Name
Debora Pāvila
Partner
Languages
English, Latvian, Russian
Location
Latvia
Primary practices:
Competition
Secondary practices:
Automotive, Aviation, Litigation & Arbitration, Retail
Contacts
+371 29 149 110
debora.pavila@vilgerts.com
Contacts
+371 29 149 110
debora.pavila@vilgerts.com
Primary practices:
Competition
Secondary practices:
Automotive, Aviation, Litigation & Arbitration, Retail
Profile
Debora Pāvila, M.Jur. has over 10 years’ experience of advising clients on the full range of Latvian and EU competition law issues, including cartel investigations by Latvia’s Competition Council, commercial agreements and distribution agreements, abuse of dominance, compliance training, economic regulation (e.g., the Unfair Retail Practices Prohibition Law) and competition-related litigation.
Her contentious work includes proceedings before administrative and civil courts of Latvia of all instances, as well as before the Court of Justice of the EU.
Debora is leading a major litigation case against Latvia’s Competition Council – challenge of a EUR 7.4 Mio fine imposed on the Moller Mobility Group companies for alleged cartel (the VW case).
Band 1 lawyer in Competition & Antitrust by Chambers & Partners Europe: “Debora Pāvila is recognised by market sources for her experience in the area. Her practice spans both contentious and non-contentious matters, and she frequently advises on state aid issues. She is also well adept at representing clients in cartel investigations.”
Legal500: “Takes a wide view on the issue to be solved.” “Very responsive, competent and absolutely first choice in competition matters.”
Career
2008 / Partner, VILGERTS
2012 – 2018 / Visiting lecturer in Internal Market Law, Riga Graduate School of Law
2005 – 2008 / Associate, Sorainen
2002 – 2004 / Advisor, Foreign and European Affairs Committees of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia
Education
2008 / King’s College London, Diploma in EU Competition law
2005 / University of Oxford, M.Jur. (distinction)
2004 / University of Latvia, Bac.iur.
Membership
2009 / Latvian Bar Association
Experience
VILGERTS advised SIA "Biļešu paradīze", a company of Ekspress Grupp AS, in a dispute in which SIA "Biļešu serviss" contested the results of the procurement tender concerning the sale of tickets for the upcoming and the largest national “Song and Dance Festival” in Latvia. As a result, the tender results were left unaltered and SIA "Biļešu paradīze" concluded a contract with the contracting authority.
May 16, 2023
VILGERTS successfully defended SIA "Scania Latvia" in proceedings before the Procurement Monitoring Bureau against the appeals lodged by SIA "Avar Auto" and SIA "Eco bus" concerning the decision of an open tender (tendered by Daugavpils city municipality, “Supply of environmentally friendly buses for the needs of AS "Daugavpils satiksme" (SAM 4.5.1.2.”, id. Nr. 2022/93). As a result, the contracting authority was permitted to conclude the contract with SIA “Scania Latvia”, as the winning tenderer.
January 18, 2023
Advising Latvijas valsts meži (Latvian State Forests), a contracting authority, on both the application of Latvian and EU public procurement procedural rules during a tender procedure.
May 28, 2021
Assistance to a waste management company concerning market investigation by the Competition Council.
May 24, 2021
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