Mart Blöndal
Europe Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Competition/Antitrust
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Mart Blöndal
Practice Areas
Competition; Private M&A; Life Sciences; EU Law; State Aid
Career
Mart Blöndal is a Specialist Counsel, specialising in European Union, competition law and state aid at COBALT Estonia.
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. In this way, Mart has contributed to the creation of Luminor as the first truly Baltic bank and represented the European Commission in the landmark Eesti Pagar case.
Chambers Review
Europe
Mart Blöndal enters the rankings this year on the back of a broad competition law practice that encompasses merger control filings, abuse of dominance investigations, the compliance aspects of exclusivity agreements and state aid matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He provides timely and spot-on advice. He knows the substance and the market well, and is a very service-minded person."
"He is an extremely insightful and client- and business-oriented competition lawyer."
"He is super fast in giving feedback."
"He provides timely and spot-on advice. He knows the substance and the market well, and is a very service-minded person."
"He is an extremely insightful and client- and business-oriented competition lawyer."
"He is super fast in giving feedback."