Hannu Pokela

Hannu Pokela
Partner
Attorney

Phone+358 (0)20 7765 380
Fax+358 (0)20 7761 380
hannu.pokela@castren.fi
Assistant: Erja Minkkinen

Expertise Areas

Hannu Pokela has many years of experience in competition law. He has advised corporations on matters relating to, among other things, abuse of a dominant position, cartels, and merger control. Mr Pokela has represented major firms in numerous competition law proceedings before the Finnish Competition Authority, the Competition Court, and the EU Commission. He has also acted as Chairman of the governmental committee responsible for developing the legislation of the competition court system in Finland. Mr Pokela heads the firm’s EU & Competition law expertise group.

Language

Finnish, English, Swedish, German

Professional organizations

  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Competition Group
  • The Association of Finnish Lawyers
  • The Finnish Copyright Society

Education

  • Court training 1976
  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki 1975

Career

  • Castrén & Snellman, Partner 2001-
  • Attorneys House ANPR, Partner 1988-2000
  • Ahola & Pokela, Attorneys at Law, Partner 1984-1988
  • Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, Head of Department 1983-1984
  • Central Chamber of Commerce, Head of Department 1980-1983
  • Immaterial and competition law Institute Max-Planck, München, guest resercher 1979-1980
  • Salven & Co, assistant lawyer 1976-1979