Leena Lindberg
Partner
| Firm: | Krogerus | |
| Address: | Unioninkatu 22 Helsinki 00130 Finland | |
| Phone: | +358 (0)29 000 6371 | |
| Fax: | +358 (0)29 000 6201 | |
| Email: | Send an Email | |
| Local Time: | Wed. 07:54 | |
| Web site: | Direct Page |
Profile
Leena Lindberg advises clients on competition law assignments. Prior to joining Krogerus, Leena worked with the Finnish Competition Authority (FCA) for 14 years, where she served also as a member of the board of directors. Among her responsibilities was managing the asphalt cartel investigation that led, in September 2009, to the largest infringement fines ever imposed in Finland. Additionally, Leena was in charge of the FCA's merger control team and handled many merger and antitrust cases in the Market Court and the Supreme Administrative Court. Her other international experience includes working for the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition.
Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English
Areas of Practice
- Competition and Regulatory
- Energy
- Energy And Infrastructure
- Infrastructure
- State Aid
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Legal 500 (EMEA) 2013: "well-known and highly respected"
Chambers Europe 2013 (Competition/European Law): “She is widely considered to be 'one of the best experts' in this area, especially in anti-cartel matters and dawn raids.”
Chambers Europe 2012 (Competition/European Law): “Clients assert that ‘she has the view from both sides, and can explain the thinking behind certain authority actions more clearly. She knows competition law inside out’”
Listed as a leading regulatory lawyer by Best Lawyers 2013
Professional Associations
Finnish Bar Association
Finnish Competition Law Association
International Bar Association
Publications
Finland: Overview (Chapter on Recent Developments in Finnish Competition Law) (The European Antitrust Review 2013) (co-author with Katri Joenpolvi)
Yrityskauppatesti vaihtuu – mitä eroa testeissä on ja mikä arvioinnissa muuttuu (The New Merger Control Test – What Is the Difference and What Changes in the Assessment) (Defensor Legis, 6/2011) (available only in Finnish)
Kilpailusäännöt uudistuvat – eduskunta hyväksyi uuden kilpailulain (Competition Rules Renewed – The New Competition Act Passed in the Parliament) (Defensor Legis, 3/2011) (available only in Finnish)
Global Legal Insights: Merger Control – Finnish Country Chapter, 2011 (co-author Petteri Metsä-Tokila)
Annex “Main Points of Finnish Merger Control” in the book Reorganisation of Business Operations (co-author) (KHT-Media) (available only in Finnish)
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)