Saimi Merenlahti

Associate · Amsterdam

smerenlahti@geradinpartners.com +31642561775 LinkedIn GP profile

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Current titles: Associate, Geradin Partners · since Jan 2024GP website
GP office: Amsterdam
ExpertiseKeywords: hover for the reason: Digital Services Act Public affairs and government relations Sustainability and ESG Online platforms and big tech
Former positions and employers: WoltCompanyLinkedIn
EU Policy Analyst · 2022-2023
OrganisationsMemberships, boards, networks: European Careers Association Maastricht, Active Member · 2020-2021LinkedIn
ELSA Maastricht, Academic Activities Committee Member · 2019-2020LinkedIn
ESN Maastricht, Member · 2019-2020LinkedIn
ACE International Faculty Association, Freshmen Committee Member · 2018-2019LinkedIn
ESN Rotterdam, Social Committee Member · 2018-2019LinkedIn
Flow Festival, Volunteer Team Leader · until 2018LinkedIn
Additional interestsAs stated by the person: Student associationsLinkedIn
Festival volunteeringLinkedIn
Languages: Finnish (native) · English (fluent) · French (limited) · Spanish (limited) · Swedish (limited)LinkedIn

Publications9wrote or co-wrote

Talks & events0spoke, moderated, organised

Media0guest, host, interviewed, quoted

Cases0in the GP team

Rankings & awards0legal guides, awards

Last activity19 Aug 2026counts: last 24 months

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Last 24 months · 9

19 Aug 2026
Blog post
While Spain took the trophy, Luxembourg took another look at the rulebook
Co-authorGP Competition Law Blogwith Ruben Elkerbout
This July, while the rest of us were tuned in to the World Cup, remarkably, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered a hat-trick of its own: three football-related judgments. Beyond the beautiful game, they shared a common question, namely, how to reconcile the regulatory and disciplinary…
Source: Byline on GP Competition Law Blog
7 Jul 2026
Article
Quarterly Sports & Competition Law Newsletter: Q2 review and Q3 outlook
Co-authorGeradin Partnerswith Stijn Huijts, Ruben Elkerbout, Jennifer Reeves, Konstantina Bania, Patrick Teague, Ilkka Aalto-Setälä, David Gallagher
“Konstantina Bania, Patrick Teague, Ilkka Aalto-Setälä and David Gallagher, and special shoutout to Saimi Merenlahti for helping with this first edition.”
Where this sentence is: LinkedIn post by Marc Barennes
18 Jun 2026
Blog post
The revised FDI Screening Regulation 2026 and its implications for national FDI regimes
Co-authorGP Competition Law Blogwith Daniel Baker, Sam Wolters, Mattijs Baneke, Ghazale Mandegarian-Fricke, Marie-Laure Combet, Lasse Nordström, Annagreta Sirén
On 8 June 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted a revised Regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments in the EU (revised FDI Regulation or Regulation).[1] The new rules replace the current FDI screening framework that has been in force since October 2020 (current FDI Regulation).[2] The…
Source: Byline on GP Competition Law Blog
26 May 2026
Blog post
Belgian Market Court upholds BCA’s interim measures against UCI gear ratio rule
Co-authorGP Competition Law Blogwith Stijn Huijts, Ruben Elkerbout
On 20 May 2026, the Market Court (Brussels Court of Appeal) dismissed an appeal brought by the International Cycling Union (“UCI”) against interim measures imposed by the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) in October 2025, keeping in place the interim suspension of the UCI’s controversial “maximum gear ratio”…
Source: Byline on GP Competition Law Blog
22 Apr 2026
Blog post
Power Cables and Cardboard Packaging: Sumal confirmed and refined
Co-authorGP Competition Law Blogwith Stijn Huijts, Ruben Elkerbout, Philine Wassenaar
On 16 April 2026 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the joined cases C-672/23 Electricity & Water Authority of the Government of Bahrain and Others (Power Cables) and C-673/23 Smurfit Kappa Europe and Others (Cardboard Packaging). The ruling further clarifies the interaction…
Source: Byline on GP Competition Law Blog
22 Apr 2026
Article
Blog post on the CJEU ruling in Power Cables and Cardboard Packaging (anchor defendants under Article 8(1) Brussels I bis)
Co-authorThe Thicketwith Stijn Huijts, Ruben Elkerbout, Philine Wassenaar
“drafted together with my colleagues Stijn Huijts, Ruben Elkerbout and Philine Wassenaar”
Where this sentence is: Their LinkedIn post
24 Nov 2025
Blog post
The Amazon DSA Designation Appeal: the General Court Rejects Amazon’s Broad Fundamental-Rights Challenge
Co-authorThe Platform Law Blogwith Jérémie Jourdan, Konstantina Bania
The last few months have seen a series of Digital Services Act (DSA) judgments by the General Court (GC) of the European Union, the first three of which were examined in an earlier blog post. The latest in this series of judgments, handed down on 19 November 2025, is Amazon EU v Commission (Case T-367/23),
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog
6 Oct 2025
Blog post
The Dawn of DSA Enforcement: Lessons from the Digital Services Coordinators’ First Annual Reports
Co-authorThe Platform Law Blogwith Jérémie Jourdan, Sam Wolters
Introduction The Digital Services Act: A Paradigm Shift in Platform Regulation The European Union’s Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, the Digital Services Act (DSA), represents a landmark shift in the governance of the digital sphere. Fully applicable since 17 February 2024, the DSA establishes a harmonised legal framework…
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog
31 Jan 2025
Blog post
Looking ahead at private enforcement of the DMA and why the DB Station judgment does not hinder standalone damages claims
Co-authorThe Platform Law Blogwith Ruben Elkerbout, Philine Wassenaar
As we approach the anniversary of the date the first designated gatekeepers had to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), it seems appropriate to delve deeper into the (private) enforcement aspect of the regulation. This is even more fitting given the recent rumours that the European Commission (Commission) is…
Source: Byline on The Platform Law Blog

Only mentioned · 1 item naming this person without them taking part (never counted)

7 Oct 2026
Newsletter
Geradin Partners’ Quarterly Sports & Competition Law Newsletter – Q3 2026
MentionedGeradin Partnerswith Ilkka Aalto-Setälä
“Ruben Elkerbout, Saimi Merenlahti, Sigrid Soetaert, “While Spain took the trophy, Luxembourg took another look at the rulebook”, The Competition Law Blog from Geradin Partners.”
Where this sentence is: Article on geradinpartners.com