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Hannes Snellman (Finland) Offices
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PO BOX 333
00130/00131 HELSINKI
Finland
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Mr Mikko Huimala
Work Department
Competition
Position
Partner
Career
Mikko Huimala has extensive experience in competition law matters. He advises Finnish and international companies on all aspects of competition law, including merger control, compliance, proceedings before the competition authorities and courts, and state aid.
Prior to joining private practice in 2006, Mikko gained several years of experience of investigating cartel and other competition law infringement cases in the national competition authority and the networks of competition authorities.
Mikko has a post-graduate diploma in competition law economics from King’s College London. He has co-authored an in-depth textbook on EU and Finnish competition law (2012) and published several articles on competition law. Mikko is the president of the Finnish Competition Law Association and a member of the Finnish Bar Association’s competition law expert group. He is ranked in Chambers Europe and Best Lawyers for his work in the field of EU and competition law.
Languages
English, Finnish
Memberships
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Member of the board of the Finnish Competition Law Association for several years, previously chairman (2016–2018) and vice chairman (2014–2016)
Member of the Competition Law Expert Working Group of the Finnish Bar Association (2016–2018)
Member of the Finnish IT Law Association
Education
Partner, Hannes Snellman, 2017
Partner, Head of Competition & Regulatory, Finland, DLA Piper, 2016–2017
Post-graduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, 2011
Counsel/Senior Associate/Associate, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd, 2006–2016
Senior Research Officer/Research Officer, Finnish Competition Authority, 2003–2006
Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
Finland > EU and competition
(Leading individuals)Hannes Snellman (Finland) excels in public procurement matters, competition law and state aid work and recently advised the State of Finland and the Finnish Defence Forces on the procurement of fighter jets. The team works closely with the firm’s Stockholm-based team on cross-border mandates. Team head Mikko Huimala is a ‘great communicator’ and advises major Finnish and international corporations on merger control, state aid and behavioural issues. Anna-Maria Tamminen is a leading name for international arbitration proceedings with in-depth experience in competition litigation and regulatory mandates, while Outi Jousi has ‘top-notch expertise‘ in public procurement issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- TMT