Līga Merwin
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Band 1 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Līga Merwin
Practice Areas
ESG services
Competition and State Aid Disputes
Constitutional and Administrative Proceedings
Energy Disputes
Competition and State Aid
Consumer & Retail
Energy & Infrastructure
Food, Beverages & Cosmetics
General Commercial & Compliance
Life Sciences
Technologies, Media and Telecommunications
Customs & Trade
Professional Memberships
Latvian Bar Association, Member
International Bar Association (IBA), Member
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Latvia
Languages Spoken
Latvian, English, Russian
Experience
Liga Merwin is one of the most highly regarded competition law specialists with a deep knowledge of the financial, pharmaceutical, retail and energy sectors. Clients have entrusted her for 20 years with compliance of their daily business operations and when representing them in relations with institutions and courts.
Liga has been a leading attorney in various precedent-setting litigation cases related to competition law in Latvia, and has advised numerous clients in complex mergers and acquisitions cases – in particular regarding transaction structuring and merger clearance.
She has been the managing partner at Ellex in Latvia since 2018.
Education
University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
LMI Business Management Program
2015
University of London King’s College, UK
Diploma in EU Competition Law
2005
Academy of European Law
Competition Law courses, Germany
2003
University of Latvia, Faculty of Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree
2002
2000 University of Latvia, Faculty of Law
Professional law degree (dipl.iur.)
2000