Hanna Anttilainen

Hanna Anttilainen

Belgium, Brussels
Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission
Profession: Lawyer
Industry: Competition, Regulatory / Enforcement

About:

Head of Unit  C.1: Antitrust in Electronic Communications in DG COMP of the European Commission. She leads Article 101 and 102 investigations in the electronic communications sector, including chips and standard essential patents. Previously she was a Head of Unit in mergers. Hanna has been at DG COMP since 2011, and in the role of a manager since 2012. Prior to that, she worked for 13 years on competition law matters at Herbert Smith in Brussels.

languages

Finnish, English, French

Expertise:

AntitrustMerger ControlCompetition Policy

Experience:

Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

January 2021 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

Head of Unit C1: Antitrust in Electronic Communications. Hanna deals with Article 101 and 102 investigations in the sector, including issues related to telecoms, chips and standard essential patents.

Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

4 years 4 mth • September 2016 - January 2021 • Brussels, Belgium

Head of Unit - B4, Mergers in Energy and the Environment

Deputy Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

1 years 6 mth • February 2015 - August 2016 • Brussels, Belgium

Deputy Head of Unit E.4 - Mergers in Basic Industries, Manufacturing, Consumer goods and Agriculture

Case Manager at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

2 years 4 mth • October 2012 - February 2015 • Brussels, Belgium

Case Manager E.4: Mergers in Basic Industries, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods and Agriculture

Case Handler at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

1 years 1 mth • August 2011 - September 2012 • Brussels, Belgium

Case handler in F.1: Mergers in transport and other services

Herbert Smith Freehills

Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills

12 years 9 mth • November 1998 - August 2011 • Brussels, Belgium

Associate / Senior Associate advising on all aspects of EU competition law and on internal market issues, from both a strategic and legal perspective, and across multiple industry sectors. Advising and drafting applications to the General Court.

Education:

University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law

Master of Laws

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