EU and competition

TGS Baltic

TGS Baltic has ‘very good experts who are doing good work to understand the aims of the client’. Triinu Järviste heads the team and is a ’real expert in competition and state aid questions’. Another key team member is Triin Kaurov, who has ‘remarkable experience, is very committed, and gives rational and well-considered solutions’. As a whole, the group has been involved in many of the major competition law investigations in recent years, and recently won a state aid case in the European General Court. Triinu Järviste is another name to note for competition law matters.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘TGS Baltic has very good experts and they are doing good work trying to understand the aims of the client. They are looking for the best solution and understand business well. We received very good results surprisingly fast.’
‘They have very professional knowledge about complicated legal questions. At the same time they are very solution-oriented and have good communication skills.’
‘We like the expertise, correctness, and adherence to deadlines of TGS Baltic's lawyers. Time and opportunities for constructive meetings are always found. We love their ability to put together the most competent teams of experts for a particular matter. And in addition to their expertise in solving our matters, it is pleasant that trainings, information mornings are organized for clients.’
‘TGS Baltic's attorneys are great professionals who are not only highly experienced but also can show remarkable teamwork. Our main contact is Triin Kaurov. She has remarkable experience, very committed, and gives rational and well-considered solutions. I would like to highlight Triinu Järviste and Vitali Šipilov. Triinu is a real expert in competition and state aid questions and Vitali is very analytical.’
‘I find the firm to be very business-minded. They give very straight/black and white answers despite the fact that competition law is very grey with its rules. This is something that businesses greatly appreciate. I also feel that they know business very well and are not just lawyers.’
‘Triinu Jarviste is our main contact and the reason we use TGS Baltic services. Very professional.’

Key clients

Auto-Bon
Unilever
Phillip Morris International
Inchcape
Sunly
SEB Pank AS / SEB bankas AB
Eesti Post AS
LHV Varahaldus
Elering AS
Port of Tallinn
Operail AS
ERGO Insurance SE
City of Tallinn
Rimi Eesti Food
Estonian Authors’ Society
City of Tartu
Rickman Trade
Autohalle AS
Environmental Investment Centre
Bigbank AS
Merko Ehitus Eesti
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Estonia
Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications
MTÜ Eesti Muuseumiühing
Tallinna Kaubamaja

Work highlights

Represented Tartu Agro in the European Union General Court in disputing the European Commission decision finding illegal state aid being given to Tartu Agro.
Represented Auto-Bon, a Bassadone Automotive Nordic group company, in the merger proceedings in the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Competition Authorities.
Advising Eesti Post (Omniva) on several high-profile competition law cases before the Estonian Competition Authority and everyday activities.