Attorneys of the Law Firm have successfully resolved countless lawsuits in favour of clients, thus attorneys of the Law Firm acquired respected reputation and gained the trust of local and international companies and individuals. Our lawyers have experience in resolving disputes in civil proceedings, in arbitration courts, in administrative proceedings, as well as experience in defending rights in the proceedings before the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Although there is a perception that litigation is usually a long and costly affair, there are many strategies and tactics that allow by procedural means to provide the client with the fastest possible result, to promote an amicable settlement or other favourable solution. When giving advice and representing our clients in litigation, we always take into account the practical aspect and business interests.

The lawyers of our Law Firm have considerable experience in investments and transactions with real estate, real estate development and construction (starting with due diligence study of the property, acquisition and construction, and ending with drafting the documents for property management, sale, lease and rental transactions and closings). We have experience in a number of the largest purchase, construction, sale, lease and hire transactions involving real estate, shopping centers, office centers, and real estate development projects in Latvia. We structure and co-ordinate all aspects of real estate deals, from transaction structuring to bank financing, collateralisation and closing the deal. We draft lease and rental transaction documents, assist with negotiating lease and rental agreements, representing both the owners and the lessees and tenants. The Law Firm’s exceptionally strong and knowledgeable in construction disputes and other specific aspects related to the environment, territory planning and zoning.

Our Law Firm advises clients on various aspects of the commercial law by either assisting young businessmen and startups in launching their business or providing a help in day-to-day transactions of existing companies; as well as assisting in complicated merger and acquisition deals, by conducting legal due diligence, among other. Attorneys of our Law Firm have consulted clients in transactions of acquisition and sale of the major shopping centres and office buildings in Latvia.

We are a reliable and trustworthy partner in ensuring legal aspects of business and we will take care of transactions contemplated or already initiated by a client; as well as we will offer alternatives. Within the scope of legal assistance, we carry out drafting of various kinds of contracts, reorganisation of business entities and their branches (merger or division thereof), winding up, structuring and execution of transactions. In practice, issues of responsibility of members of the management board are of special importance along with anti-raiderism measures. We will provide legal support in preparation of shareholders meetings, drafting and legal execution of decisions of a management board and other documents, representing interests at shareholders meetings, negotiating transactions with the opposite party, banks, and other parties.

We advise credit institutions, investment and insurance companies, intermediaries, as well as non-bank lenders. Our Law Firm assists investors, lenders and borrowers in financial transactions with credit institutions, as well as provides advice on fund-raising and preparation of transaction documents. We have extensive experience in representing clients before the supervisory bodies of banking and non-bank lenders, and in courts. The Law Firm’s lawyers have contributed to the growth and development of several Fin-Tech companies that need to be capable of finding innovative legal solutions in a weakly regulated area. Legal issues concerning AML or fulfilment of various requirements to prevent legalization of proceeds from crime are of particular relevance.

We advise employers and employees on the preparation of employment documents, employment disputes, as well as on various issues related to employment, for example, temporary work, leasing of labour, posting and assignment, attracting foreign labour, which also includes immigration and tax aspects. We represent clients in courts, labour unions and controlling bodies, including pre-coordinating of employment patterns. Recently, various rules prohibiting competition and solicitation of employees and customers, development of various employee incentive systems, such as option and employee share plans, as well as collective agreements, as well as collective agreements, which the lawyers of our Law Firm offer to develop for its clients, using their know-how and their own knowledge, are particularly relevant.

We represent insurers, insurance brokers, as well as policyholders and individuals upon whom a recourse is taken, in commercial companies, institutions and courts. The Law Firm provides advice on issues related to the payment of insurance indemnity and recourse claims, individual insurance disputes, prepares contracts and insurance rules, provides legal assistance in connection with other related issues, for example, consumer rights protection, protection of individuals' data, requirements of supervisory authorities.

The attorneys of our Law Firm provide legal assistance only in certain criminal law matters related to economic crimes, crimes by public officials, and asset seizure and confiscation, including protection of the rights of the owners of the seized assets, as well as representation of injured parties. In a number of criminal proceedings initiated in the field of prevention of money laundering, the lawyers of the Law Firm have successfully sought release of the seized funds for its clients and termination of criminal proceedings in cases concerning criminally acquired property. We advise clients on issues of crime prevention and protection of businesses from the above-mentioned kinds of offences.

The Clients appreciate our knowledge and legal assistance rendered in administrative cases, including in relations with local government Construction Boards, State Construction Control Bureau, State Environmental Service, State Audit Office, the State Revenue Service, as well as legal assistance in administrative offense cases. We advise on the mutual rights and obligations of individuals and institutions or local governments, the consequences arising from them and the best solutions for the client in the relevant situation. Our lawyers also have experience of representation in the Constitutional Court.

In the volatile tax system of Latvia doing business and investing is a challenge for any entrepreneur; the inspections carried out by the tax administration and its decisions that give rise to tax consequences are not something unusual as well. However, the checks of the supervisory authorities are not always carried out within the framework of the authorized powers. Therefore, it is better to entrust control over the correctness of the procedure to a professional. We represent clients during an audit and other types of checks, appeal and challenge decisions of the State Revenue Service and the Customs Department, resolve tax disputes in court, and advise on tax-related issues. Our lawyers won several significant court cases involving value added tax transactions, personal income tax and evidence of savings, customs and excise cases, and also regularly spoke at tax conferences with lectures on case law in tax matters. In cooperation with the best tax advisors, we also provide our clients with tax planning and tax risk management, preparation of transfer documents and compliance procedures, registration in the register of taxpayers and preparation of declarations, as well as any kind of tax advice.

Violations of competition law in practice are a lot more frequent than entrepreneurs themselves represent, therefore, we primarily advise them to first assess and improve their internal policies, employee training, procurement communications and communication with partners in the aspect of competition law. The Law Firm’s lawyers have experience in matters of EU law and competition law, and one of our lawyers won the case against the Competition Council in the field of trade in new vehicles. We offer development and audit of internal policies and guidelines, training of employees, evaluation of contracts to reduce the risk of potential vertical and horizontal agreements (cartels). We also provide immediate legal support during inspections conducted by the Competition Council on the company’s site, prepare and evaluate reports on mergers, render legal assistance in cases of abuse of a dominant position.

Our lawyers advised on various energy projects related to the environment and infrastructure. Specialization and many years of practical experience of our lawyers in providing legal assistance include such areas as power generation from renewable energy sources and cogeneration, production of thermal energy, the system and the application of the component of mandatory procurement, trade of electricity and natural gas. The experience of our lawyers is also the representation of 26 applicants in the Constitutional Court in the litigation of non-compliance of the Law on the subsidized electricity tax with the constitution, representation of our clients in the European Commission, in ministries and other institutions.

Today, with the growing digital environment and the importance of the brand, the need to protect intellectual property rights is becoming increasingly important. Our Law Firm provides legal assistance in both industrial property and copyright issues, helping to protect patents, trademarks, industrial design, trade secrets, copyrights and associated rights. Our attorneys have gained experience in the preparation of various non-disclosure agreements, franchising, transfer of intellectual property, advising the media and entertainment industry, as well as on patent registration and disputed copyright issues.

Issues of divorce, child custody, the access rights, division of the property acquired during marriage are some of the most emotionally difficult, but they might be also very complex in legal terms. We provide legal assistance in matters related to marriage, property and non-property relations of spouses, protection of the rights of children, means of support for children, paternity, custody and guardianship, legal protection against violence.

A similar experience allows the Law Firm to provide professional assistance also in the field of inheritance law, preparation and execution of wills, inheritance by law and by contract. Our lawyers have considerable experience in large hereditary litigations, challenging wills and transactions concluded before death, reclaiming an integral share and real division of property.

We offer: representation of federations, sports clubs and other sports organizations and players; preparation of professional development contracts and services to support athletes' careers; advice on the work of athletes, judges and staff, as well as advertising and sponsorship; development and improvement of acts, regulating activities and relationships of sports organizations; resolution of individual disputes.

We provide legal assistance in matters related to initiation and conduct of insolvency proceedings of legal entities and individuals. We offer legal debt restructuring, reorganization of companies and representation of creditors and debtors, including preparation of documents for the court and creditors' meetings, preparation of applications for challenging transactions during the insolvency proceedings, preparation of documents of the legal protection proceedings and extrajudicial legal protection proceedings. In several cases, we have successfully defended members of the management board against claims for recovery of losses brough by insolvency administrators and achieved the rejection of such claims.