About

Provided by COBALT

Competition, procurement, and state aid are among COBALT’s core business areas. Our competition practice group has a wide specter of experience, that allows us to assist 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 services in this area cover:

  • Horizontal practices, including cartels
  • Dominant position
  • Vertical agreements
  • 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
  • Foreign Direct Investment control as a new field due to new legislation that entered into force on 1 September 2023

Recent work highlights:

  • COBALT successfully represented Eesti Post (Omniva) before the European Commission, securing a first of its kind decision in Estonia, that exempts certain of the company’s activities from EU public procurement rules.

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Competition/Antitrust - Estonia

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

One of the leading teams in Estonia for competition law, COBALT is well known for representing clients in behavioural investigations. The law firm is also well regarded for its ability to handle merger clearance notifications and for assisting clients with the competition compliance aspects of commercial agreements. The team is a popular choice with clients from the energy and natural resources sector, particularly with respect to state aid matters.

Work Highlights

  • COBALT advised Energiasalv Pakri on the state aid aspects of developing a pump-hydro energy storage facility.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Elo Tamm
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Elo Tamm
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Band 1

Elo Tamm is highly regarded in the Estonian market for her ability to handle behavioural mandates, acting for clients in abuse of dominance investigations. She also assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of commercial agreements. She has a number of clients from the waste management sector.

Mart Blöndal
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Mart Blöndal
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Band 2

Mart Blöndal frequently assists clients from the energy sector. He has experience in state aid and public procurement mandates.

He has provided exceptional services and has been an invaluable partner for us in legal matters.

He is very easy to talk to and it is a good cooperation.

Mart Blöndal consistently provides a high-quality, attentive service.

Mart Blöndal has a sound understanding of competition law and knows how the authority may think.

He is a truly helpful and sophisticated attorney, not just with great legal knowledge, but also a really pleasant person to work with. He understands our business and the impact of the matter.

Ranked Lawyers at
COBALT

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Competition/Antitrust

Elo Tamm
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Elo Tamm
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Band 1
Mart Blöndal
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Mart Blöndal
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Band 2

Members

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Elo Tamm

Elo Tamm

Head of Department