Aaro Suhonen

Aaro is an Economist at Compass Lexecon, based in Helsinki

Aaro specialises in the application of economic analysis and empirical techniques to competition policy and intellectual property rights cases. His consulting experience includes valuation of standard-essential patent (SEP) portfolios and determination of FRAND royalties, policy and regulation matters, and merger analyses across multiple jurisdictions. Aaro has experience from several industries, including energy, retail, technology and telecommunications.

Aaro has worked on merger cases before the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and various other national competition authorities. In merger cases, Aaro’s work has included analysis on market definition, closeness of competition and competitive assessments at national and global markets. He also has experience on working before the Finnish Market Court and on arbitration proceedings administrated by the International Chamber of Commerce.

Aaro is fluent in Finnish and English. Aaro holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from Aalto University.