Successfully representing a fuel retailer before the Supreme Court 31 Jan

VARUL assists Allianz on agreement review 6 Jan

VARUL advises vehicle tracking and positioning system developer Navirec on selling its Estonian operation to GSMvalve 20 Dec

VARUL ensures ban on a potential negotiated procedure 11 Dec

Successful representation of Estonian Public Broadcasting in court dispute against tabloid SL Õhtuleht 30 Nov

VARUL wins a case before the Latvian Constitutional Court 20 Nov

Advising Nordea Bank Finland Plc Estonian branch in constitutional review proceedings 17 Oct

Advising Merck Sharp & Dohme Estonia in connection with the global merger with Schering-Plough 16 Oct

Representing Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles in EUR 283 million public procurement proceedings 19 Sept

Successfully representing OÜ Viis Veeringut against the Estonian Ministry of Culture 30 Sept

Hansaworld Latvia wins procurement dispute 20 Jun

Merks wins a procurement dispute with the Riga City Council 6 Apr

Latvian Constitutional Court starts proceedings on the basis of application by VARUL 6 Apr

VARUL’s M&A team advises client on closing new prime residential building development agreement 22 March

Acting for Starman in negotiating a DVB-T transaction 11 March

VARUL helps the client to clear the discrimination charges brought by ex-employee 28 Feb

VARUL lawyers have been expanding their experience in PPP sector 28 Feb

VARUL wins a procurement dispute with the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science and Lattelecom 20 Feb

Successfully representing Estonian subsidiary of Fortum Oyi against the Republic of Estonia before the Supreme Court 18 Feb

Successfully advising Paldiski Northern Port in establishing the Paldiski Free Economic Zone 25 Jan

Successfully representing Tieto Latvia before the Latvian Procurement Monitoring Bureau 11 Jan.

Successfully representing an automobile spare parts wholesaler before the Supreme Court 7 Jan

Advising Tallinn Public Utility Agency in a large-scale public procurement 30 Dec

Representing OÜ Intercapital in a landmark case concerning intermediation of quoted shares before the Supreme Court 8 Oct

HansaWorld Latvia successfully represented in a public procurement dispute with the Ministry of Finance 28 Sep

Corporate restructuring and commercial agreements review for Baltijas Elektro Sabiedriba 17 Sep

The firm is advising Vilnius City Municipality on a PPP structured project of National Multifunctional Stadium 17 Aug

The Senate of the Supreme Court of Latvia upholds the position of Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas client 1 Aug.

Successfully representing First Media OÜ against the Tax and Customs Board 26 July

Tax advice to Baltic TransOil 13 July

Successfully representing the Latvian Parliament in Constitutional Court of Latvia 23 June

Representing Ameerika Autoteeninduse against an insolvent company 12 June

Advising Alpi S.p.a. on purchase of distressed assets 2 June

Successfully representing Ülemiste City AS (former AS Dvigatel) against the Tax and Customs Board 17 May

Latvian Competition Council issues clarifications on application of the merger control rules 15 May

Analyzing Puma products distribution policy 8 May

„Stolichnaya Vodka“ gets judicial redress against the breach of trademark 28 April

Advising furniture manufacturer AS Wermo on selling of its shares to AS Tuulis 26 Apr

Assisting Spridzēnu HES with a bioneregy project 21 April

Representing UAB „Šiaulių tauro televizoriai“ in a high-profile international arbitration case 16 Apr

Advising a shareholder in a landmark unlawful merger case before the Supreme Court 12 Apr

Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas represents Tele2 06 Apr

The firm advises Trafigura on complex commodities transactions 31 March

Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas advise clients on Parex Bank’s EUR 270 million bond issue 24 March

Representing creditors in converting loans (issued to risk capital fund GILD Arbitrage) into bonds 17 March

Representing board member in landmark Supreme Court business prohibition case 3 March

Datakom wins two procurement disputes 3 March

Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas represents the interests of “Stolichnaya Vodka” in Estonia 25 Jan

Restructuring New Yorker group’s shareholding structure 30 Jan

Advising Energate on aquiring gas operators 12 Jan

Representing Möbius Turundusinvesteeringud against Tax and Customs Board in the Supreme Court 21 Dec

Advising ETL Baltic Group in acquisition of Estonian and Latvian companies 18 Dec

Advising LHZB on the formation of the Latvian development bank jointly with KPMG 4 Dec

Advising Lietuvos Energija AB on implementing 2nd EU energy package 3 Dec

Advising Baltcap on acquiring wind parks 30 Nov

Advising Vilnius International Airport 20 Nov

Advising on development of a major recreational and commercial object on whole region 15 Oct

Representing the Estonian Ministry of Defence 20 Oct

Representing a client in a major arbitration case 1 Oct

Advising on the reorganization of AS Bermet Management, one of the few reorganization plans confirmed in Estonia 28 Sept

Representing Premia in several IP disputes 17 Sept

Advising the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania 1 Sept

Advising an Association of Lithuanian Communication Agencies 1 Sept

Acting as an arbitrator at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in Alta Foods v. Luterma 17 Aug

Advising one the major telecommunications companies in Lithuania and Latvia 15 Aug

Advising the Fakto Group on issues of financing 5 Aug

Advising Henkell Group in merger control proceedings in acquiring shares of Budampex 3 Aug

Advising an international cleaning technologies retailer 1 Aug

Representing former shareholders of Stora Enso Timber (formerly AS Sylvester) in one of the largest tax disputes of the Baltics 17 July

Assisting the Ministry of Environment in a PPP project 16 June

Lobbying for an international retail chain 15 June

Advising pharmaceutical companies 15 June

Advising on preparation of extensive changes of the Law of Arbitration 10 June

Advising on implementing the reform of the Mortgage system of Lithuania 1 June

Advising and representing one of the leading Scandinavian banks 1 June

Advising one of the Scandinavian embassies in Lithuania 15 May

Advising leading publishers in Lithuania 1 May

Advising Kodukolde Kinnisvara on selling a meat-processing company to Atria 31 Mar

Advising Manutent on the sale of shares in a hotel project in St. Petersburg to SOK group 2 Feb

Advising Manutent OÜ in negotiating the repurchase of bonds with bond holders 30 Jan

Advising Energate in acquiring gas infrastructure operators 15 Jan

Advising the Estonian Development Fund 6 Jan

Representing the Estonian Ministry of Defence 3 Jan

Representing RealWAY in privatisation proceedings connected to one of the largest recent transactions 2 Jan