Waselius's EU and competition team assists with all aspects of EU and national competition law, including horizontal and vertical agreements, abuse of a dominant market position issues, and merger control, public procurement and state aid mandates. Leading the team is Lotta Pohjanpalo, who is praised by clients as ‘a star in her field’ and advises clients on EU and competition law, public procurement work and regulatory matters across a wide range of industries. Counsel Sami Hartikainen is a key name for state aid issues relating to the internal market.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team headed by Lotta Pohjanpalo offers excellent in-depth expertise of competition law for merger control/transactions as well as for commercial contracts.’
‘Lotta Pohjanpalo is a star in her field.’
‘The team is very easy to reach and they always offer us the best knowledge in a very wide area of legal issues.'
‘I always get the feeling that my opinions are valuable. And they never try to steer the decision-making too much. They always make it clear what the options are and are very clear with the ups and downs.’
‘Waselius & Wist are a firm that provides timely, practical and insightful advice, are consistent in their deliveries and a trusted and long-term partner to our business in Finland.’
‘Lotta Pohjanpalo is a very strong legal professional that gives excellent advice and is firm in negotiations. She has very extensive experience in her field and is a trusted adviser to our company. I would highly recommend her.’
Key clients
- Loomis AB
- Equitix
- Pernod Ricard
- Essity
- CityBike (Inurba)
- Ascensia Diabetes Care Finland
- Royal Canin (part of the Mars companies)
- Loomis Automatia
- Olympus Finland
- Coloplast
- Steripolar
- Zimmer Biomet
- Hedin Mobility Group
- Opes Corporation
- Municipal Guarantee Board
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland
Work highlights
- Represented Hedin Mobility before the European Commission in securing unconditional Phase 1 merger control approval for its acquisition of Delta Auto.
- Advised the Municipal Guarantee Board on a €5bn state aid approval process with the European Commission securing the lawfulness of the state aid.
- Represented the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in a state aid approval process with the European Commission.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lotta Pohjanpalo