LATVIA

KEY ECONOMIC DATA

Area: 64,100 sq km
GDP: 8.9bn LVL
Currency: Latvian Lat

GDP per head (PPP): 112,300

Population: 2.27 million

GDP growth: 8.5 per centInflation: 6.8 per cent
Unemployment: 7.5 per cent

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN LATVIA (2007)

January 1; April 6; April 9; May 1; May 4; December 25; December 26.

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional title: Advokats, zverinats
Number of lawyers: 833
Female lawyers as a per cent
of the profession: 47.5 per cent

USEFUL ADDRESSES

Local bar association

Latvijas Zve¯rina¯tu
Advoka¯tu Padome

Brivibas Boulevard 34

Riga LV-1050
Latvia

Tel: +371 735 8487

Fax: +371 735 8488

adv-pad@latnet.lv

www.advokatura.lv


National justice ministry

Latvijas Republikas Tieslietu
Ministrija
Brivibas Boulevard 36

Riga LV-1536
Latvia
Tel: +371 703 6801
Fax: +371 728 5575
tm.kanceleja@tm.gov.lv
www.tm.gov.lv


EU Commission
representative office
Representation of the
European Commisison in Latvia
Aspa¯zijas Boulevard 28
Riga LV-1050
Latvia
Tel: +371 708 5400
Fax: +371 708 5448
comm-rep-latvia@cec.eu.int
www.eiropainfo.lv

LAW FIRMS IN RIGA

 

LAW FIRM LOCATOR

1 Baltmane & Bitans Law Office
2 Loze, Grunte & Cers
3 Law Firm Valters Gencs

TRAVEL INFORMATION

The main way to travel between Riga International Airport and the city centre is by taxi. The journey will take around 15 minutes, and cost around 8 lats. In addition, the city bus service, number 22 and 22a, connects the airport with hotels in the centre of Riga.

WEBSITE

www.riga-airport.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltmane & Bitans

birojs@baltmanebitans.comwww.baltmanebitans.com

 

 

Main office

 

20a Lacplesa Street3rd Floor
Riga LV 1011
Latvia
Tel: +371 7280102
Fax: +371 7504566

 

Key personnel

 

Maris Vainovskis – Partner

 

Firm profile

 

Our law firm was established in 1999, originally named Ilze Baltmane Law Office.

 

We offer legal services in all business-related branches of law, yet our attorneys and lawyers have gained special reputation in company reorganisation, competition law, employment law, real estate and construction, as well as intellectual property matters. Our attorneys have won wide recognition for the successful representation of our clients in the Latvian courts.

 

In addition, our law office has extensive experience of running client training courses, which sets us apart from other legal service providers in Latvia and enables our clients themselves to acquire basic knowledge of various business law matters.

 

To ensure that our client interests are duly protected in the neighbouring countries, our long-standing cooperation has resulted in a strong and reliable association with Ots & Co Law Office in Estonia and with Saladius & Partners Law office in Lithuania. This successful cooperation enables us to provide our clients with comprehensive top-quality legal assistance throughout the Baltic region.

 

Practice areas

Administrative law
Competition and EU
Construction
Corporate and commercial
Dispute resolution – litigation and arbitration
E-commerce, IT, telecoms
Employment
Foreign investment
Insolvency/corporate restructuring
Media and entertainment
Mergers and acquisitions
Real estate, commercial property

Law office

ROZENFELDS & PARTNERS

 

www.rozenfelds.lv

 

 

Main office

Blaumana street 11/13
Office 8
Riga LV-1011
Latvia
Tel: +371 (0) 7 821563
Fax: +371 (0) 7 242202

Firm profile

 

Rozenfelds and Partners is one of the leading law firms in protecting trade marks, copyright and databases. The firm majors in collective administration of copyright and protection of computer programs and databases, also within the context of Community law. The law office has considerable experience in litigation and arbitration, especially with trade mark and other IP disputes, the execution of contracts, and real estate. Rozenfelds and Partners renders services at court, in the Competition Council and the Commercial Register. Special emphasis is placed on out-of-court dispute settlements to save clients’ time and resources. The law office consults foreign clients in relation to their investments in Latvia and provides commercial law services.

 

Prof. Janis Rozenfelds, the senior partner, is an author of numerous publications and books on intellectual property, a member of the International Bar Association, National Arbitration and Mediation International Division, an arbitrator at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Bar Association of Latvia.

 

 

Practice areas

 

Commercial law
Intellectual property
Litigation and arbitration
Real estate

 

 

Law Firm

VALTERS GENCS

www.gencs.lv

 

 

Main office

 

Valdemara Centre3rd Floor
Kr Valdamara Street 21
Riga LV 1010
Latvia
Tel: +371 (0) 7240090
Fax: +371 (0) 7240091
valters.gencs@gencs.lv

 

Key personnel

 

Valters Gencs – Advocate

 

 

Firm profile

 

The law firm of Valters Gencs is a full-service, general practice, international business law firm focused on tax, litigation, corporate, immigration, finance and intellectual property law. The firm was established in 2000 by founding partner Valters Gencs, a US and Latvia educated lawyer.

 

The firm is an active member of the Latvian Bar Association and International Bar Association, as well as foreign chambers of commerce in Latvia. Valters Gencs has been appointed several times by the Prime Minister to act in legislative commission on introduction of tax and intellectual property law. The firm also serves as a board member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia.

 

The firm’s staff comprises a team of 11 lawyers and tax advisers. The firm’s lawyers have previous experience of working with the Enterprise Register of Latvia, as well as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Integration Bureau and Ministry of Economy. Members of the firm have lectured on tax and commercial law issues with the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.

The firm’s representative clients comprise such multinational companies as Coca-Cola (USA), L’Oreal (France) and General Motors (USA), Yamaha and Komatsu (Japan), Kesko (Finland), Firebirds Republic Fund (USA) as well as medium-size and entrepreneurial growth companies. The firm also has represented the government of Latvia in international arbitration case in Denmark and Sweden.

Practice areas

Business law
Competition law
Due diligence
Finance
Immigration
Insolvency
Intellectual property
Investments
Litigation and arbitration
Tax

 

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Bluegre & Plaude
12 Vilandes Street
LV-1010
Riga
Tel: +371 722 5231
Fax: +371 782 0612
www.blueger-plaude.lv

Carrington Hall &
Hamburg Law Office
Kalku iela 20
LV-1050 Riga
Tel: +371 722 6566
Fax: +371 722 6564
www.carrington.lv

Glimstedt & Partner
Gertrudes Street 10 - 12
LV-1010 Riga
Tel: +371 780 33 80
Fax: +371 780 33 81
www.glimstedt.lv

Klavins & Slaidins LAWIN
Elizabetes iela 15
LV-1010 Riga
Tel: +371 7814848
Fax: +371 7814849
www.lawin.lv

Kronbergs & Cukste
Kronvalda Bulvaris 3-5
LV-1010 Riga
Tel: +371 704 3870
Fax: +371 704 3804
www.kclegal.lv

Lejins Torgans & Partners
Kr. Valdemara iela 20
LV-1010 Riga
Tel: +371 7240 689
Fax: +371 7821 524
www.lt-v.lv

Liepa Skopia/Borenius
Lacplesa iela 20a
LV-1011 Riga
Tel: +371 7201 800
Fax: +371 7201 801
www.borenius.lv

Loze Grunte & Cers
Blaumana 22
LV-1011 Riga
Tel: +371 783 0000
Fax: +371 783 0001
www.lg-c.lv

Skrastins & Dzenis
Kramu Street 2
LV-1050 Riga
Tel: +371 722 6696
Fax: +371 781 4393
www.advocacy.lv

Skudra & Udris
Marijas iela 13 (3rd Korp)
Berga Bazars
LV-1050 Riga
Tel: +371 781 2078
Fax: +371 782 8171
www.su.lv

Sorainen Law Offices
Kr. Valdemara iela 21
LV-1010 Riga
Tel: +371 7365 000
Fax: +371 7365 001
www.sorainen.lv