HPP Attorneys is geared to support clients on antitrust matters, including cartel and dominance proceedings, with a focus on the renewable and defence and securities sectors. In addition, the firm has recently seen an increase in state aid regulation and FDI-related matters. Anna Roubier leads the practice, with experience in merger control, antitrust, and FDI proceedings, and a focus on cross-border cases. Maarika Joutsimo leads on public procurement matters. Maria Metso specialises in antitrust advice and proceedings, and state aid matters for medicine, chemical, and forestry clients.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The HPP team were proactive, and their communications were clear and not too formal. The quality of their work was above expected, especially their writing style. In meetings they spoke up and challenged our team sufficiently.’
- ‘Ease in communication, sticking to agreed timelines, communicating their timeline clearly. Maarika Joutsimo and Anna Roubier were great to work with and their style of working suited our organisation's values.’
- ‘We work in a field that has very little guidance on EU state aid rules. We have benefitted from our counsel's ability to adjust to this situation and think a bit outside of the box.’
- ‘We work with Anna Roubier who is always readily available to brainstorm on difficult cases.’
- ‘This practice stands out for its highly skilled and helpful team, known for openly sharing their expertise, and we as well as our members value the team's deep knowledge. The team's openness and responsiveness make them a reliable and trusted partner for us.’
- ‘The individuals I work with stand out for their deep expertise and genuine dedication to our cooperation. I’ve especially valued working with Anna Roubier, whose insight and reliability have consistently made a difference.’
Key clients
- Metsä Group
- SUMI Oy
- Suursavon Sähkö
- The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
- The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland
Work highlights
Assisting Metsä Group in appeal proceedings before the Finnish administrative court in a case involving a question on the legality of the EU’s emissions trading legislation.
Assisted the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications with public procurement and state aid issues with respect to the assessment of certain contractual arrangements in which the ministry is involved in the context of opening passenger rail transport to competition in Finland.
Assisting a Finnish company group active in the food services industry in a civil litigation process that involves arguments based on anti-competitive non-poach restrictions, raised as a defence in a claim for contractual damages.
Practice head
Anna Roubier
Other key lawyers
Maarika Joutsimo; Maria Metso