Regulatory & Antitrust

Skrastiņš & Dzenis Regulatory & Antitrust team continuously advises and represents clients on contentious issues under competition law whether the client is defendant or claimant. Our team also has experience and a proven track record on advising clients on cartel cases and investigations. Our team is skilled in handling assessment of vertical agreements (franchising, distribution, licensing etc.) from the aspect of Competition law, merger control and clearance with Competition authorities, dominance and abusive conduct, including abuse of dominant position in retail sector, representation of clients in competition authorities, private enforcement and litigation, unfair competition, state aid and other Competition law issues.

Our services include:

regulatory and antitrust investigations
cartel regulation
consumer protection and advertising
franchising, distribution and licensing
merger control and clearance
dominance and abusive conduct
regulatory (environmental permits, licensing, public regulation, etc.) and compliance matters.

Key contact

Dispute Resolution
Banking and Finance
Regulatory/Antitrust

Verners Skrastiņš

Senior Partner

Head of Dispute Resolution practice

Experience Highlights

Successfully advised OPTIBET in obtaining competition clearance from the Latvian Competition Council

We congratulate our client OPTIBET on its success.

Skrastiņš & Dzenis advised Kesko Senukai group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council

Skrastiņš & Dzenis advised Kesko Senukai group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council.

Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully aided Vienna Insurance Group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council

Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully aided Vienna Insurance Group in obtaining competition clearance from Latvian Competition Council, thus, obtaining Latvian Competition Council’s approval to close the deal and acquire 100% shares of non-life insurance company Seesam Insurance AS (including its Latvian and Lithuanian branches) from Finnish OP Financial Group. Vienna Insurance Group is one of the largest international insurance groups in Central and Eastern Europe.

Skrastiņš & Dzenis has represented BAB FlyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines in a case of recognition and enforcement of a judgement made by a Lithuanian court.

Skrastiņš & Dzenis team represented BAB FlyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines (company under insolvency) in a case of recognition and enforcement of a judgement made by a Lithuanian court.

Skrastiņš & Dzenis has successfully represented a client in a dispute against Latvian Competition Council

Skrastiņš & Dzenis team has successfully represented SIA Veiksme un K, a company involved in retail trade of household, interior, electronics, garden, and leisure goods operating under brand name Tehnoland.

Court of Justice of the European Union delivers judgement in Flylal-Lithuanian Airlines AS v Riga International Airport and Air Baltic Corporation AS case

The Court of Justice of the European Union (Third Chamber) has delivered a judgement in case No C-302/13, a request for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Augstākās Tiesas Senāts (Latvia).

Yet another little Samsung case related victory

On October 10 the Department of Administrative cases of the Supreme Court has decided to declare inadmissible the Competition Council’s application asking to renew the proceedings against one of the cartel members in so called Samsung case, which would possibly enable the competition authority to proceed with establishing our client as a legal and actual successor of the cartel participant fined back in 2009 and impose an obligation to pay the predecessor’s fines. Our law office has contributed to the outcome by several submissions to the Department of Administrative cases of the Supreme court.

Flylal vs Air Baltic: waiting for preliminary ruling to ECJ

On May 15 the Senate at the Supreme Court has delivered a decision to refer four questions to the ECJ for preliminary ruling in the case of recognition and enforcement of the judgement of Lithuanian court in Latvia where Skrastiņš & Dzenis continues to represent the former national airline of Lithuania.