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’