Competition Law
TRINITI helps its clients with all aspects of competition law, including the following:
- dominant market position abuse and prohibited agreements
- special rights and concessions
- governmental aid
- regulated markets
- unfair competition, including misleading, offensive or defamatory advertising
- merger control
- fair competition enforcement and litigation
TRINITI has represented the following clients, among others, on the following matters:
- Estonian Air, in its restructuring, including dealing with the possible reclaim of state aid by the European Commission
- the Port of Tallinn, in handling unfair competition challenges stemming from a state-owned company retaining control of essential facilities
- Danpower, in merger control arising from acquisitions of Baltic energy companies
- Finnish railway company VR Group and Russian railway company Freight One, in Estonian merger control proceedings relating to the companies’ Finnish joint venture
- Naujasis Nevėžis, a maker of breakfast cereal in the Baltic States, in a trademark infringement suit brought by international powerhouse Nestle
- Eugesta, a Baltic market leader in wholesale, distribution and logistics services, in a court dispute over damages arising from unfair competition
Chambers & Partners says of the firm: ‘TRINITI’s vibrant M&A outfit ensures that merger control is a pivotal feature of the competition practice. The compact operation provides expertise on both the contentious and advisory sides of competition law, and has a strong track record of advising large infrastructure clients’.
Chambers Europe comments: ‘Peers highlight both M&A-related competition issues and advice on dominant position as being TRINITI’s key strengths’