Sorainen

Competition & Regulatory

Counsel

As a specialist in EU and Estonian competition law, Piibe Lehtsaar is passionate about keeping clients out of harm’s way and stand by the words of Benjamin Franklin: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. If you are looking for a lawyer who talks people to death, with Piibe might not be the best match.

Expert on dawn raids. Several companies that were dawn-raided by the European Commission in Estonia have received on-site legal support from Piibe, followed by off-site legal advice in proceedings conducted by the European Commission.

Tariff regulation. With experience that includes litigation against the Estonian Competition Authority and the Estonian state ‒ both in the Estonian courts as well as in international arbitration ‒ Piibe Lehtsaar has advised clients on a wide range of tariff regulation issues.

Merger control. In addition to filing numerous merger notifications with the Estonian Competition Authority, Piibe has ‒ uniquely among Estonian lawyers ‒ also filed a merger notification with the European Commission.

Dominance issues. As well as helping dominant companies in multiple business sectors to ensure or achieve compliance with competition law requirements, she has also helped business partners and competitors of dominant companies to successfully challenge abusive practices.

Estonian, English

Estonian Bar Association Member of the Competition Law Committee at the Estonian Bar Association (since January 2016)

University of Tartu, Estonia (MA in Law, cum laude) University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in Law, cum laude)