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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
Experts
Deals & cases
Publications
Recognitions

Catching Up: Recent Developments in Pharma Sector Competition Law Across the Baltics

Implications of penal and administrative competition enforcement in Estonia

Baltic Competition Law Insight – March 2022

New rules on unfair trading practices laws in the Baltics

Partner Elo Tamm wrote an article to the freshly published Finnish Competition Law Yearbook

Baltic Competition Law News – December 2019

Scrutiny of Industry Practices by the Competition Authority Continues

International Comparative Legal Guide. Merger Control 2019. Latvia Chapter

Baltic Competition Law News – December 2017

Baltic Competition Law News – November 2016

Litigation as an abuse of a dominant position: an EU competition law example

Baltic Competition Law News – May 2016

Baltic Competition Law News – January 2016

Actions for Damages for Breach of State Aid Rules

Judicial authorisation of dawn raids: reasons and subject-matter

Hub-and-spoke information exchange between competitors

Baltic Competition Law News – July 2015

Competition Law News – April 2015

Competition Council Penalizes Company Over Access to Workers’ E-mail in Inquiry

Competition Law News – November 2014

Extraterritorial merger control enforcement in small economies – challenges and possibilities

Competition in Latvia: Latvian Courts Rediscover the “Object and Effect” Distinction

Nullity of Agreements Restricting Competition and Consequences Thereof

Lithuanian Competition Law News (April, 2014)

Global Antitrust Compliance handbook, Estonian chapter

Competition Law in Central and Eastern Europe. Latvia chapter.

The European Lawyer Reference Series. Merger Control: Jurisdictional comparisons 2014. Latvia chapter

Lithuanian Competition Law News (January, 2014)

Lithuanian Competition Law News (October, 2013)

Choice of merger notification system for small economies

Lithuanian Competition Law News (July, 2013)

Lithuanian Competition Law News (May, 2013)

Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2013. Latvia Chapter

Suppliers vs.Retailers: Fight Goes On

Competition Law News – April 2012

Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2010. Latvia Chapter

Amendments to Competition Law: Do Ends Justify Means?

Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2009. Latvia Chapter.

Mergers: When the Notification to Competition Council is Required?

Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2009. Latvia Chapter.

Dominant position in retail – what to be expected from the new regulations?

Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2008. Latvia Chapter.

Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2008. Latvia Chapter.

Latvian Competition Council’s decision in the Projecta case increases uncertainty in the application of the Latvian merger control rules in cases involving foreign entities

Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2007. Latvia Chapter.

Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2007. Latvia Chapter.

Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2006. Latvia Chapter.

Cartels: what the market participants know and what they should know about it?

Getting the Deal Through. Dominance 2005. Latvia Chapter.

Global Counsel Handbooks. Competition Law 2004. Latvia Chapter.

“COBALT is my first choice in Riga. We like the team very much. The lawyers respond quickly and are open minded and super flexible. The team provides perfect responses when the situation requires that.”    
Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/Antitrust, Latvia office
"COBALT Estonia has one of the strongest EU and competition teams in the country. Commercially sound legal advice."
Legal 500 2025, EU and Competition, Estonia office
"COBALT and Elo Tamm have become a very important Baltic legal resource, particularly in the past few years. We comfortably rely on their good judgment, speedy and thorough advice, and clear and rapid communications."
Legal 500 2025, EU and Competition, Estonia office
"The team have extensive experience, knowledge of similar cases in Europe and the ability to react quickly."
Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/Antitrust, Estonia office