Competition
Competition law is one of COBALT’s core business areas. Our team of competition law experts assists local and international clients with all aspects of national and EU competition laws. We understand the economics of competition law and are familiar with sector–specific regulations. Our multilingual team draws on decisional practice across Europe. Our services in this area cover:
- Horizontal practices, including cartels
- Vertical agreements
- Dominant position
- Merger control
- Self-assessment and individual exemptions
- Relevant market analysis with the purpose of determining the market shares of businesses
- Compliance (compliance programs, audits, trainings, review of standard agreements)
- Public enforcement
- Private enforcement
- Competitive neutrality
- Superior bargaining power
- Unfair competition
Implications of penal and administrative competition enforcement in Estonia (2022 - 03 - 31)
Baltic Competition Law Insight – March 2022 (2022 - 03 - 21)
New rules on unfair trading practices laws in the Baltics (2021 - 11 - 11)
Baltic Competition Law News – December 2019 (2019 - 12 - 20)
Scrutiny of Industry Practices by the Competition Authority Continues (2019 - 09 - 05)
International Comparative Legal Guide. Merger Control 2019. Latvia Chapter (2019 - 01 - 21)
Baltic Competition Law News – December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 19)
Baltic Competition Law News – November 2016 (2016 - 11 - 02)
Litigation as an abuse of a dominant position: an EU competition law example (2016 - 06 - 14)
Baltic Competition Law News – May 2016 (2016 - 05 - 31)
Baltic Competition Law News – January 2016 (2016 - 01 - 21)
Actions for Damages for Breach of State Aid Rules (2015 - 12 - 01)
Judicial authorisation of dawn raids: reasons and subject-matter (2015 - 11 - 10)
Hub-and-spoke information exchange between competitors (2015 - 09 - 07)
Baltic Competition Law News – July 2015 (2015 - 07 - 01)
Competition Law News – April 2015 (2015 - 04 - 30)
Competition Council Penalizes Company Over Access to Workers’ E-mail in Inquiry (2014 - 11 - 27)
Competition Law News – November 2014 (2014 - 11 - 03)
Nullity of Agreements Restricting Competition and Consequences Thereof (2014 - 05 - 12)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (April, 2014) (2014 - 04 - 01)
Global Antitrust Compliance handbook, Estonian chapter (2014 - 03 - 08)
Competition Law in Central and Eastern Europe. Latvia chapter. (2014 - 02 - 12)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (January, 2014) (2014 - 01 - 02)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (October, 2013) (2013 - 10 - 31)
Choice of merger notification system for small economies (2013 - 09 - 11)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (July, 2013) (2013 - 07 - 04)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (May, 2013) (2013 - 05 - 01)
Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2013. Latvia Chapter (2013 - 01 - 23)
Suppliers vs.Retailers: Fight Goes On (2012 - 08 - 29)
Competition Law News – April 2012 (2012 - 04 - 04)
Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2010. Latvia Chapter (2010 - 02 - 10)
Amendments to Competition Law: Do Ends Justify Means? (2009 - 06 - 04)
Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2009. Latvia Chapter. (2009 - 01 - 20)
Mergers: When the Notification to Competition Council is Required? (2009 - 01 - 19)
Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2009. Latvia Chapter. (2009 - 01 - 08)
Dominant position in retail – what to be expected from the new regulations? (2008 - 09 - 24)
Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2008. Latvia Chapter. (2008 - 02 - 01)
Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2008. Latvia Chapter. (2008 - 01 - 30)
Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2007. Latvia Chapter. (2007 - 01 - 11)
Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2007. Latvia Chapter. (2007 - 01 - 09)
Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2006. Latvia Chapter. (2006 - 10 - 02)
Cartels: what the market participants know and what they should know about it? (2006 - 09 - 14)
Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2005. Latvia Chapter. (2005 - 01 - 29)
Global Counsel Handbooks. Competition Law 2004. Latvia Chapter. (2004 - 01 - 05)