’
‘Ilkka Leppihalme stands out for his approachability, his wealth of knowledge and experience and his ability to put that knowledge and experience to use to quickly and accurately advise on complex matters.’
Key clients
- Ahlsell
- Atria
- Baxter
- Blackstone Group
- Bouygues Group
- CapMan
- City of Espoo
- General Electric
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Kingspan Group
- KLAR Partners
- MB Funds
- NielsenIQ
- Nobina
- Olympus
- OP Financial Group
- Partners Group
- Providence Equity
- Veho
- Viaplay Group
Work highlights
- Representing Ahlsell in competition infringement proceedings in the Market Court.
- Represented Nobina in the Court of Justice of the European Union in a large state aid recovery case over unlawful aid granted to Nobina's competitor.
- Advising Svenska Handelsbanken on all competition law aspects relating to the sale of most of its Finnish operations.
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Ilkka Leppihalme