Charlotte Leskinen is Assistant Professor of European Union Law at IE University. She holds a LL.M. from University of Helsinki, a M.A. in European Interdisciplinary Studies from College of Europe, Natolin, and a Ph.D. in EU Law from Complutense University of Madrid. Professor Leskinen specializes in private enforcement of EU competition law. In addition, her research focuses on European and Comparative Competition Law, EU Internal Market Law and access to justice. She teaches EU Law and coaches the IEU team participating in the EUROPA Moot Court Competition organized by the Mo.H.A. Research Center and Jurisnova. Dr. Leskinen has been visiting professor at the Lisbon School of Law at the Catholic University of Portugal and visiting scholar at the School of Law at Northwestern University. Before joining IE University, Professor Leskinen worked as a Senior Research Officer at the Finnish Competition Authority, including a 5-month traineeship at the DG Competition of the European Commission.
• Assistant Professor of Law, IE University, 2014 – Present
• Adjunct Professor, IE University, 2009 – 2014
• Jean Monnet Fellow, IE University, 2009
• Research Assistant, IE University, 2007 – 2008
• Senior Research Officer, Finnish Competition Authority, Cartels Unit, 2005 – 2006
• Trainee, Directorate-General Competition of the European Commission, 2003
• Senior Research Officer, Finnish Competition Authority, International Affairs Unit, 2002 – 2004
• Research Officer, Finnish Competition Authority, International Affairs Unit, 2001 – 2002
• Ph.D. in EU Law, UCM, 2014
• Diploma of Advanced Studies in European Law, UCM, 2008
• Specialist Certificate in EU and Spanish Competition Law, IEB, 2008
• M.A. in European Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Europe, Natolin, 2004
• Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 2001
• Leskinen, C. (2020). “El derecho al resarcimiento por infracciones del Derecho de la competencia a la luz de la jurisprudencia del TJUE y la Directiva de daños en materia de competencia”. In Marien Aguilera Morales (Eds.). Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, Justicia civil y derechos fundamentales. Thomson Reuters-Aranzadi
• Leskinen, C., De Elizalde, F. (2018). “The control of terms that define the essential obligations of the parties under the Unfair Contract Terms Directive: Gutiérrez Naranjo”. Common Market Law Review, Vol. 55 (5): 1595-1618
• Leskinen, C. (2016). “Recent Developments on the Antitrust Damages Directive—Some Controversial and Unresolved Implementation Issues”. Global Competition Litigation Review, Vol. (4): 121-130
• Leskinen, C. (2011). “Collective Actions: Rethinking Funding and National Cost Rules”. The Competition Law Review, Vol. 8 (1): 87-121
• Leskinen, C. (2011). “Recent Developments on Collective Antitrust Damages Actions in the EU”. Global Competition Litigation Review, Vol. 2 (4): 79-88