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Sorainen

Competition/Antitrust

Europe Guide 2026 : Estonia

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Our regionally integrated team connects international business with local expertise, which makes us a great choice for large multi-jurisdictional projects. Our full-scale portfolio of competition and regulatory products covers all stages, from compliance to action and reaction, so that we are able to support our clients whenever the need arises. Besides being experts in the field of law, our team members also have in-depth knowledge about a wide range of business sectors, and as a result, they bring together diverse sets of expertise across the region.

Our areas of specialisation include:

  • Merger control issues
  • Advice on abuse of dominant position
  • Advice on anticompetitive agreements
  • State aid
  • Competition compliance measures
  • Assistance during dawn raids
  • Food retailing regulation
  • Advertising and consumer protection
  • Regulated markets
  • Assistance with national and EU public institutions

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Competition/Antitrust - Estonia

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Sorainen remains a market-leading law firm in Estonia, able to handle a broad range of competition law mandates. The team assists clients with obtaining competition law approval for proposed joint ventures, as well as advising on the competition law compliance of franchise and distribution agreements. It has further experience in behavioural investigations and follow-on damages disputes. Team members also handle state aid mandates.

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Work Highlights

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  • Sorainen advised Salling Group on the competition law aspects of its acquisition of RIMI Baltic.

Strengths

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  • Sorainen stands out as a team who are proactive, experienced, commercial and responsive.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

  • We particularly value the team for their straightforward attitude and pragmatic approach.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

  • Sorainen can see the bigger picture.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

  • Sorainen's key assets are their excellent expertise, business orientation, proactivity and client orientation.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

  • We appreciate that Sorainen is quite large as a firm and can cover different areas of advice as needed. That is why it is our first point of call.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Kaupo Lepasepp
    Kaupo Lepasepp

    Kaupo Lepasepp

    The firm's managing partner, Kaupo Lepasepp offers notable experience in both merger control and follow-on damages matters. He has further expertise in competition law compliance mandates.

    • We highly value Kaupo Lepasepp's strategic perspective on matters.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope
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  • Piibe Lehtsaar
    Piibe Lehtsaar

    Piibe Lehtsaar

    Piibe Lehtsaar is particularly active on merger clearance mandates and assisting clients with the competition law compliance aspects of commercial agreements. In addition, she represents clients in follow-on damages actions.

    • Her responses were quick and on point. She provides valuable insight into the process.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

    • Piibe Lehtsaar is a great commercial adviser who thinks ahead and navigates the client's needs in uncertain regulatory environments.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

    • Piibe Lehtsaar is very business-oriented and understands our business area very well, including from a technical standpoint.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

    • She was very responsive and kept us up to date. She had very good customer service as well. She seems like a really lovely person.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope

    • She provided very good service and advice.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentEurope
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