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Borenius

Borenius

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Finland

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EU and competition

Borenius‘ core focus lies in competition, antitrust, and state aid law, specialising in private enforcement, merger control, and public procurement matters at both the EU and domestic levels. The firm has built a strong reputation for handling cartel investigations before the FCCA and Finnish courts. Henriikka Piekkala brings experience in matters related to state aid and regulated markets, mainly in the telecoms and postal industries.
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Accolades

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Borenius has a depth of experience. They always work with a competent team that is always easy to reach.’
  • ‘Henriikka Piekkala is expert.’
  • ‘Strong team with deep sector-specific expertise. We have always been very pleased with their pragmatic advice.’
  • ‘Team has an extensive set of expertise which helps us to navigate through our issues. You can use this office as a one-stop shopping. They respond very quickly, which is at least for us very important.’
  • ‘Strong experience on the field. They have excellent and pragmatic lawyers.’
  • ‘Good understanding of customer needs and practical approaches to challenges faced.’

Key clients

  • Finnair Oyj
  • Finavia Oyj
  • City of Turku
  • KELA
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Netflix, Inc
  • Viljava
  • The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries
  • Uponor Oyj Oy
  • L’Oréal Finland
  • The Finnish Real Estate Management Federation
  • Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District

Work highlights

Represented the incumbents Uponor Suomi Oy and Uponor Infra Oy in a matter concerning an alleged cartel in the market of plastic infrared pipe products before the Finnish Market Court.
Advised the Finnish Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry in a state aid complaint before European Commission.
Advised fully state-owned Suomen Viljava Oy, Finland’s largest service company, on investigations stemming from a state aid complaint concerning the establishment and operations of Viljava’s subsidiary Oat Mill Finland Oy.

Lawyers

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Ilkka Aalto-Setälä
Ilkka Aalto-Setälä
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Henriikka Piekkala