Legal Trends by Hannes — Competition Law Clinic | Episode 4: Joint Bidding

We are thrilled to announce that Hannes Snellman's video series, Legal Trends by Hannes — Competition Law Clinic, continues with new episodes. The video series, first released earlier in 2024, addresses some of the most topical issues in the field of competition law and is hosted by Hannes Snellman's competition law experts Partner Mikko Huimala, Counsel Päivi Tammilehto, Managing Associate Jenni Heurlin, and Senior Associate Helena Lamminen.

The fourth episode is hosted by our experienced competition and regulatory law specialist, Senior Associate Helena Lamminen, and Senior Associate Eeva Tiainen, who is particularly experienced in public procurement. In this episode, Helena and Eeva discuss joint bidding from the perspectives of both public procurement and competition law. Helena and Eeva highlight, among other things, aspects that both the contracting entity and companies considering participation should take into account in an individual tendering competition. They also present various options for companies to collaborate in tendering competitions and factors to consider if contemplating a bidding consortium with a competing company.

You can watch the full episode below.

Helena advises clients in various competition law and regulatory matters, including investigations, compliance, as well as Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening. Prior to joining Hannes Snellman, she gained several years of experience as a legal counsel in the public sector both in Finland and Sweden specialising in competition litigation, regulatory matters, and competition law infringement investigations.

Eeva advises both contracting authorities and companies on all stages of complex public procurement procedures, including the preparation of invitations to tender, the evaluation of bids, and the analysis of complex compliance matters. Eeva has gained extensive experience in representing contracting authorities and companies in Market Court proceedings, and she also provides advice on contractual matters and disputes.