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  • Banking & finance

    Banking & finance

    Finance, Banking, Securities, Insurance, Investment, Insolvency, Debt restructuring and recovery_

    We advise banks and other financial institutions in all matters related to financial transactions and supervision. International publications recognise LEADELL offices as among leading law firms in advising on debt restructuring and rescheduling. The experience gained by advising leading banks of the Baltics allows our team to adequately address the interests of all parties to a transaction, as well as requirements applicable to them. Our team is also competent in counselling on fintech matters that have arisen due to the radical changes in traditional financial services caused by digital innovations.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
  • Corporate & commercial

    Corporate & commercial

    Corporate governance, Public procurement, Public-private partnerships, Transactions and trade, M&A, Competition, Employment, Migration, Transport

    Our group of specialists provides top-quality counselling on various aspects of corporate and commercial law: corporate governance, transactions and trade (including M&A), public procurement, public-private partnerships, competition etc. Our clients range from some of the biggest companies in the market to small start-ups, and thus the issues that we advise them on vary respectively. Our competence has been consistently recognized to be one of the best in the market by the annual international publications.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
  • Dispute resolution

    Dispute resolution

    Litigation, Arbitration, Alternative dispute resolution, Family and inheritance, Enforcement, White-collar crimes

    We have a comprehensive practice in litigation, arbitration, as well as out-of-court debt recovery. Our attorneys are regularly acting as arbitrators, conciliators and bankruptcy trustees. Many of our cases have principally changed the interpretation of law, being often also of interest to the general public. International publications have, for years, recognised us as among top dispute resolution firms on the market.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
  • IT & intellectual property

    IT & intellectual property

    Information technology, Telecommunications, Media, Intellectual property

    We keep up with the times and acknowledge the vast use of information technologies and the growing importance of intellectual property in today’s business. With individual approach and by looking from clients’ perspective, our team can provide advice on all aspects related to information technologies and intellectual property. We combine our knowledge of conventional business transactions with an in-depth understanding of the related technical aspects. Our attorneys are recognised for having experience e.g. in legal aspects of cloud computing, software licencing and patent registration.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
  • Medical & pharmaceuticals

    Medical & pharmaceuticals

    Health care, Medical & pharmaceuticals

    We provide legal advice and represent our clients in all matters related to pharmaceuticals, which is one of the fastest growing industries with rapidly changing rules and regulations that varies from one country to another. Our attorneys, in cooperation with medical field professionals, advise on a regular basis on the requirements for manufacturing medical products, the promotion of medical products and requirements for performance of clinical trials. We also have a comprehensive practice in representing clients in medical malpractice cases.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
  • Real estate & construction

    Real estate & construction

    Construction, Zoning and planning, Infrastructure, Environment, Real estate

    Our practice includes counselling on a variety of real estate related issues: real estate development (i.a. zoning & planning, permits, infrastructure, construction contracts, financing, environment), rights and obligations stemming from ownership (e.g. co-ownership, servitudes, access roads), as well as rent and lease of immovables. International publications have, for years, recognised our professionalism in dealing with these matters.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
  • Regulatory & compliance

    Regulatory & compliance

    Energy, Data protection, Consumer protection, Sports, Administrative proceedings

    Given the ever-expanding set of local and international rules and regulations which impact the daily lives of companies of all sizes, compliance has been getting more and more attention as a potential source of corporate issues. Our team of specialists has vast experience in helping our clients to understand and deal as efficiently as possible with all the rules and regulations that apply to them.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
  • Tax

    Tax

    Tax, Customs

    Our tax specialists, some with prior experience of working for the tax authorities, advise and represent clients in all issues related to tax and customs law: structuring transactions, relations with tax authorities and tax disputes (i.a. tax crimes). The vast and highly recognised experience with tax disputes allows us to foresee and address the potential risks already prior to executing transactions.

    Latvia

    Partners
    • Kārlis Vītols
    Senior Associates
    • Māris Paipa
    • Jānis Meija
    Lawyers
    • Lauris Broks
    • Gunita Vītola
    Legal assistants
    • Rihards Grinaško
    Support staff
    • Liene Vītola
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Dispute resolution

Employee Fabricates Mobbing Case | Employment

13.12.2024 LEADELL

In the workplace, situations where employees use the concept of mobbing as a tool to achieve their desired results or even profit at the employer’s expense are becoming increasingly common. Such a case was recently observed in a company, where the analysis of the situation provides valuable lessons for...

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Our attorneys lend a hand to Canadian lumber wholesaler in settling cross-border dispute | LEADELL Deals and Cases

18.05.2022 LEADELL

A Canadian lumber company, which had concluded a transaction with a Latvian company, found itself in an intricate cross-border dispute over the receipt of a low-quality product. After involving oneself in resolving the dispute, LEADELL Vītols attorneys discovered that the parties’ liability had not been thoroughly stipulated in the...

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Estonian company recovers the purchase price debt from a company registered in Latvia as a result of the legal assistance of LEADELL Tallinn and Riga offices | LEADELL Deals and cases

09.02.2022 LEADELL

LEADELL Pilv and LEADELL Vītols dispute resolution teams of experts joined forces to successfully defend the interests of a client – an Estonian company offering services in Latvia – in a cross-border dispute. By distorting the facts of the transaction, a payment for the purchase was owed to the...

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LEADELL Vītols team defends interests of an Austrian high-tech company in a procurement worth over 2 million euros | LEADELL Deals and Cases

19.01.2022 LEADELL

The team of LEADELL Vītols dispute resolution experts has defended the interests of the Austrian high-tech company Frequentis, which participated in the procurement procedure for the supply, installation, and provision of support for complex equipment and software in Latvia. The total value of the procurement exceeded 2 million euros....

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Staying the enforcement of a foreign court judgment on the sale of real estate worth half a million euros | LEADELL Deals and Cases

01.12.2021 LEADELL

LEADELL Vītols team of experts has defended the interests of a Latvian company in a dispute with a Belgian undertaking, obtaining a decision to stay the enforcement of ajudgment certified as European Enforcement Order (EEO). As part of the execution of this judgment, a sworn bailiff in Latvia had...

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LEADELL helps to fight debtor’s attempt to conceal its assets in a debt recovery case

08.11.2017 Leadell

The law office has successfully represented interests of its client in a dispute over a debtor attempt to conceal its assets from debt collection. According to the information furnished by the client, during debt collection the debtor attempted to conceal company capital shares owned by him through disposing them...

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Our clients say – Satema Baltic about the labor dispute

05.08.2017 LEADELL

We have received feedback from our client, Satema Baltic, for legal support in resolving the work dispute. “Your office successfully helped our company resolve the issue of labor dispute. The work was done to an even greater extent than we expected. We are also satisfied with the documents produced by your office for...

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The team of LEADELL receives 14 high evaluations in 8 practise areas in the latest edition of Legal 500

16.05.2017 LEADELL

The work of the Baltic team of LEADELL has once again been evaluated by the international publication Legal 500, giving us a total of 14 high evaluations in 8 different practice areas. The Riga office LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa has reached the best results in such practise areas...

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If and how one’s legal capacity can be limited?

24.04.2017 LEADELL

Attorney at law Ilze Jankeviča of LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa expressed her opinion about the development of regulations in regard to limitation of one’s legal capacity in the article “If and how one’s legal capacity can be limited?” of newspaper Ievas Padomu avīze, as well as consulted the...

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Attorney at law Ilze Jankeviča consults a newspaper regarding guarantor’s liability

07.04.2017 LEADELL

Attorney at law Ilze Jankeviča of LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa consulted the newspaper Ievas Padomu avīze in preparation of the magazine’s article “Guarantor – hostage of a debt?”, as well as expresses her point of view regarding the guarantor’s liability when a guarantee agreement is concluded. Quote from...

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Specialized courts have their benefits as well as risks

19.01.2017 LEADELL

Attorney at law Ilze Jankeviča of “LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa” expresses her point of view in the article “Specialized courts have their benefits as well as risks” in the newspaper Dienas Bizness. The topic of the article is the, so called, specialized courts in Latvia – courts that...

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Law office LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa successfully represents the client in employment dispute

25.11.2016 LEADELL

Law office LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa successfully represented before the court the interests of the client (employer) in an employment dispute. After analysing the opinion of Attorneys at law of law office and submitted evidences, the court found valid employer’s notice of termination. Notice of termination was based...

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Mortgage registered in State Land Service has the same effect as of Land Register

11.11.2016 LEADELL

Law office LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa successfully represented the interest of the client in a court dispute regarding enforcement of mortgage rights. The court accepted the opinion of attorneys of law office that mortgage entered in State Land Service but is not registered in Land Register, has the...

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Guarantee – serious responsibility

01.09.2016 LEADELL

In a case regarding the responsibility of a guarantor in the insolvency proceedings of a principal debtor – individual person, the Department of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia recognised that also in the event when the procedure for cancelling the obligation of the...

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