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Uģis Zeltiņš

Partner / Latvia
+371 2632 8671
+371 6720 1800

About

Uģis Zeltiņš is the Co-Head of the Competition practice group at COBALT Latvia. He has extensive experience acting as a lead advisor in EU & Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement matters. Prior to joining COBALT Uģis was an advisor on European Law with the Constitutional Court of Latvia and currently he is in charge of constitutional law aspects of civil and administrative disputes handled by the office. Uģis has taught competition, EU and international law to undergraduates and has lectured on competition and state aid to judges.

Practice

Recognition
CV
Experience
Publications
  • Competition/Antitrust – Band 1, Chambers Europe 2025
  • EU and competition – Leading partner, The Legal 500 2025
  • Dispute Resolution – Band 4, Chambers Global and Europe 2024
  • IP, IT and telecoms – Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500 2024
  • Intellectual Property – Patent star, IP STARS 2025

Languages

  • Latvian, English, French

Membership & education

  • Latvian Bar Association (since 2009)
  • LL.M in European Law, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (2007)
  • LL.B, University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (2005)
    Tele2 and Manulife IM-backed GCI partner to create the first pan-Baltic tower company
    2025 - 08 - 07
    HS Timber Group acquires Latvian wood processing company Vika Wood
    2025 - 02 - 05
    Lufthansa Group acquires minority stake in airBaltic
    2025 - 01 - 30
    No tenfold increase in land rent charged to the Riga Olympic Sports Centre
    2024 - 11 - 14

    Catching Up: Recent Developments in Pharma Sector Competition Law Across the Baltics (2024 - 02 - 22)

    Baltic Competition Law Insight – March 2022 (2022 - 03 - 21)

    New rules on unfair trading practices laws in the Baltics (2021 - 11 - 11)

    COVID-19 in the Baltics: State aid – how can the State help companies affected by COVID-19? (2020 - 03 - 17)

    Baltic Competition Law News – December 2019 (2019 - 12 - 20)

    International Comparative Legal Guide. Merger Control 2019. Latvia Chapter (2019 - 01 - 21)

    Baltic Competition Law News – December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 19)

    Baltic Competition Law News – November 2016 (2016 - 11 - 02)

    Baltic Competition Law News – May 2016 (2016 - 05 - 31)

    Judicial authorisation of dawn raids: reasons and subject-matter (2015 - 11 - 10)

    Hub-and-spoke information exchange between competitors (2015 - 09 - 07)

    Competition Law News – April 2015 (2015 - 04 - 30)

    Competition Council Penalizes Company Over Access to Workers’ E-mail in Inquiry (2014 - 11 - 27)

    Competition Law News – November 2014 (2014 - 11 - 03)

    Competition in Latvia: Latvian Courts Rediscover the “Object and Effect” Distinction (2014 - 06 - 20)

    The European Lawyer Reference Series. Merger Control: Jurisdictional comparisons 2014. Latvia chapter (2014 - 01 - 20)

    Creative entries in Land Register: Use with caution (2013 - 12 - 12)

    Competition Law News – April 2012 (2012 - 04 - 04)

    The Impact of the EU Human Rights System on Operations of Private Military and Security Companies (2011 - 03 - 28)

    Getting the Deal Through. Cartel Regulation 2010. Latvia Chapter (2010 - 02 - 10)

    We are driven by your recognition

    “Uģis Zeltiņš is a stand out for competition matters. He stands out for his analytical mind, good and broad understanding and the quality of his work.”
    Chambers Europe 2025, Competition/Antitrust
    “Uģis has been a person to go to when testing complex situations and cases, and he always delivers. His advice is always crisp and clear and to the point.”
    Chambers Europe 2024, Competition/Antitrust
    “Uģis Zeltiņš has continuously shown deep understanding of EU and Latvian competition law and case law.”
    Chambers Europe 2024, Competition/Antitrust
    Uģis Zeltiņš represents clients in commercial and competition disputes. Clients value his ability to listen and pay attention to the smallest details which are very important for a positive outcome of the case.
    Chambers Europe 2021, Competition / Antitrust