About
The firm: Ellex is a circle of pre-eminent Baltic law firms providing fully integrated top legal services in all areas of business law. Ellex brings together the region’s three strongest law firms located in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Ellex is among the first law firms founded in Latvia (1992) and throughout its 30+ year history has significantly influenced the development of the local legal market. The firm and its experts consistently receive top international rankings, awards and most importantly client recognition. Ellex is committed to investing time, professional knowledge, financial and human resources in a variety of pro bono, sponsorship and charitable activities Ellex is distinguished by high-quality standards, an outstanding reputation and leading experts. In recent years, the firm has been involved in some of the most innovative domestic and international M&A, commercial real estate and financial transactions in the Baltics and is the first choice of local counsel for many well-known international and local clients for projects in Latvia. Ellex is the exclusive Latvian member of Lex Mundi – the leading international association of independent law firms, and it is also the exclusive Latvian member of the World Services Group, a global membership association whose members are among the top providers of professional business services. Areas of practice: Ellex provides legal services in nine specialised practice areas: corporate and M&A, banking and finance, commercial and compliance, IP and IT, dispute resolution, employment, tax, EU and competition, real estate and environment. Ellex is unique in the Latvian market in having several practitioners who are trained and have experience in the major financial markets of the world, such as London and New York. For this reason, international financial institutions choose Ellex when doing business in Latvia, and on cross-border transactions. Ellex is a long-standing leading advisor in the finance and M&A sectors in Latvia and across the Baltics with a comprehensive offering and notable experience in advising international and domestic clients. Ellex has proven expertise and a track record in advising on landmark competition cases at the Competition Council and in courts, both national and European. Ellex has the capacity and expertise to handle complex or large-scale dispute resolution matters, and also the ability to provide a broad spectrum of employment services to corporate clients. The firm also has significant expertise and an increasingly visible track record in intellectual property matters, including in major litigation and landmark IP cases. Within real estate, Ellex covers all the main industry sectors and has represented clients in a number of top real estate transactions in Latvia in recent years. In addition, Ellex has an efficient, integrated and innovative tax advisory capability during all transaction processes. ### Languages - English - Latvian - Russian ### Memberships - Lex Mundi - World Services Group - International Bar Association - International Association of Young Lawyers ### Staffing Figures - 47 Number of lawyers
Office locations
Riga
Riga
Ellex Klavins K. Valdemara 62 1013 Riga Riga Latvia
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Anna Misneva
Senior associate · Banking & Finance
Beata Plociņa
Senior Associate · Banking & Finance
Daiga Zivtina
Partner, Co-head of Dispute Resolution practice · Litigation
Eduards Dzintars
Senior Counsel, Head of Tax practice · Tax
Edvijs Zandars
Associate Partner · Intellectual Property
Filips Kļaviņš
Senior Partner · Corporate / M&A
Ilga Gudrenika-Krebs
Partner · Real Estate
Inese Freivalde
Inese Freivalde is a senior associate with experience working as a lawyer in Latvia’s largest law firms. During the last 7 years, Inese’s main professional focus has been on construction and real estate matters. Additional specialization includes general commercial law, administrative law, and immigration (residence permit) matters. Daily activities include advising Latvian and international companies on real estate transactions, real estate due diligence projects, development of real estate projects, and advising real estate developers on various construction-related matters: construction contracts, various matters related to issuance and registration of building permits, registration of construction permits, and certification of construction specialists. · Real Estate
Inita Jurka
Partner · Real Estate
Ints Skaldis
Senior Associate · Employment
Irina Kostina
Associate Partner Head of Employment law practice · Employment
Ivars Pommers
Partner, Head of Real Estate practice · Real Estate
Iveta Ceple
Senior Counsel · Corporate / M&A
Liga Merwin
Managing Partner, Head of EU & Competition practice · Competition/Antitrust
Marta Cera
Associate Partner, Co- Head of Banking & Finance practice, Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist, CAMS · Banking & Finance
Martinš Gailis
Partner, Head of Intellectual Property practice · Intellectual Property
Māris Brizgo
Associate Partner, Head of Public Procurement practice · Corporate / M&A
Raimonds Slaidiņš
Senior Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A practice · Corporate / M&A
Roberts Rimša
Senior associate · Litigation
Sarmis Spilbergs
Partner, Corporate and M&A, Head of Technology, Media and Communications practice · Corporate / M&A