Mr Michael Okkonen > Dechert LLP > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
480 AVENUE LOUISE
BOX 13A
1050 BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mr Michael Okkonen
Work Department
Antitrust
Position
Partner
Career
Michael Okkonen focuses his practice on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, with a particular focus on cartel and abuse of dominance matters, and complex merger control proceedings. He also advises on issues relating to the control of foreign direct investment (FDI).
Languages
English, French, Finnish and Russian
Memberships
American Bar Association (ABA)
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Competition: EU and global
Dechert LLP‘s team comprises a ‘collection of very talented individuals, with a deep knowledge of competition law‘. The group is well versed in EU, Belgian, German and UK merger control work, abuse of dominance cases, state aid issues, and follow-on litigation. Alec Burnside 
is singled out by one client as ‘an acknowledged leader in the field‘. Other notable names include Brussels-based pactice head Clemens Graf York von Wartenburg and Michael Okkonen, who was recently promoted to partner. US-based Mike Cowie and Steven Bizar oversee the global practice.