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Agnese Gerharde

Agnese Gerharde is a Senior Associate at COBALT Latvia office specializing in intellectual property, information technology law, cybersecurity and privacy matters. Agnese is Latvian Trademark Attorney and European Trademark Attorney licensed to represent before the Latvian Patent Office and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Agnese is a qualified New York (USA) attorney. Agnese is a member of the International Trademark Association (the Internet Committee for the 2022-2023 term, the Trade Secrets Committee for the 2024-2025 term, and the Data Committee for the 2026-2027 term) and the Latvian Patent Attorney Association. As of October 2024 she is appointed to the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center’s (WIPO Centre) List of Domain Name Panelists under the .LV Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. Agnese is a recipient of the 2021 INTA Tomorrow’s Leader Award. She is also a recipient of a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to study law in the United States. · Intellectual Property

Aivar Taro

Aivar Taro is a Partner at COBALT and Head of the fields of Real Estate, Construction and Energy. · Real Estate

Akvilė Bosaitė

Akvilė Bosaitė is a Partner and Co-Head of the Banking and Finance Practice Group. She has specialised in banking, finance, investment funds, project financing, restructuring of financing, securities and M&A for over fourteen years. Akvilė Bosaitė is a recommended expert in finance law by international law firm directories. · Banking & Finance

Andrejs Lielkalns

Andrejs Lielkalns is a Specialist Counsel at COBALT Latvia. He is is one of the best know Latvian experts in the area of Banking & Finance and Capital Markets. He counts amongst his clients many local and international financial institutions, governmental institutions and companies. Andrejs experience includes advising on Latvian and EU regulatory matters, sale and purchase of banks, other financial institutions and financial institution assets, stock exchange listings (de-listings), financial services, financial transactions, derivatives transactions, payment services, payment cards and e-money matters, credit institution insolvency, EU Structural funds, cross-border finance and lending, as well as on numerous project finance, alternative financing, restructuring and refinancing arrangements. · Banking & Finance

Anna Kosar

Anna Kosar has been an Estonian patent attorney in the field of trade marks, industrial designs, and geographical indications since 2012. She has been the official representative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office in the field of trade marks and industrial designs since 2015. Anna has extensive knowledge in the field of intellectual property as well as data protection. Before joining COBALT, she worked as a patent attorney at Koitel Patent & Trademark Agency, and then as a legal counsel at a firm practicing commercial law. Anna has been engaged in legal protection related to copyright, registration of trade marks and industrial designs, and related procedures (renewals of the term of legal protection, transfers, pledges, licensing, etc.). She has also represented clients before the Estonian Industrial Property Board of Appeal, in court proceedings, before the Domain Disputes Committee, and at the European Union Intellectual Property Office in relation to trade mark disputes. In addition, she has represented clients in connection with seizure of suspected goods by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board. In terms of data protection, Anna has been counselling clients in various business sectors since 2017. She has also acted as a data protection officer for some clients. She has also, for example, represented clients before the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate and the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman. · Intellectual Property

Annika Peetsalu

Annika Peetsalu, a Partner at COBALT Estonia, is one of the most experienced professionals in the fields of restructuring, insolvency and arbitration in Estonia. She has advised companies who are undergoing reorganization and creditors in different complex insolvency proceedings in recovering their claims. Annika further advises companies in complicated economic disputes in national courts and both in national and international arbitration courts. Annika’s work in advising distressed companies has helped to turn around businesses of national importance and save jobs. Her work has influenced the legal practice in the field of insolvency law, helping to interpret the law and trigger amendments in the legislation. In addition, Annika has experience working in the position of Head of Legal at an international fintech company, advising mainly some of the group’s foreign subsidiaries. · Restructuring

Artūras Kojala

Artūras Kojala is a Partner in the Real Estate and Infrastructure Department. Mr Kojala has advised major local and international companies. · Real Estate

Artūrs Valderšteins

Artūrs Valderšteins is a Senior Associate at COBALT Latvia. He works in the Public Law and Public procurement practice groups and specializes in Energy Law. Artūrs has gained experience in matters relating to Administrative and Constitutional Law issues, and has assisted in large scale public procurement and energy projects. · Public Law

Aurelija Balčiūnė

Aurelija Balčiūnė is a leading expert in anti-money laundering (AML) and financial regulatory compliance, with over 15 years of experience advising international and local banks, fintech companies, and financial institutions. As a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Associate Partner of COBALT’s Banking & Finance Practice Group, and Head of the AML and Sanctions Task Force, she helps clients navigate complex AML frameworks, implement robust compliance programs, and address challenging regulatory issues in Lithuania. Chambers Europe 2025 praises her “great knowledge about the market in Lithuania” and being able “to solve things that are very demanding,” ranking her as “Up and Coming” in Banking & Finance. IFLR1000 has also recognised her as a Rising Star in Banking in Lithuania, reflecting her prominence in high-value financial deals and compliance advisory. Aurelija is committed to delivering tailored solutions that protect clients’ interests while ensuring full regulatory compliance. Her expertise makes her a trusted advisor for institutions seeking to navigate the evolving complexities of the market with confidence. · Banking & Finance

Aušrys Šliavas

Aušrys Šliavas is a Specialist Counsel and has been involved in numerous complex assignments requiring creative and unconventional solutions. · Real Estate

Dace Silava-Tomsone

Dace Silava–Tomsone is the Managing Partner of COBALT Latvia and one of the best known and widely recognized Real Estate and Construction, M&A and Competition experts in the country. During more than 20 years of practice she has advised many governmental institutions, local and international companies on major real estate and investment projects, transactions, as well as in intricate cartel, dominance and merger control cases. Dace is regularly involved in work of professional organizations and legislative development acting as a member of working groups of various NGOs. Dace is appointed a Co-Chair of the Project Execution Subcommittee of the International Construction Projects Committee of the IBA for the period of 2024-2025. · Real Estate

Dalia Foigt-Norvaišienė

Dr Dalia Foigt-Norvaišienė is a Specialist Councel at the Employment Law Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania. She has assisted numerous local and international clients upon choosing the best solution for establishing a business in Lithuania and upon setting up and operating these businesses including but not limited to employment matters. · Employment

Deividas Soloveičik

Dr Deividas Soloveičik is a Partner and Head of Public Procurement practice at COBALT Lithuania. He represents clients before national courts at all instances and arbitral institutions in civil and administrative cases, provides legal advice to Lithuanian and foreign private clients and contracting authorities, including the Commission of the European Union, on the legal aspects of public procurement and pre-commercial procurement. · Public Procurement

Diāna Zepa

Diāna Zepa is a Senior Associate at COBALT Latvia. She has profound experience in most challenging corporate law matters and M&A projects. She has advised clients in complex local and cross-border corporate reorganization and restructuring projects, share issues in private and public companies, as well as on compliance with regulatory requirements involved in company formation, changes of holding structures across multiple jurisdictions etc. Diāna has also led teams in multiple due diligence assignments on companies across various industry sectors, ranging from retail and manufacturing to transportation, energy, IT, life science and healthcare businesses, and is supporting clients in M&A and PE/VC transactions. · Corporate / M&A

Edgars Lodzins

Edgars Lodziņš is a Partner and Head of the Banking and Finance practice group at COBALT Latvia. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in banking and finance, capital markets and M&A field. During his practice Edgars has successfully advised some of the most significant financing, capital markets and M&A transactions in the region (both Latvian and cross-border) and has earned an excellent reputation for being one of the top specialists in the field. His clients include major international and local credit and financial institutions, private equity and venture capital funds and investors. Edgars is also a member of the Legal Committee of Latvian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. · Banking & Finance

Edgars Pastars

Edgars Pastars is a Partner and Head of the Financial Regulatory and Compliance Practice. He is an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), and among the most highly respected public law experts and the co-author of several key books on constitutional law. Edgars has extensive constitutional litigation experience. He is regularly called upon by the Constitutional Court to provide expert opinion on relevant procedural matters. Moreover, he has acted for a range of clients in administrative proceedings, the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Transport among them. He has been among the drafters of numerous laws, regulations and legislative amendments (in the area of construction, banking, finances, real estate, employment, anti-money laundering and the responsibility of state officials), being the one to initiate new and non-customary solutions (e.g. regulation of companies important for national security, adjustment of the UK JMLIT regulation to Latvia). Edgars has worked extensively on matters closely related to banking and finances, by advising on legal, compliance (Moneyval evaluation), risk management, capital market (covered bonds, securitization, pension funds), consumer crediting and payments (including PSD2 implementation) and has represented Latvia’s financial sector at the European Banking Federation and Europol working groups. He has continuously participated in legislative drafting work groups at the Ministry of Justice for civil procedure law amendments, commercial law amendments and improved insolvency regulation. · Financial Regulation

Eglė Stražnickienė

Eglė Stražnickienė is a Senior Associate practising in the Employment Law Practice Group. Eglė advises local and international clients on non-competition of employees, protection of confidential information, transfer of employees and other labour law questions, and provides assistance to clients in large-scale projects and international transactions. · Employment

Egon Talur

Egon Talur is a Partner at COBALT Estonia heading our Tax and IP-IT teams. · Tax

Elijus Burgis

Elijus Burgis is a Partner and Head of the firm’s Corporate Transactions Department. During the years of his practice Mr Burgis has been an adviser in a number of the largest M&A transactions and financing projects in Lithuania and has also advised clients on various matters related to corporate, banking and finance, securities and competition law. · Corporate / M&A

Elo Tamm

Elo Tamm is a Partner and the Head of EU and Competition practice in COBALT Estonia, heading Healthcare practice and co-heading the Energy. · EU Law

Elīna Ločmele

Elīna Ločmele is a Specialist Counsel at COBALT Latvia. She is an expert in Tax, Corporate and Restructuring matters. She is an experienced member of COBALT team and has been involved in numerous complex tax, M&A and restructuring matters, as well as advised clients on lotteries and gambling regulation. Elīna has perfected her skills on a secondment with the law office in Helsinki. · Tax

Eva Suduiko

Eva Suduiko is a Partner and Co-Head in the Banking and Finance Practice Group. She has specialised in banking, finance, capital markets and M&A for over twelve years. During her legal practice, Eva Suduiko has advised clients in a number of M&A transactions, international financing and security arrangements. She constantly advises both local and foreign clients on various regulatory matters, including cross-border provision of services, issue of securities and other capital and financial markets related projects. · Banking & Finance

Gatis Flinters

Gatis Flinters is a Partner and Head of the Corporate & Commercial Law practice group at COBALT Latvia. He advises on M&A transactions and is recognized for his particular expertise in energy and insolvency law. He brings over 15 years of field experience and has a proven record of success in large-scale investment and reconstruction projects while advising local and also foreign companies. Gatis is an active member of the Professional Association for European Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners (INSOL Europe) and the honorary advisor to the British Ambassador in Latvia on legal issues. · Corporate / M&A

Georg Kuusik

Georg Kuusik is a Specialist Counsel of the COBALT Estonian banking and finance practice group. · Banking & Finance

Girts Lejins

Ģirts Lejiņš is a Senior Advisor at COBALT Latvia. His main practice areas are Corporate Advisory and Commercial Law, Banking and Project Finance, Privatization and Dispute Resolution. During more than 20 years in practice he has represented numerous clients ranging from the Government to international banks and multinational enterprises in complex corporate advisory and commercial law related matters and significant capital market cases. He is widely recognized expert in these areas and in the dispute resolution matters. He has successfully represented clients in a number of complex international arbitration proceedings. · Corporate / M&A

Guntars Zile

Guntars Zīle is a Partner and Head of M&A practice group at COBALT Latvia. He has more than 20 years of experience in transactional work and has represented numerous local, as well as multinational companies and PE funds (like Marguerite, East Capital, BaltCap, Stora Enso, AXA Private Equity, Carlsberg, MISC Berhad, etc) in large scale M&A transactions. Guntars also advises on product and service liability and safety matters and performs regulatory work for manufacturers of the pharmaceuticals and healthcare service providers. · Corporate / M&A

Heili Haabu

Heili is specialized in company and employment law. She is an experienced expert in both fields. Heili advises companies in all aspects of managing employment relations, including choice of contract type, immigration matters of foreign employees, use of temporary agency staff, preparation of employment contracts, issues relating to bonus systems, relations with trade unions, occupational health and safety matters, supervisory proceedings of the Labor Inspectorate, community-scale involvement of employees and termination of employment. Heili also prepares service agreements for members of managing bodies and advises companies in different corporate proceedings such as holding meetings, adopting resolutions, mergers, divisions, and reorganizations. In addition to the above, Heili also advises companies engaging in retail, life sciences, and medicines in compliance issues. Heili assists clients in preparing standard terms and advises clients in issues relating to consumer protection, producer liability, and advertising. · Employment

Heleri Tammiste

Heleri Tammiste is one of the most experienced Senior Associates in M&A practice group in COBALT Estonia, focusing on advising complex M&A and private equity transactions. Heleri has been involved as project manager and coordinator in a significant part of the high-profile M&A transactions advised by COBALT, including establishment of the pan-Baltic Luminor banking group by DNB and Nordea, and subsequent sale of majority stake in Luminor to consortium led by Blackstone. Heleri is a long-time member of Estonian Bar Association’s Business Law Committee (comprising a selected group of highly skilled practicing attorneys), where she contributes to legislative processes impacting Estonian Business Law. She is also one of the very few members of the Estonian Bar Association holding a degree from Harvard Law School. In 2022 Heleri was elected to the Board of Harvard Law School Association of Europe. · M&A

Indrikis Liepa

Indriķis Liepa is a Partner and Head of IP, IT and Regulatory practice group at COBALT Latvia. He is among the leading practitioners in pharmacy law. He has a vast track record of over 15 years in consulting the leading local and foreign financial, food production, IT and other companies. Indriķis has substantial skills base in arranging major local M&A deals and significant investment projects. Indriķis has extensive knowledge on pharmacy law and is rendering both – daily legal support to numerous pharmacy undertakings and has also advised on major pharmaceutical industry headline deals. · Intellectual Property

Irmantas Norkus

Dr Irmantas Norkus is the Managing Partner of COBALT Lithuania. During his career Dr Norkus has led numerous landmark cross-border and domestic transactions and projects and has handled some of the most complex antitrust matters of recent times. He has represented a broad range of high-profile corporate clients, investment funds, issuers, financial institutions and institutional investors. · Corporate / M&A

Ivo Maskalāns

Ivo Maskalāns is a Senior Associate at COBALT Latvia. He advises clients on competition law and employment law issues and represents them before the National Competition Authority, State Labour Inspectorate and the courts. Likewise, he advises clients on compliance issues and represents them during negotiations with the authorities and trade unions. Ivo has represented clients in various significant cases when the decisions of the Latvian Competition Council where challenged. Furthermore, he represents clients in cases dealing with discrimination of employees, dismissals and transfer of undertakings. Ivo is a regular speaker at conferences and his articles are frequently published in legal media. His areas of specialization include specific industries (for example, supermarket chains and pharmacy). Before joining COBALT Ivo worked with another law firm and served as the Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Competition Council of the Republic of Latvia. · Competition

Jaanus Mody

Managing Partner Jaanus Mody heads the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency practice areas at COBALT Estonia. · Dispute Resolution

Jesse Kivisaari

Jesse, a Partner at COBALT Estonia, is experienced in M&A and private equity transactions and also advises companies in corporate law matters. He is focused on cross-border business activities, especially on projects related to Finland as his native language is Finnish. Jesse’s knowledge of cross-border legal aspects and multiple cultures enable him to provide services for Finnish companies with respect to the Baltics and vice versa. · Corporate / M&A

Jovita Valatkaitė

Jovita Valatkaitė has over 9 years’ experience of legal practice in the fields of Employment and Corporate law. Apart from advising on general employment law matters, Jovita provides advice on non-competition of employees, protection of confidential information as well as the EU social security system. She also has extensive experience in migration matters, including residence permits, work permits, secondments and transfers of employees. · Employment

Julija Beldeninovienė

Julija Beldeninovienė is a Managing Associate, Attorney-at-Law having over 12 years of experience in IP, IT, Pharmaceutical law and related litigation. She counsels clients through various types of IP-related contract negotiations, including settlement agreements, licenses, IP assignment and other agreements. Her practice also involves pre-litigation strategy and all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution relating to patents, SPCs, trademarks, copyrights, designs, and confidential information. Julija has acted in numerous cases related to IP and unfair competition, including the first pharmaceutical patent invalidation and patent enforcement disputes in Lithuania. · Intellectual Property

Juozas Rimas

Dr Juozas Rimas is a Partner and the Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania.Dr Rimas has led over 30 M&A projects where he was in charge of structuring, due diligence, negotiations and general project management, as well as over 10 projects of corporate restructuring (including business transfer, merger and spin-off procedures). · Corporate / M&A

Juras Žymančius

Juras Žymančius is a Senior Associate, practising in the IP & IT and Regulatory Practice Group and working with data protection. · Intellectual Property

Justinas Šileika

Justinas Šileika is a Managing Associate at COBALT Lithuania. He specialises in the fields of EU & Competition and Corporate Law. In his legal practice he has consulted numerous local and international clients on a wide range of legal issues. · EU & Competition

Jūlija Jerņeva

Jūlija Jerņeva is a Co-Head of COBALT Latvia Competition Law practice group, as well as works in Employment and Dispute Resolution practice groups. She has more than 20 years of experience in competition law, European Union law, employment law, and dispute resolution. She has successfully represented clients in both administrative and civil courts in Latvia, as well as before the Court of Justice of the EU and the Constitutional Court of Latvia. She also has significant experience with matters concerning M&A and corporate disputes. A respected academic, Jūlija teaches Competition Law and EU Law at the Riga Graduate School of Law and Public international law at the University of Latvia. She is also the author of numerous publications in these fields. Jūlija regularly participates in working groups established by the Latvian Government and Parliament (Saeima), lobbying clients’ interests in the context of proposed draft laws. She is also engaged in several lobbying projects on a pro bono basis. · Competition

Kaarel Eller

Kaarel has extensive experience in the public sector, including long experience in the Ministry of Finance, where he held various positions in the Financial Markets Department and later on as the Head of the Legal Department. There he was tasked with drafting some major legislative acts for the Estonian financial sector, including the first Estonian covered bond act and transposing PSD2 into the Estonian payment institutions and e-money institutions act. Prior to joining COBALT, Kaarel worked for an international law firm. · Capital Markets

Kadri Michelson

Kadri Michelson is mainly specialised in dispute resolution. She represents clients in civil and administrative proceedings and has over fifteen years of experience in leading law firms in the field. Kadri has successfully represented distinguished clients in the fields of contract law, non-contractual law, property law and administrative procedure both in extrajudicial negotiations as well as in court proceedings. Kadri has specialised on, among other things, various administrative disputes related to state subsidies and disputes related to the publication of incorrect data and values. She also has vast experience in the field of joint property division, representing clients in large and legally complex property division disputes. In addition, she is a well-known expert in high-level labour disputes, including cases involving breaches of confidentiality and non-compete obligations. Clients highly value her concreteness and punctuality with respect to representation in court proceedings · Litigation

Kaidi Reiljan-Sihvart

Kaidi Reiljan-Sihvart is a Managing Associate at COBALT Estonia and she co-leads the Insurance industry. · Litigation

Karina Paatsi

Karina Paatsi is a Partner at COBALT Estonia and Head of the fields of Employment and Corporate Law. · Employment

Karli Kütt

Karli advises and represents clients mainly in indirect taxes and tax proceedings. He has extensive experience advising clients on tax matters related to value added tax, excise duties and customs duties. In addition to counselling the clients on indirect tax matters, Karli is also valued as a skilful representative in tax proceedings and litigations. He and his litigation team recently achieved a significant Supreme Court ruling, overturning the previously established practice of value added tax deductions in court proceedings and reshaping jurisprudence on property taxation. As a well-known and recommended representative in tax audit proceedings, he is continuously involved in several significant tax audit proceedings in Estonia. Karli’s experience also includes advising in corporate law matters and he takes the lead in advising clients on legal matters related to the gaming industry. His commercial and corporate law competence allows him to provide tax-efficient solutions for restructuring companies. His area of research is the imposition of value added tax on electronic commerce and digitally supplied services. In addition to advising clients, Karli gives lectures in business and tax law. · Indirect Tax

Kristel Raidla-Talur

Kristel Raidla-Talur is a Partner and Co-Chair of the Banking & Finance practice group at COBALT Estonia. · Banking & Finance

Kristina Schotter

Kristina Schotter is a Managing Associate at COBALT Estonia, leading the Healthcare and Lifesciences industry. Kristina is also co-heading the Civil and Arbitration Disputes, as well as Corporate and Cross-Border Disputes practices. · Litigation

Kristīne Patmalniece

Kristīne Patmalniece is a Specialist Counsel at COBALT Latvia. She is an expert in employment, compliance and regulatory matters. She regularly advises clients operating in regulated industries such as food, health care, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Kristine has extensive experience in advising on novel employment law issues. She also represents clients before courts in employment disputes and other civil cases. · Employment

Lauris Liepa

Lauris Liepa is the Managing Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice Group of COBALT Latvia. He is recognized to be a noted practitioner in litigation, constitutional law, banking and finances and M&A. Lauris has a strong track record of significant landmark cases brought before the courts of the Republic of Latvia, the Court of Justice of the European Union and also the European Court of Human Rights and in recent years he has coordinated major M&A and foreign investment deals. In the course of his legal practice extending over 20 years, Lauris has advised major local and international corporate clients and state institutions, including the Cabinet of Ministers and the Parliament. Lauris Liepa is also the author of numerous benchmark legal publications; gives lectures at the Faculty of Law, University of Latvia and the Riga Graduate School of Law and is a member of various NGOs and associations. He takes an active involvement in the Latvian Venture Capital Association, is a member of the Supervisory Committee of NASDAQ OMX Riga and since 2011 is also a member of the supervisory board of the Arbitration Court of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. · Dispute Resolution

Lembit Tedder

Lembit Tedder is a Partner at COBALT and Co-Head of the firm’s White-Collar practice. · Litigation

Liina Jents

Liina Jents is a Patent Attorney and the Co-Head of the IP & IT practice group at COBALT Estonia, she is also leading the Advertising and Marketing industries. · Intellectual Property

Liina Linsi

Liina Linsi has extensive experience in litigation and is an internationally recognised real estate expert with over 35 years of experience in the field. Liina has represented clients in civil and administrative disputes as well as in arbitration. Her client portfolio includes leading regional and international construction companies. Liina is a member of the supervisory board of several leading local construction and real estate companies. · Arbitration & Mediation

Līga Fjodorova

Līga Fjodorova is a Specialist Counsel and Head of Patents, Trademarks and Designs at COBALT Latvia. She specializes in the field of intellectual property law, commercial law, dispute resolution. Līga is a Latvian Trademark Attorney and European Trademark Attorney. Līga represents clients before the Latvian Patent Office, EUIPO. As a leading Latvian expert in intellectual property, she represents client’s interests in complex trademark, patent and copyright disputes. Līga's litigation experience and expertise in trademark law ensure effective representation of the Client's position in litigations. · Intellectual Property

Manvydas Borusas

Manvydas Borusas is a Senior Associate of EU and Competition Practice Group. He has extensive experience in consulting local and internation companies on various competition law matters and also representing such companies in civil and administrative cases. · Competition

Marina Kotkas

Marina Kotkas is a Partner and co-chair of the Banking & Finance practice group at COBALT Estonia. · Banking & Finance

Marius Inta

Marius Inta is a Partner and Head of the Commercial Disputes Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania. He has over 17 years’ experience in Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management and focuses his practice on insurance disputes, represents clients in litigation matters involving compensation of damages, competition law and intellectual property law violations. Marius is a litigation lawyer with a long track record of acting for clients in courts of general jurisdiction and administrative courts and alternative dispute resolution (negotiation, arbitration, mediation). · Litigation

Mart Blöndal

Mart has advised clients in all areas of competition law, including merger control, dominance, and prohibited cooperation issues. In the field of state aid, Mart has advised clients on various complex state aid issues, including various proceedings with administrative bodies and the European Commission. In addition, Mart is focused on energy and information technology sectors. Mart’s work in advising clients has contributed to the creation of significant players in the Estonian market and the clarification of key state aid principles. · Competition

Martin Simovart

Martin is a Partner at COBALT Estonia, the Head of the Pan-Baltic M&A practice group and the Head of Global Relations at COBALT. · Corporate / M&A

Martynas Bielskis

Martynas Bielskis is an Associate in the Tax Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania. He has experience working in a specialized tax consulting firm and in the tax department of an international audit company. · Tax

Milda Markevičiūtė

Dr Milda Markevičiūtė is Associate Partner and chairs the Administrative and Business Disputes Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania. Dr Milda Markevičiūtė has experience both handling high-profile disputes that require an integrated and unconventional approach to dispute resolution and dealing with sophisticated shareholder, energy sector, construction, and administrative disputes. · Administrative Law

Mindaugas Bliuvas

Mindaugas Bliuvas is a Partner and Head of the Prevention and Criminal Law Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania. M. Bliuvas has experience in the fields of criminal, criminal procedure, administrative and penitentiary law as well as prevention and AML. The lawyer has been successfully representing and defending the interests of clients in resonant cases as well as in complex cases with international elements. · Criminal Law