ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2023: COBALT Named Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year
2023 - 09 - 28
At the 19th Annual International Tax Review EMEA Tax Awards Ceremony on 27 September 2023, COBALT was recognized as the Baltic States’ Tax Firm of the Year. Partners Egon Talur and Rokas Daugėla accepted the award on behalf of the entire Baltic tax team at the gala ceremony in London.
“We are deeply honoured to have received the award for outstanding examples of tax advice and their impact on our clients’ businesses, both locally and internationally. COBALT has been involved in numerous tax disputes over the past year, successfully navigating the complex aspects of taxation and achieving favourable outcomes for our clients. Thus, this award is a testament to our close-knit, pan-Baltic team of 17 tax experts, who are rightly praised for their timely and efficient manner, no matter the complexity of the tax issue,” says partner Sandija Novicka.
In addition, the newly-published comprehensive guide to the world’s leading tax firms, ITR World Tax 2024, highly ranks our tax practice in all three jurisdictions – Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia – and acknowledges nine of our practitioners with individual rankings.
Estonia:
- Partner and Head of Tax Egon Talur – Notable Practitioner;
- Specialist Counsel Tõnu Kolts – Rising Star;
- Senior Associate Karli Kütt – Rising Star.
Latvia:
- Partner and Head of Tax Sandija Novicka – Highly Regarded;
- Specialist Counsel and Head of Tax Advisory Sabīne Vuškāne – Highly Regarded and Women in Tax Leader;
- Associate Gabriela Šantare – Rising Star.
Lithuania:
- Partner and Head of Tax Rokas Daugėla – Notable Practitioner;
- Managing Associate Rasa Mikutienė – Rising Star;
- Associate Martynas Bielskis – Rising Star.
The ITR EMEA Tax Awards have taken place annually since their inception in 2005, recognizing the remarkable achievements and developments by tax professionals over a 12-month period. This year the annual award celebrated the most impressive tax, transfer pricing, tax disputes, and indirect tax teams and practitioners across 34 jurisdictions throughout the region.
For more information on the other winners, please click here.
