Competition and regulatory

“Extremely competent, trustworthy and flexible service. We have been very satisfied and have achieved remarkable victories with the team.”
— Legal 500

Our top-ranked competition and regulatory practice advises clients on all aspects of EU and competition law, including merger control and other M&A related antitrust matters, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, as well as private enforcement. We have significant experience in public procurement and state aid matters, regularly assisting clients on assessments, regulatory processes, and appeal proceedings. Providing advice on compliance and risk management as well as a broad range of regulatory matters is also at the core of our business.                  

With foreign direct investment control (FDI) and national security considerations playing an increasingly important role in cross-border transactions involving Finland, we have established ourselves as trusted advisors in these critical areas. We further counsel on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation enabling clients to manage its implications early in the deal process.

Our practical approach, combined with deep sectoral knowledge, ensures that we deliver commercially focused strategic advice to our clients in today’s increasingly complex regulatory landscape.

Rankings

“The team is highly competent, skilful, and customer orientated.”

“The team is very experienced.”

The Legal 500 2025, EU and competition

“We especially appreciate the law firm’s excellent multidisciplinary expertise.”

“The lawyers are very fast and reactive. They provide good advice and a transactional mindset.”

“Avance is very experienced in the most challenging merger clearance cases in Finland.”

Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/European Law

Avance’s Competition team has achieved the highest “Elite” ranking in the Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 2025, Finland edition.

GCR 100 2025

Avance is Tier 1 ranked in EU and competition.

The Legal 500 2024, EU and competition

“Avance’s ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters is strong. They grasped a somewhat complex matter really quickly, and they were able to provide very clear advice.”

“Avance Attorneys serve us in all the aspects that we need. They are very client-oriented. They’re super flexible. They’re solution-oriented; they want to find the best solution for us.”

“Avance gives us concise advice at quick pace.”

Chambers Europe 2024, Competition/European Law

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