Simo Autio > Krogerus > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

Krogerus
Fabianinkatu 9
00130
Finland
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Work Department

Public Procurement ; Environment ; Competition & Regulatory

Position

Partner

Career

Simo is an experienced competition lawyer with a broad range of expertise covering antitrust and merger control as well as public procurement and state aid. His areas of specialisation also include sector-specific legislation in various fields, such as pharmaceuticals.

Languages

English; Finnish; Swedish; French

Education

Master of Laws, University of Turku (2011)
Master of Arts (English Philology), University of Tampere (2008)

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > EU and competition

(Next Generation Partners)

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Krogerus‘ ‘team of highly skilled attorneys possesses a remarkable combination of expertise, dedication, and a client-centric approach that sets it apart in the legal field’, frequently assisting with horizontal and vertical competition law arrangements, merger control procedures, procurement work and regulatory matters, as well as dominance issues and state aid assessments. The department is jointly led by the ‘stand out’ Katri Joenpolvi and ‘top-notch professional’ Leena Lindberg; Joenpolvi has extensive knowledge of competition law and proceedings pertaining to cartels and vertical restraints, while Lindberg advises clients on merger control issues and antitrust, state aid and public procurement cases. Simo Autio‘s practice also covers internal market rules and general EU law; he is praised for his ‘excellent and extensive knowledge and insight in his field’.