Mari Anne Rohtla

Mari Anne Rohtla

Senior Associate
Tallinn, Estonia

Senior Associate Mari Anne Rohtla advises clients on issues related to the food industry and marketing, consumer protection and product safety, and advertising of different products and services. Mari Anne also assists gambling operators who are based on various business models in both applying for activity licences and organising their current activities. You may also contact Mari Anne in other issues concerning administrative proceedings and European Union law, but also in issues regarding employment law.

  • About

    Mari Anne Rohtla is a specialist who has advised international and local businesses of different sizes on various regulatory topics and, thus, you may contact Mari Anne with issues concerning various sector-specific regulations.

    Mari Anne is especially focused on advising businesses operating in the food sector. As a result, Mari Anne has assisted businesses in commencing operations, communicating with supervisory authorities and in issues related to the handling, processing, and advertising of foodstuffs. Mari Anne is also competent in advising enterprises operating in other business fields on topics concerning consumer protection and product safety, also advertising of products and services. For example, Mari Anne has prepared legal opinions regarding planned tobacco, alcohol, finance and cosmetics ads and assisted international and local clients in complying with the requirements of product safety and labelling, but also in issues concerning waste handling.

    In addition, Mari Anne advises businesses operating in the gambling sector. Mari Anne has participated in many international projects concerning analyses preceding the development of new products, commencement of activities in Estonia and has participated in several transactions related to the field.

    Mari Anne has considerable experience in employment law as well. Mari Anne has often advised clients on issues concerning the contractualisation of employment relationships and carrying out collective lay-offs. Mari Anne has also successfully represented clients of various profiles both in court and in entering into extrajudicial agreements.

  • Major Projects
    • 25.06.2024

      TGS Baltic represented successfully Tallinn University of Technology in the dispute against AS Tallinna Vesi

      TGS Baltic Estonia attorneys successfully represented Tallinn University of Technology in the Supreme Court against Tallinna Vesi AS, whose water prices may have been more expensive than permitted by law in the years 2011-2019. 

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    • 28.02.2024

      TGS Baltic together with Cederquist advised Kinnevik on the sale of Tele2 shares to Freya Investissement

      TGS Baltic together with Cederquist has been an advisor to Kinnevik in connection with the sale of its entire holding in Tele2

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    • 03.01.2024

      TGS Baltic assisted Enefit Green AS with selling Brocēni pellet mill and cogeneration plant in Latvia to Warmeston OU, the leading Estonian wood pellet producer.

      Enefit Green AS has agreed to divest Brocēni pellet mill and biomass CHP plant to Warmeston OU by selling 100% shares of Enefit Green SIA (now Warmeston SIA) and SIA Technological Solutions. Brocēni business includes a pellet mill and a biomass cogeneration plant, both built in 2016.

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    • 29.11.2023

      TGS Baltic assisted Enefit Green AS with selling Paide and Valka district heating businesses in Estonia and Latvia to AS Utilitas Eesti, Estonia's largest district heating company.

      Enefit Green AS has agreed to divest Paide and Valka district heating businesses to AS Utilitas Eesti by divesting Paide business and 100% shares in the Valka district heating company SIA Enefit Power & Heat Valka. In Paide, the transaction consists of a district heating enterprise whose assets include a cogeneration plant commissioned in 2015, a biomass boiler plant, a reserve boiler house, and a solar park.

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    • 22.11.2023

      TGS Baltic advised the Environmental Investment Centre on the development of a EUR 49 million hydrogen measure

      The TGS Baltic team advised the Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) on developing new support for the deployment of green hydrogen in the transport and industrial sectors. The purpose of EIC’s green hydrogen call for proposal is to test the introduction of green hydrogen in Estonian conditions from production to final consumption.

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    • 31.10.2023

      TGS Baltic advised TKM Finants AS in obtaining a creditor's activity license

      We advised TKM Finants AS, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS, in applying for a creditor's activity license from the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority and providing consumer credit services.

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    • 13.10.2023

      TGS Baltic advised Hawesko on entering into a strategic partnership with the Dunker Group

      TGS Baltic represented the stock exchange listed premium wines trading group Hawesko who is entering into a strategic partnership with the Dunker Group, the leading wine and spirits wholesale trading group in the Baltics, and in this context is acquiring 50 percent of the shares in Dunker Group OÜ. 

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    • 24.07.2023

      BaltCap completes the first take-private transaction by a Baltic investor on the London Stock Exchange by acquiring Xpediator

      BaltCap was advised by TGS Baltic in completing the transaction to acquire Xpediator Plc.

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    • 21.03.2023

      TGS Baltic advised Operail in respect to restrictive measures applicable to sale of railway wagons

      From December 2023 to March 2023 AS Operail Leasing, a subsidiary of the Estonian state-owned railway company Operail, sold all of its railway wagons. 

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    • 18.05.2022

      TGS Baltic advised Truffle Capital on leading a 5.5 MEUR investment into insurtech startup Cachet

      Law Firm TGS Baltic advised the European fund Truffle Capital SAS on leading a 5.5 MEUR investment round into startup Cachet, which provides smart insurance solutions. TGS Baltic advised the client during the entire transaction, from legal due diligence of Estonian companies to drafting and negotiating the transaction documents and closing the investment.

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    • 10.04.2022

      TGS Baltic advised LHV Pension Funds on the acquisition of the first office building in Estonia designed according to the Green Building concept

      TGS Baltic experts advised LHV Varahaldus AS which manages LHV Pension Funds on acquiring the registered immovable located at Sõpruse pst 157, Tallinn, Estonia.

      Varahalduse Kinnisvarainvesteering 004 OÜ, which belongs to LHV Varahaldus AS, entered into a contract with OÜ Sõpruse 157 to acquire the registered immovable located at Sõpruse pst 157. The owner of Varahalduse Kinnisvarainvesteering 004 OÜ is LHV Group, which is listed on the Tallinn Stock Exchange, through LHV Varahaldus.

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    • 31.03.2022

      TGS Baltic advised ZAKA Startups who led the Alpha AR investment round

      TGS Baltic advised ZAKA Startups on leading a EUR 728,000 investment round in Alpha AR OÜ. Alpha AR plans to use the raised financing to develop its 3D-modelling platform.

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    • 21.03.2022

      We advised AS Eesti Post on the acquisition of the newspaper delivery service provider AS Express Post

      Law Firm TGS Baltic experts Triinu Järviste, Kadri Kallas, and Mari Anne Valberg advised AS Eesti Post on the transaction by which AS Ekspress Grupp and AS Postimees Grupp sell the shares of AS Express Post, which is providing the newspaper delivery service in bigger cities, to Omniva.

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    • 17.03.2022

      Cybernetica sells its digital air traffic management tower technology to Adacel

      TGS Baltic advised Cybernetica on selling their digital air traffic management tower technology to Adacel, a global leader in providing air traffic management technology and services.

       

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    • 27.02.2022

      TGS Baltic advised Open Air Group AB

      TGS Baltic advised Open Air Group AB, a holding company focusing on products for hunting and outdoor, currently active in Finland, Sweden and Norway in a transaction, where Open Air Group AB acquired Aclima, the leading manufacturer of professional and outdoor merino wool clothing in the Nordics.

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    • 04.10.2021

      Advising the Ministry of Environment

      Advising the Ministry of Environment on a wide range of legal aspects related to planning and financing the construction of new environmentally friendly office premises to the ministry, its subordinate institutions and the Estonian Museum of Natural History. The new building is planned as state of art sample of Estonian wooden architecture, encompassing many innovative and sustainable construction methods.

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    • 24.11.2020

      We are advising a US Nasdaq listed leading business-to-business supplier of internet gaming software-as-a-service solutions Gan Limited on acquisition of online gaming platform Coolbet

      TGS Baltic are advising Gan Limited on all Estonian law aspects, from conducting legal due diligence and advising on regulatory matters to assisting the client in the finalisation of the transaction documents.

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    • 15.06.2020

      TGS Baltic advises Fujitsu Estonia on a daily basis

      We advise Fujitsu Estonia on a daily basis on different IT-related contractual, intellectual property and data protection matters.

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    • 10.06.2020

      TGS Baltic successfully represented a client in the Supreme Court of Estonia

      We successfully represented a client in the Supreme Court of Estonia in connection with the fact that a company was refused registration on the grounds that the word “construction” in its name is protected as a trademark.

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    • 20.04.2020

      Representing Environment Investment Centre

      Representing Environment Investment Centre in shaping and modelling a subsidy system for 50 million EUR to encourage the development of production and use of hydrogen in Estonia.

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  • CV

    Memberships

    2019
    Estonian Bar Association

    Professional career

    Since 2023
    Senior Associate, law firm TGS Baltic
    2019-2023
    Associate, TGS Baltic
    2016-2019
    Lawyer, Associate, Law Firm LEVIN

    Education

    2020
    University of Tartu, MA (information technology law)
    2018
    University of Tartu, MA (law)
    2016
    University of Tartu, BA (social sciences)
  • Publications