Ilkka Aalto-Setälä
Partner · HelsinkiOutside role
GP Expert Profile
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- Current titles
- Partner, Geradin Partners · since Nov 2025GP website
Outside roleheld at the same time as the GP role
- Chairman, Competition Law Expert Group, Finnish Bar Association · AssociationGP websiteLinkedIn
- Co-founder and board member, Finnish Competition Law Association · BoardGP website
- GP office
- Helsinki
- ExpertiseKeywords: hover for the reason
- Former positions and employers
BoreniusLaw firmLinkedIn
- Partner and head of competition practise · 2005-2025
White & CaseLaw firmLinkedIn
- Local partner and head of antitrust practise (Helsinki) · 2003-2005
RoschierLaw firmLinkedIn
- Attorney at law · 1997-2003
Finnish Competition AuthorityCompetition authority or regulatorLinkedIn
- Researcher · 1994-1997
European CommissionEU institutionLinkedIn
- National Expert · 1996
- OrganisationsMemberships, boards, networks
- Ministerial working group on the Finnish Competition Act, MemberGP website
- Finnish Competition Law Association, Co-founderLinkedIn
- Additional interestsAs stated by the person
Nothing stated on LinkedIn or the GP website.
- Languages
Not stated on the GP website or LinkedIn.
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- Publications
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- Talks & events
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- Media
- GuestGuest of this podcast or showHostHosts this podcast or showInterviewedInterviewed in this pieceQuotedTheir words are quoted in this piece
- Cases
- Counsel on the caseIn the Geradin Partners team on this case
- Rankings & awards
- RankedRanked in this legal guideAwardedReceived this award, alone or with the GP team
- Own postTheir own post on LinkedInResharedReshared someone else's post on LinkedIn
- Only mentioned
- MentionedNamed in the item, without taking part (never counted)
Last 24 months · 20
18 Nov 2026
TalkUpcomingKauppakamarin ValtiontukipäiväSpeakerKauppakamari“Nämä teemat ainakin käsittelemme:”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
8 Oct 2026
ArticleEditorial on Finland's decision to host Belarus's national football team in HelsinkiAuthorGERADIN PARTNERS Quarterly Sports & Competition Law Newsletter (Q3 2026)“In his editorial, Ilkka Aalto-Setälä looks at Finland’s decision to host Belarus’s national football team in Helsinki.”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Trevor Soames
7 Oct 2026
NewsletterGeradin Partners’ Quarterly Sports & Competition Law Newsletter – Q3 2026AuthorGeradin Partners“Editorial By Ilkka Aalto-Setälä As this edition of the Geradin Partners Sports Newsletter goes to press, the Finnish football community has already played a match that was about much more than football.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
7 Oct 2026
ArticleEditorial on politics and sports after the Finland v Belarus matchAuthorGeradin Partners“the newsletter has an editorial by Ilkka Aalto-Setälä about politics and sports following the controversial match between Finland and Belarus”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Stijn Huijts
1 Oct 2026
NewsletterGeradin Partners’ Monthly EU Litigation Briefing – October 2026“Comment from Ilkka Aalto-Setälä: The judgment confirms the wide discretion of authorities to decide how they organize their statutory public services.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
28 Sep 2026
ArticleWhen the Authority Has Already Read the Document, Is the Remedy Still Effective?“Authors: Ilkka Aalto‑Setälä, Marie-Laure Combet and Thomas Funke”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
24 Sep 2026
Case newsRequest for action to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority on S Group's conduct in grocery retail, filed for MTK and SLCCounsel on the caseTalouselämä“Yesterday, the request for action that we submitted to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority on behalf of Finnish Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK)”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
19 Aug 2026
AwardChair of the Competition Law Expert Group of the Finnish Bar Association, 2026 to 2028 termAwardedFinnish Bar Association“I am very pleased and honoured to share that I have been appointed Chair of the Competition Law Expert Group of the Finnish Bar Association”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
23 Jul 2026
Academic paperKilpailunrajoitukset – Lainsäädäntö käytännössä“Kirjan kirjoittajilla – Ilkka Aalto-Setälällä, Antti Aineella, Henrik Koivuniemellä, Petri Lehdolla, Henriikka Piekkalalla, Markus Stenborgilla ja Pertti Virtasella”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
7 Jul 2026
ArticleQuarterly Sports & Competition Law Newsletter: Q2 review and Q3 outlookCo-authorGeradin Partnerswith Stijn Huijts, Saimi Merenlahti, Ruben Elkerbout, Jennifer Reeves, Konstantina Bania, Patrick Teague, David Gallagher“Konstantina Bania, Patrick Teague, Ilkka Aalto-Setälä and David Gallagher, with a huge thanks to Saimi Merenlahti for pulling together the first edition.”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Jennifer Reeves
4 Jun 2026
TalkPanel at the European Commission conference on competition law and competitivenessPanellistEuropean Commission“I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion at the European Commission conference on competition law and competitiveness”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
27 May 2026
Case newsKKV esittää noin 9,4 miljoonan euron seuraamusmaksuja luonnonmarja-alan kartellista“Kiitos yhteistyöstä asiakkaalle, Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto (KKV), tiimimme Suomessa GERADIN PARTNERS (erityisesti Henrik J. Koivuniemi)”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
5 May 2026
ReportFinland chapter published in Global Legal Insights – Cartels 2026“Warm thanks to our co-authors Ilkka Aalto-Setälä, Henrik J. Koivuniemi and Elisa Parkkinen for the excellent collaboration on this publication.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
4 May 2026
ArticleCartels Laws and Regulations 2026 | Finland“Many thanks to my co-authors Henrik J. Koivuniemi and Elisa Parkkinen for their valuable collaboration on this article.”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
2 Apr 2026
Academic paperGP Monthly EU Litigation Briefing - April 2026“with comments from me and my litigation colleagues, this time Ilkka Aalto-Setälä, Marc Barennes, Thomas G. Funke, Ruben Elkerbout”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Ruben Elkerbout
2026
RankingChambers Europe 2026: Competition/European Law (Finland), Band 2“Ilkka Aalto-Setälä, Europe 2026, Geradin Partners: Chambers European Guide, Competition/European Law - Finland, Band 1”
Where this sentence is: Page on chambers.com
17 Nov 2025
Press articleGeradin Partners boosts Finnish arm with partner hire from local rivalQuotedThe Global Legal Post“Geradin Partners has hired competition law specialist Ilkka Aalto-Setälä as a partner-elect from local rival Borenius [...] Aalto-Setälä, who praised his new firm’s international platform and leading position in European competition law”
Where this sentence is: Page on globallegalpost.com
12 Nov 2025
Blog postBulevardin notifikaation pääkirjoitus 12.11.2025: Milloin viestintä hinnoista on kiellettyä EU:n kilpailuoikeudessa?AuthorBulevardin NotifikaatioYritysten välinen kilpailu perustuu epävarmuuteen: kukaan ei tarkalleen tiedä, miten kilpailijat hinnoittelevat, investoivat tai reagoivat markkinoiden muutoksiin tulevaisuudessa. Tietynasteinen epävarmuus pitää kilpailun toisaalta hengissä, mutta liiallisuuksissaan saattaa johtaa markkinoiden luottamuksen…
7 Apr 2025
Podcast#73 Ajankohtaista kriittisten yrityskauppojen valvonnasta, Ilkka Aalto-Setälä & Henriikka PiekkalaStudiossa ovat kilpailutiimimme vetäjä ja osakas Ilkka Aalto-Setälä sekä tiimin Counsel Henriikka Piekkala.
Source: Named in the episode title
2025
Article
Only mentioned · 2 items naming this person without them taking part (never counted)
2 Sep 2026
NewsletterGeradin Partners’ Monthly EU Litigation Briefing – July/August 2026“On 1 October 2026, our Helsinki office will host a seminar on cartel damages litigation in France, Germany and Finland, with Marc Barennes and Thomas Funke, moderated by Ilkka Aalto-Setälä.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com
22 Jul 2026
ReportICLG – Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2026 guide (Finland)MentionedGeradin Partners“Papers & Reports 22/07/26 ICLG – Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2026 guide (Finland) VA26_Chapter 4_Finland Download Ilkka Aalto-Setälä”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com