5.10.2018
Sari Hiltunen Receives Innovators of the Year Award for Alma Talent Competition Law Seminar
Castrén & Snellman partner and head of our competition law team Sari Hiltunen along with Ilkka Leppihalme received the Innovators of the Year award in Alma Talent’s autumn gala on 4 October 2018.
The award panel praised Sari’s and Ilkka’s Competition Law seminar, ‘Sari Hiltunen and Ilkka Leppihalme took our traditional Competition Law seminar to the next level both with respect to the content of the seminar and also by their innovative approach to organising the seminar.’
‘Excellent teamwork with top professionals made it easy to rise to the next level. I’d like to thank Ilkka Leppihalme and Salla Korhonen for their inspiration and cooperation’, Sari said.
The Competition Law 2018 seminar features high-quality domestic and foreign speakers discussing the hottest topics in the field of competition law. The two-day seminar is has become a traditional competition law package for all lawyers organised by Alma Talent Pro and Lakimiesliiton Koulutus. The next seminar will be held at the Finlandia Hall on 11–12 October 2018.
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