Practice Expertise

  • Competition and Regulatory
  • Energy
  • Energy And Infrastructure
  • Infrastructure

Areas of Practice

  • Competition and Regulatory
  • Energy
  • Energy And Infrastructure
  • Infrastructure
  • Competition & Regulatory
  • Public Procurement
  • State Aid
  • View More

Profile

Leena advises clients in all kinds of competition law assignments and regulatory matters and is the head of our Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals practice. Before joining our firm, 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.

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)

Areas of Practice

  • Competition and Regulatory
  • Energy
  • Energy And Infrastructure
  • Infrastructure
  • Competition & Regulatory
  • Public Procurement
  • State Aid

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • Krogerus advises Cervi Talotekniikka on three acquisitions
  • Krogerus advises LocalTapiola on its acquisition of majority shareholding in Finnish P&C Insurance
  • Krogerus advises PSG Equity and Verdane on sale of Nomentia to Inflexion


Professional Associations
  • Finnish Bar Association
  • Finnish Competition Law Association
  • International Bar Association


Articles

The European Antitrust Review, Finland Chapter (Global Competition Review, 2015) (co-author with Katri Joenpolvi)

Merger Control (Finland Chapter) (Second Edition, Thomson Reuters, 2014) (co-author with Katri Joenpolvi)

Finland Chapter (IFLR Merger Control 2014) (International Financial Law Review) (co-author with Katri Joenpolvi)

Legislative Amendments Provide the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority with New Powers (Expert Guide: Competition and Antitrust Law 2013) (co-author with Katri Joenpolvi)

Finland: Overview (Chapter on Recent Developments in Finnish Competition Law) (The European Antitrust Review 2014) (co-author with Katri Joenpolvi)

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 – Finland Chapter, 2013 (Global Legal Group, second edition) (co-author with Petteri Metsä-Tokila)

Global Legal Insights: Merger Control – Finnish Country Chapter, 2011 (Global Legal Group, first edition) (co-author with Petteri Metsä-Tokila)

Annex “Main Points of Finnish Merger Control” in the book Reorganisation of Business Operations (co-author) (KHT-Media, 2012) (available only in Finnish)

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