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Anne Björklund

Counsel
Attorney-at-Law, Specialist Counsel

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Languages: Finnish, English

Anne acts as a Legal Counsel in issues related to competition law, public procurement, government support, state aid and employment law.

Anne has much experience in handling cases related to dominant positions and horizontal restrictive practices in the service of the Finnish competition authority, in working as a national expert in the European Commission, and in representing the Finnish competition authority in legal workshops.

As Attorneys-at-Law, she has handled client companies’ cases related to competition law and issues related to public procurement, state aid and government support. She has represented client companies in several issues related to public procurement, both in the Market Court and in the Supreme Administrative Court, and in issues related to state aid in the Administrative Courts and in the Commission of the European Union.

She writes expert articles and replies estions in the public procurement-related information services section maintained by Edita Publishing Oy on a monthly basis. She is also a regular trainer in Edilex Pro seminars.

In addition to the above, Anne has drawn up employment and director agreements and employment and service relationship termination agreements as well as advised in the implementation of co-operation negotiations. Among her other activities, Anne has provided telephone consultation in matters relating to labour law for the member companies of Fashion Finland Est 1917 Oy (formerly Fashion Finland Oy) in 2015 to 2021.

In addition to her professional career, she has also engaged in writing professional literature on competition law. Anne also writes monthly expert articles on public procurements (Credita) for the public procurements information service section maintained by Edita Publishing Ltd (since 2013 and continuing).

Anne has contributed to the professional literature in competition law, most recently about information exchange in competition law.

  • Lexology ”Getting the deal through” (Competition compliance) published in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
  • “Tietojenvaihto kilpailua tehostamassa” (Information exchange enforcing competition) in the FCA’s yearbook 2011
  • “Tietojenvaihto” (Information exchange) published by Lakimiesliiton Kustannus Oy in 2011
Eversheds Attorneys Ltd. (previously Attorneys JB Eversheds Ltd, Attorneys-at-Law Ltd and Bûtzow Attorneys Ltd) Specialist Counsel, 2013–
Procopé & Hornborg Attorneys Ltd, Specialist Counsel, Co-head of competition law, 2008-2013
Peltonen, Ruokonen & Itäinen Ltd, Associate 2001-2008
Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, Research Officer and Senior Research Officer, 1997-2001
District Court of Hyvinkää, Trainee District Judge, 1996
Institute of International Economic Law (KATTI) / University of Helsinki, Co-ordinator, 1995

Memberships:
Association of Finnish Lawyers
Finnish Bar Association
Finnish Competition Law Association and Julkisten Hankintojen Yhdistys ry (Public Procurement Association)
 
Attorney-at-Law, 2005–2008, 2009-
Master of Laws trained on the bench, District Court of Hyvinkää, 1996 
LL.M. (Master in European and International Law), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1994 
Master of Laws, University of Turku, 1992
Anne Björklund

Counsel

Attorney-at-Law, Specialist Counsel

Anne Björklund

Counsel

Attorney-at-Law, Specialist Counsel

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