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Our various practices have a wealth of experience representing clients before EU administrative bodies and courts. Our experts feel comfortable in mixed language contexts, and therefore can function as powerful intermediaries between clients and EU institutions. Notable assignments include merger control before the European Commission, state aid litigation before the EU General Court, and numerous Grand Chamber cases before the EU Court of Justice and trademark opposition proceedings before EUIPO.

Main contacts

Elo Tamm

Partner

Estonia

elo.tamm@cobalt.legal

ugis.zeltins@cobalt.legal

rasa.zasciurinskaite@cobalt.legal

+370 655 38008

Experts

All

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Julija Beldeninovienė

Jānis Sarāns-Reneslācis

Gabrielė Stravinskaitė

Publications

Baltic Disputes Market Overview 2024

2025 - 01 - 23

Latvia country report and comparative survey on the EU Regulation (EU) 2016/1191

2022 - 05 - 25

Recognitions

Chambers Europe 2024, Competition/Antitrust, Latvia office

“COBALT's ability to cover the Baltics is convenient. The lawyers are practical and offer good practical advice, they are good at summarising and know the local authority well. The team is attentive to detail, and has solid knowledge of Latvian and EU case law.”

Legal 500 2024, EU and Competition, Latvia office

“Casefile management is very organised and easy to follow.”

Chambers Europe 2024, Competition and Antitrust, Lithuania office

“I have always received well-argued answers to our questions.”

Chambers Europe 2024, Competition and Antitrust, Lithuania office

“The lawyers solve complex legal issues competently, efficiently and within the agreed time.”

Legal 500 2024, EU and Competition, Lithuania office

"Qualified competition law experts who understand business, its processes, do tasks on time, and are available."

Legal 500 2024, EU and Competition, Lithuania office

"Professionals in their field, responsibly performing their work, offering concrete solutions. They listen, pay attention, delve into each question."

Chambers Europe 2024, Competition and Antitrust, Lithuania office

“I particularly enjoy the project management of COBALT.”

Chambers Europe Awards 2024

According to Chambers, COBALT is a clear market leader in the Baltics. It is unsurpassed in its number of rankings and unrivalled in its number of top-tier departments. Furthermore, the law firm has more top-ranked practitioners than any other firm in the region. This Baltic powerhouse consistently acts on the largest transactions and disputes across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Chambers Europe 2023, Competition and Antitrust, Lithuania office

"COBALT attorneys are able to provide clear guidance in complex antitrust matters, providing both the relevant legal framework and the practical guidance taking into account local laws and authority practices."

Legal 500 2023, EU and Competition, Lithuania office

"They are on top of their specialisation and efficient in providing this service."

Chambers Europe 2023, Competition / Antitrust, Latvia office

"COBALT delivers a high standard of work. There is no question that the bench strength is good."

Chambers Europe 2022, Competition/Antitrust, Latvia office

One client lauds COBALT as "a big law firm with versatile practitioners with different areas of expertise," further highlighting: "It is very good internationally".

The Legal 500 2021, EU and competition, Latvia office

"The team is highly knowledgeable and dedicated to its mission to support clients. The team maintains exceptional ethical standards, keeping a humble and positive attitude. They also are keen to learn about the client’s business to offer better service. The managing partners are very well connected in the country and understand the legal, political and business aspects of cases."

Chambers Europe 2021, Competition/Antitrust, Latvia office

A client enthuses that the team's "ability to explain matters in a business and commercial context is just unsurpassed."

Chambers and Partners 2021, Competition, Estonia

An impressed client endorses the "business-oriented" team, who are "strong on the subject matter and up to date on developments in the market," going on to add: "Another quality that stands out is their proactivity, in giving heads up to the clients on matters which may interest them."

Deals and cases

AS Terminal defends its rights in the liquid fuel market regarding violations committed by Olerex

2024 - 04 - 26

COBALT successfully represented a client before the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union

2021 - 07 - 20

COBALT successfully represented its clients in a dispute with Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate regarding settlement of a complaint lodged under the GDPR

2020 - 09 - 08

COBALT carried out training for verifying the compliance of providing structural support for public procurement

2019 - 11 - 05

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