Supporting your growth in export defence markets
Place: Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius
Time:
09:00–12:00 EET (UTC+2), March 4-6, 2026
Working language: English
The evolving security and industrial landscape in Europe presents both complex challenges and strategic opportunities.
To help you navigate this environment, Freshfields and Sorainen bring together international transactional and regulatory expertise with deep local insight into the Baltic legal, regulatory and political context.
Key topics
The seminars will focus on main legal and strategic issues shaping growth in export defence markets, including:
- entering and succeeding in priority export markets and defence procurement processes
- scaling through M&A, joint ventures and strategic alliances
- navigating the regulatory landscape across foreign investment, state aid, export controls and technology transfer regimes
- supporting investment, growth and successful exits
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Stephan Waldhausen, Corporate Partner, Germany, Global Co-head of Industrials at Freshfields
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Kate Gough, Defense Contracting and Public Procurement Partner at Freshfields, UK
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Deborah Janssens, Corporate Partner, Belgium, Global Co-head of Industrials at Freshfields
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Andreas von Bonin, Antitrust Partner at Freshfields, EU/Brussels
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Conor Leavy, Antitrust Associate at Freshfields, EU/Brussels