Simo is an experienced competition lawyer with a broad range of expertise covering antitrust and merger control as well as public procurement and state aid.

His areas of specialisation also include sector-specific legislation in various fields, such as pharmaceuticals. Simo has worked on secondment at the Brussels office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

Education

• Master of Laws, University of Turku (2011)
• Master of Arts (English Philology), University of Tampere (2008)

Significant Accomplishments

• Krogerus advises the shareholders of Labquality on Mérieux Equity Partners' majority acquisition
• Krogerus advises Sonae and the offeror on the tender offer for Musti Group
• Krogerus advises One Equity Partners on sale of Walki to Oji Holdings

Professional Associations

• Finnish Bar Association
• Finnish Competition Law Association

KHO 2012:32: Hankinnan tekeminen väitetyltä valtion tuen saajalta (KHO 2012:32: Making a Public Procurement from an Alleged State Aid Recipient) (Lakimies, 6/2012) (available only in Finnish)

EU:n valtiontukisääntöjen huomioiminen yrityssaneerausmenettelyssä (The Effect of EU State Aid Rules on Finnish Corporate Restructuring Proceedings) (Edilex, 2012/19) (co-author) (available only in Finnish)

Kilpailuoikeuden sanktiot ja Euroopan ihmisoikeustuomioistuimen rangaistusmääritelmä – seuraamusjärjestelmien rajankäynti EU:n muuttuvassa oikeustilassa (The Nature of Competition Law Sanctions in the Light of the European Court of Human Rights' Definitions of Criminal Sanctions) (Acta Legis Turkuensia, 1/2012) (available only in Finnish)