Competition

Our lawyers have been acknowledged as leading experts in competition law in Estonia and also on the international level. Our team advises on all major areas of competition law, including merger control, prohibited agreements and abuse of dominant position in the market. If you are interested in competition matters, we can carry out a short training course on competition law at your premises or conduct a competition due diligence in your company. We draft and review agreements and business strategies and are retained as counsel in tort actions and other disputes involving competition law issues before public authorities and courts. Our lawyers can also assist you with matters related to public procurement and state aid. We work in cooperation with Europe's best practitioners in competition law and our experts have participated in various advanced competition law programmes in Europe.

Among other matters, we have filed the majority of the concentration notifications so far submitted in Estonia with Estonian Competition Board and have been engaged as counsel in the first criminal proceeding regarding a breach of competition law. Our clients include many companies with dominant positions in the Estonian market that need day-to-day advice on competition matters.

Chambers writes about us:

• "This firm enjoys a steady diet of competition work and is well respected by competitors for its achievements in this area."
• "Benefiting from her background at the Competition Authority, Margit Lahevee is seen to be a name on the up, particularly in merger clearance."
• "Clients "enthusiastically recommend" this Estonian titan."
• "Risto Vahimets is also much commended by clients. Though primarily a commercial and real estate lawyer, observers suggest that he is also well established in competition law."

Legal 500:

• "Tark & Co’s team is ‘quick and an excellent problem solver in the shortest possible time’."
• "Leading corporate firm Tark & Co has the necessary competition expertise to match. It currently has a substantial caseload of merger filings, contentious matters and compliance audits, amongst others."

Members of our team have been recommended as the best competition law specialists in 2005 PLC Which Lawyer? as well as in the PLC Competition Handbook of 2004.

For more information, please contact:

• Risto Vahimets  risto.vahimets@tarkco.ee
• Rene Frolov  rene.frolov@tarkco.com

Publications in this area:

• Amendments to Estonian Competition Act effective as of 1 July 2006 - October 2006
• Amendments to the Competition Act and Penal Code - August 2004
• New Competition Act exercises concentration control - September 2001