Leena Lindberg > Krogerus > Helsinki, Finland > Lawyer Profile

Krogerus
Fabianinkatu 9
00130
Finland
Leena Lindberg photo

Work Department

Competition and Regulatory; Public Procurement

Position

Partner

Career

Leena Lindberg advises clients in all kinds of competition law assignments and regulatory matters and is the head of our Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals practice. Before joining Krogerus, Leena worked at the Finnish Competition Authority, where she gained valuable experience when in charge of numerous high profile cases, including a cartel case that led to the highest fines ever imposed in Finland. She also led the authority’s merger control team and was a member of its management. Her international experience includes working at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition.

Languages

English, Finnish, Swedish

Memberships

Finnish Bar Association
Finnish Competition Law Association
International Bar Association

Education

Master of Arts (Economics for Competition Law), King’s College London, United Kingdom (2011) Post-Graduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, United Kingdom (2009) Master of Laws, University of Helsinki (1996) Master of Economic Sciences, University of Vaasa (1994)

Lawyer Rankings

Finland > EU and competition

(Leading individuals)

Leena LindbergKrogerus

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’.