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Cobalt Helps Biogen Expand to Latvia and Estonia

Cobalt Helps Biogen Expand to Latvia and Estonia

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Cobalt has advised US biotech company Biogen on launching its business in Latvia and Estonia.

Biogen is a producer of medicines for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy, as well as a researcher of solutions for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company was founded in 1978 and currently employs more than 7400 people worldwide.

Cobalt’s team included, in Latvia, Partner Indrikis Liepa and Associates Marija Berdova, Ivo Maskalans, and Janis Sarans; and in Estonia, Partner Karina Paatsi and Senior Associate Heili Haabu.

Cobalt at a Glance

COBALT is a closely integrated alliance of top-tier law offices across the Baltics, uniting more than 250 attorneys and support staff. During 25 years of experience, we have become a strategic partner to our clients in handling both daily matters and complex large–scale transactions and disputes.

The firm’s broad spectrum of expertise and established position as the market leader gives a comprehensive basis for providing full-service business law advice.

Top international and regional businesses, financial institutions, state and local governments, and the region’s most promising start-ups are among our clients. We offer leading-edge solutions in key industry sectors: Consumer Products, Trade & Distribution, Real Estate & Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Communications, Media & Technologies, Financial Services, Transport & Logistics.

COBALT has been named Baltic Law Firm of the Year 7 times receiving Chambers Europe, IFLR, The Lawyer and Mergermarket awards, and we are regularly listed amongst the top-performing M&A legal advisors in the Bloomberg, Refinitiv and Mergermarket deal tables. Recognized as the No.1 Lithuanian law firm in the Prospera Law Firm Review 2021 and No. 1 law firm in Latvia in 2022, 2020, 2019, and 2018 client satisfaction surveys. We were recognized as a Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Chambers Europe Awards ceremony and named the Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year at the annual ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2021 ceremony. 

More information on COBALT can be found at www.cobalt.legal.