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VALDEMARS Law Firm congratulates our clients and business partners on Independence Day of Latvia. Did you know that all three first presidents of Latvia were Attorneys at Law? We are proud that lawyers have made a significant contribution to the creation of Latvia
18 November 2022nOV
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VALDEMARS Law firm prepared another full transaction documentation package required to initiate the sale of real estate development project. It is already our second project on a street with an important name for us - Valdemāra street, which consists of 4 apartment buildings with attics and six land plots with parking lots.
12 September 2022
We protected our client – former board member of investment company in loss claim in amount of 5.6 million Euros until court successfully terminated civil litigation against our client. VALDEMĀRS Law Firm ensures the development of full-fledged and comprehensive board liability regulation for Latvian companies, represents companies and board members in disputes and settlements and helps to reduce mutual risks in cooperation between companies and members of the board
31 October 2022
In Forbes Latvija September edition you can find an article of our partner and Attorney at Law Rolands Valdemārs on environment of foreign investments in Latvia. Specialising in investment advisory and management for foreigners from all major European countries, Israel, Turkey, UK, Arab countries and CIS countries, there is a lot to tell about needed improvements and adopting positive foreign examples critically needed for regulations and practice in order to attract and maintain foreign investments in Latvia
1 September 2022
We are happy to announce that our team of specialists is complemented by senior lawyer Alise Valdemāre, who specializes in commercial law, corporate governance, labor law and immigration issues. Alise has practiced in international law firms for more than 8 years, being an invaluable support and providing prompt and high-quality legal assistance. Alise has been already appreciated as high class specialist by our foreign clients when managing the company immigration issues, preparing employment related documents in accordance with the latest amendments to laws and trends in the labor market, helping to introduce modern tools for motivating and retaining employees (share options, competition restrictions, etc), consulting in employee posting matters, carrying out company reorganization and acquisition projects.
26 September 2022
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VALDEMARS Law firm lawyers completed work on two large company reorganizations, transferring historical hotel building in Old Riga to a newly established company, as well as reorganisation of a global shipping company.
12 September 2022
Leading Doctors of Law, the Ombudsman and the Council of Sworn Attorneys join the arguments of VALDEMARS Law firm constitutional complaint regarding the inconsistency of the Criminal Procedure Law and court practice with the constitutionally guaranteed right to a fair trial in property confiscation cases.
11 August 2022
Our partner Rolands Valdemars has been working with biggest Turkish airport operators since 2010, assisting in entrance of Latvian market, litigations, employment issues and various daily legal issues and gaining experience in specific market located inside of high security areas such as international airports. We are glad to be back to active business at International Airport Riga with our new client Media Port who has won long-term tender on all advertising and marketing business at the Airport of Riga. Our office provided full scope of legal and business advisory in establishing Latvian subsidiary of a Turkish holding, banking issues, employment, commercial and supply contracts with biggest companies at the Airport and we will continue daily assistance for our client.
27 June 2022
Assisted client in purchase of a commercial property in a prestigious district of Riga, in the pearl of art nouveau style - Elizabetes Street, by preventing the proposed incorrect structure of purchase transaction costs and protecting the client from potential sanctions
20 June 2022
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VALDEMARS Law firm Attorneys achiewed that a case was dismissed against our client where our client was tried to be charged with guilty conduct as formed mangement board member and was claimed to compensate loss of 5.5. million EUR
22 April 2022
VALDEMARS Law Firm is helping Novaya Gazeta, one of the oldest and most influential Russian independent newspapers, to relocate its operations from Russia to Latvia after the newspaper was forced to cease operations, receiving Roskomnadzot warnings of criminal prosecution and imprisonment for creating publications and reports displeasing to the official authorities, when reporting on the war in Ukraine
19 April 2021
VALDEMARS Law Firm have succesfully supported and represented our client in 4 month long qualification round in complex and one of the most expensive public tenders in Riga. Our client will be invited to participate in final round where technical and financial offers will be evaluated. Our partner Rolands Valdemars specializes in defending clients' interests in public tenders and PPP projects.
17 February 2022
Following the constitutional complaint of VALDEMARS Law Firm, the Constitutional Court initiates a case regarding the non-compliance of the norms of the Criminal Procedure Law with the right to a fair trial guaranteed by the Constitution of Latvia.
09.02.2022
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Provided high urgency analysis, risk assesment, structuring the deal and conditions of the transaction in 4 business days which allowed our client to close an acquisition of residential house with 11 apartment units and land plot in perspective development area close to Riga International Airport and shopping mall Spice
31 January 2022
Provided full scope bylaw regulations for common usage agreement together with first 4 sales of a project in Jelgava street, where old brick factory turned into high-end 5 storey multi-apartment and commerical building
2 August 2021
VALDEMARS Law Firm was honoured to be invited as a speaker to World Expo exihbition to tell how Riga works as safe, profitable and beneficial foreign investment market destination.
9 November 2021
Proud of two of our clients hitting the top 5 in most rapid growing companies in Latvia. Both of our clients managed to eightfold (885%) their turnovers just in one year!
13th October 2021
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VALDEMARS Law Firm ensures annulment of the decision of the Liepāja Special Economic Zone Authority, in which the tender where our client was nominated as the winner was suspended
8th October 2021
Provided legal assistance for Estonian client Balti Bussi Grupp to win public tender delivering new CNG (compressed natural gas) public transportation busses for Jēkabpils city
2 August 2021
Assisted our long term client Estonian Balti Bussi Grupp in selling land unit with truck service, office building and operating gas station located in Riga
18 August 2022
Acquisition of residental building was performed by indirect purchase through SPV for purchase price of 1.26 million EUR in suburbs of Riga
28th July 2021
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VALDEMARS Law Firm defended interests of eSYS PRO requiring Riga Freeport to waive the unfair requirement but after refusal, filed a complaint to Procurement Monitoring Bureau, which successfully sustained our complaint and prohibited Riga Freeport to use the requirement in the tender
21th July 2021
Gathering an impressive body of evidence, participating in four court hearings within a month, we managed to get the recently established Court of Economic Affairs to recognize that the property was not criminally obtained and cannot be confiscated.
8th July 2021
Provided full legal support to eSYS PRO in a procurement, as a result of which the client obtained the right to manage ships' hazardous and household waste in the port of Liepāja for the next three years.
22 June 2022
VALDEMARS Law firm has succesfully assisted client in case, where FID has seized funds transferred in acquisition transaction of real estate in amount of 1.26 million EUR
The Firm provides urgent Legal opinion for Court of Moscow on application of Latvian Law in financing dispute with bank’s claim in amount of 43 million USD
05th March 2021
Law firm VALDEMARS ensure to client full scope legal support, due diligence and supervision of the transaction acquiring 2.3 million EUR residential house in central part of Riga with 50 apartment and commercial units
10th March 2021
The Firm provides legal support to Estonian company, coordinating and providing documentation to participate in tender of public transport busses with contract value of 0.7 million Euros
11th March 2021