The seminar is dedicated to discussing how to make competition work in your favour. Knowing this is vital for every company and its legal counsel. This pan-Baltic conference will provide insights into the most topical competition law and trade secrets issues from a practical perspective. The speakers of the conference include entrepreneurs, legal counsel, lawyers and judges from Estonia and abroad.
When: 30 March 2017, 9:00–17:00
Venue: Swissôtel, Tallinn
The seminar will be held in English and it is free for VARUL/TGS clients. *
To register please send an e-mail to tallinn@tgsbaltic.com.
Agenda:
9:00 Registration and morning coffee
9:30 Welcome note by Martin Tamme, Managing Partner at TGS VARUL
9:40 Panel 1: Where do we stand? Enforcement of competition law in the Baltics from a business perspective
Moderator: Katri Paas-Mohando, Senior Associate at TGS VARUL
– Anti-competitive agreements – what difference do the enforcement tools (criminal vs administrative) make? – Dr Lauras Butkevičius, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University
– How to handle being “big” in the Baltics? – Sven Jürgenson, Baltic Banking Competition Law Legal Coordinator at Swedbank
– Getting the deal through in the Baltics – Simonas Gustainis, Managing Partner at BaltCap
– Discussion
10:50 Coffee break
11:20 Panel 2: Where are we going to? Will the implementation of the damages directive pave way to active private enforcement in the Baltics?
Moderator: Rasa Zaščiurinskaitė, Associate Partner at TGS Vilnius
– Large damages claims in Europe – Ben Bornemann, Cartel Damage Claims (Brussels)
– Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian experience and the implications of the directive implementation – Katri Paas-Mohando, Senior Associate at TGS VARUL; Māra Stabulniece, Senior Associate at TGS Riga; Rasa Zaščiurinskaitė, Associate Partner at TGS Vilnius
– Discussion
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Panel 3: The Big Secret – how to protect your trade secrets from your competitors?
Moderator: Peeter Viirsalu, Senior Associate at TGS VARUL
– Trade Secret Cases in Estonian Civil Courts – Dr Iko Nõmm, Judge at Tallinn Circuit Court
– Latvian and Lithuanian experience with the trade secrets cases – Andra Rubene, Partner at TGS Riga; Lina Darulienė, Partner at TGS Vilnius
– The Trade Secrets Directive — what does it change in Estonia? – Peeter Viirsalu, Senior Associate at TGS VARUL
16:00 Drinks reception
* Up to 2 participants from each company.
