HPP Attorneys offers comprehensive support in the antitrust space, with particular experience of cartel litigation and proceedings before the National Competition Authority, the Finnish Market Court, and the Supreme Administrative Court. The firm advises clients on complex EU competition matters, including merger control and abuse of dominance, representing Finnish and multinational companies from the finance, forestry, infrastructure, and pharmaceutical sectors. Tuomas Saraste heads the practice and is noted for handling merger control, abuse of dominance, and cartel matters. Co-head Anna Roubier focuses on antitrust issues.

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  • ‘Easy to reach.’
  • ‘A professional team with a wide range of expertise.’
  • ‘Customer-centric, quick response times.’

Key clients

  • Metsä Group
  • Finavia
  • Beretta Holding
  • Wihuri
  • FMC Corporation
  • The Simply Blue Group
  • NCC
  • CGI
  • Caverion
  • Stark Suomi
  • Pernod Ricard Sweden Ab
  • Lease Deal Group Oyj
  • Euromaster (part of Michelin Group)

Work highlights

  • Assisted Metsä Group, a multinational forestry group with an annual turnover exceeding €6bn, in appeal proceedings before the Finnish administrative court in a case involving a question on the legality of EU’s emissions trading legislation.
  • Represented a multinational, a Canadian based ICT company CGI in the FSR -process at the EU Commission relating to a public procurement process.
  • Represented Elvera in merger control proceedings regarding a transaction where Elvera acquired Voimatel’s Electricity Network Business.

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Practice head

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Tuomas Saraste, Anna Roubier