Practice Areas
Incorporation, business set-up, relocation
We help foreign entrepreneurs, international companies and investors establish and grow businesses in Latvia.
Our team provides comprehensive legal support throughout the entire company formation process, ensuring that your business is established efficiently and in full compliance with Latvian legislation.
Our services include:
- Company incorporation in Latvia
- Branch and representative office registration
- Preparation of corporate documents in English, Latvian and Russian
- Assistance with opening bank accounts and payment institution accounts
- Beneficial owner registration
- Registration with the State Revenue Service (VID)
- Ongoing corporate legal support and compliance
Beyond company formation, we assist business owners and their employees with immigration and relocation matters, including residence permits, EU Blue Cards for highly qualified specialists and other work-related immigration solutions.
Thanks to our trusted network of partners, we can also assist clients with office premises, residential property, accounting, tax advisory and other services necessary for successfully establishing and operating a business in Latvia.
Whether you are launching a startup, opening a branch or expanding your international business, Valdemars acts as your trusted legal partner throughout the entire process.
Commercial Law and corporate governance
At Valdemars Law Firm, we provide comprehensive corporate legal support to international companies, entrepreneurs and investors doing business in Latvia.
From the incorporation of a company to its day-to-day legal management, we act as a trusted legal partner, ensuring that your business remains fully compliant with Latvian legislation while allowing you to focus on its growth.
As your business evolves, we assist with every aspect of corporate governance, including board member and shareholder changes, amendments to the Articles of Association, share capital increases and reductions, corporate restructuring and other corporate changes required throughout the company's lifecycle.
Our team regularly advises founders, shareholders and investors on structuring their business relationships, preparing shareholders' agreements, investment documentation and other corporate legal documents designed to protect our clients' interests and minimise future legal risks.
Beyond corporate governance, Valdemars Law Firm provides ongoing legal support in the daily operation of businesses, including employment law, internal company documentation, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and negotiations with business partners.
Our clients represent a wide range of industries, from technology startups and manufacturing companies to real estate, retail and international trading businesses. Whether you are launching a new venture, expanding your operations or managing an established company, Valdemars Law Firm provides practical legal advice tailored to your business objectives.
Our corporate legal services include:
- Company incorporation and business setup in Latvia
- Corporate governance and ongoing legal support
- Board member and shareholder changes
- Amendments to the Articles of Association
- Share capital increases and reductions
- Shareholders' agreements and investment documentation
- Corporate restructuring and reorganisations
- Commercial agreements and contract drafting
- Employment law and internal company documentation
- Regulatory compliance
- Legal support in commercial transactions and negotiations
Mergers & acquisitions, Investments
Valdemars Law Firm advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and complex investment transactions in Latvia.
We represent both local and international clients throughout the entire transaction process, from legal due diligence and transaction structuring to drafting, negotiating and closing transaction documentation. Our goal is to ensure that every transaction is completed efficiently while protecting our clients' commercial interests.
Our team has extensive experience advising on acquisitions and disposals of companies, share transfers, shareholder investments, corporate reorganisations and high-value real estate transactions. We regularly assist investors and business owners in structuring transactions involving Latvian companies across a wide range of industries.
Valdemars Law Firm also advises foreign investors entering the Latvian market by providing legal support for investment projects, acquisitions of Latvian companies and strategic real estate investments. We help clients establish secure legal structures that protect their investments and support their long-term business objectives.
Our services include:
- Legal due diligence
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- Share purchase and share sale transactions
- Transaction structuring
- Drafting and negotiation of transaction documents
- Investment projects
- Corporate reorganisations
- High-value real estate transactions
- Legal support for foreign investors
Real estate transactions & Construction
Valdemars Law Firm provides comprehensive legal support in all aspects of real estate and construction law, advising private investors, developers, companies and international clients on complex real estate transactions in Latvia.
Our team has extensive experience in advising on the acquisition, sale, development and management of commercial and residential real estate. We regularly assist clients with legal due diligence, transaction structuring, negotiations, drafting transaction documentation and the successful completion of high-value real estate transactions.
Clients trust Valdemars Law Firm with significant real estate investments, including property portfolios with a total value exceeding EUR 15 million. We have extensive experience in commercial real estate acquisitions, legal due diligence and structuring complex property transactions. Our team also advises clients on commercial property subdivision projects and large-scale real estate developments.
Our construction law practice complements our real estate expertise. We advise clients throughout every stage of a construction project, represent their interests in negotiations with developers, contractors, architects, engineers and suppliers, and assist in resolving disputes arising during the construction process.
Whether acquiring an investment property, developing a commercial project or protecting your interests in a construction dispute, Valdemars Law Firm provides practical legal advice tailored to your investment objectives.
Our services include:
- Legal due diligence
- Commercial and residential real estate transactions
- Real estate acquisitions and disposals
- Commercial property subdivision
- Real estate development projects
- Transaction structuring
- Construction law
- Construction and development agreements
- Negotiations with developers and contractors
- Construction disputes
- Property management, lease and tenancy matters
Dispute resolution and arbitration
Valdemars Law Firm represents clients in complex litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution proceedings across a wide range of commercial and civil matters.
Rolands Valdemārs, the founder and managing attorney of Valdemars Law Firm, has represented clients in nearly 300 court and arbitration proceedings, successfully protecting their interests in both business transactions and complex legal disputes.
This extensive litigation experience gives our clients a significant advantage. By understanding how courts interpret contracts, commercial relationships and disputed legal issues, we are able to identify legal risks at an early stage, structure transactions more effectively and minimise the likelihood of future disputes.
However, our primary objective is not to take every dispute to court. Whenever possible, Valdemars Law Firm works to negotiate practical and commercially sensible settlements that protect our clients' interests while avoiding lengthy and costly litigation. Court proceedings are often unpredictable in terms of both timing and costs, and we believe that an efficiently negotiated solution is frequently the best outcome for our clients.
When litigation or arbitration becomes unavoidable, Valdemars Law Firm provides strategic representation at every stage of the proceedings, always focusing on achieving the best possible result while protecting our clients' commercial and personal interests.
Our services include:
- Commercial litigation
- Civil litigation
- Arbitration proceedings
- Shareholder and corporate disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Construction and real estate disputes
- Debt recovery
- Settlement negotiations
- Strategic dispute resolution
PPP & Public Procurement
We represent clients throughout every stage of the procurement process, including the preparation and submission of complaints regarding procurement documentation and tender results, negotiations with contracting authorities, representation before the Procurement Monitoring Bureau, and litigation before the courts where necessary.
Our team has extensive experience in high-value and strategically significant public procurement projects. Valdemars Law Firm is among the few boutique law firms in Latvia with practical experience in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects.
Rolands Valdemārs has represented clients and advised on several landmark infrastructure and public investment projects in Latvia, including the EUR 300 million Ķekava Bypass PPP Project, the Rail Baltica project, major public transport procurements, and the Riga Concert Hall PPP Project, where legal advice was provided to the Ministry of Culture.
Our experience in these large-scale projects enables us to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice in procurement procedures involving complex legal, financial and regulatory issues.
Our services include:
- Public procurement procedures
- Tender documentation and legal review
- Procurement complaints
- Representation before the Procurement Monitoring Bureau
- Public procurement litigation
- Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects
- Infrastructure and transport projects
- Strategic legal advice for public sector investments
E-commerce, advertising and consumer rights
Valdemars Law Firm advises companies on regulatory compliance, helping businesses ensure that their operations, business models and marketing activities comply with Latvian and European Union legislation.
We assist clients in obtaining the permits, licences and regulatory approvals required to operate in regulated industries, as well as provide ongoing legal support to ensure continued compliance with applicable legal requirements.
Our team also represents businesses in disputes with consumers and regulatory authorities, providing practical legal solutions that protect our clients' commercial interests while supporting the long-term development of their business.
Our services include:
- Regulatory compliance
- Business licensing and permits
- Marketing and advertising compliance
- Consumer protection matters
- Representation before regulatory authorities
- Consumer disputes
Tax consultations
Valdemars Law Firm advises clients on the tax aspects of business transactions, investments and corporate restructurings, ensuring that legal solutions are developed with due consideration of applicable tax implications.
Tax planning is an integral part of many commercial transactions, particularly in cross-border business, international investments and corporate structuring. We work closely with our clients and their tax advisors to develop legally sound and commercially efficient solutions tailored to their business objectives.
Our experience allows us to identify potential legal and tax risks at an early stage, helping clients structure transactions efficiently while remaining fully compliant with Latvian legislation.
Insurance rights
Valdemars Law Firm advises individuals and businesses on a wide range of insurance law matters, representing clients in disputes with insurance companies and assisting in the successful resolution of insurance claims.
We regularly help clients recover insurance indemnities by negotiating with insurers, analysing policy coverage and protecting our clients' interests throughout the claims process. Whenever possible, we seek to resolve disputes through constructive negotiations, helping clients avoid lengthy and costly litigation.
Where an amicable settlement cannot be reached, Valdemars Law Firm provides strategic representation before the courts, ensuring that our clients' rights are effectively protected and pursuing the best possible outcome.
Our services include:
- Insurance claims
- Coverage disputes
- Negotiations with insurance companies
- Recovery of insurance indemnities
- Insurance litigation
- Legal representation in court
Bankruptcy Law
Valdemars Law Firm advises companies, creditors, shareholders and board members on insolvency, restructuring and business recovery matters, providing practical legal solutions both before and during insolvency proceedings.
Our team assists clients in identifying legal and commercial risks at an early stage, helping businesses protect their interests before insolvency proceedings become unavoidable. We advise on transactions involving financially distressed companies, potential management liability and strategies for minimising legal and financial risks.
During insolvency proceedings, Valdemars Law Firm represents clients before insolvency administrators and the courts, challenges unlawful decisions and protects the rights of creditors, shareholders and company management.
We have extensive experience in complex insolvency matters, including disputes concerning creditors' claims, management liability, avoidance of transactions and other legal issues arising during insolvency proceedings.
Our services include:
- Insolvency proceedings
- Corporate restructuring
- Creditors' claims
- Representation in insolvency disputes
- Challenging the actions of insolvency administrators
- Management liability
- Avoidance of transactions
- Insolvency litigation
Public law
Valdemars Law Firm advises state and municipal authorities, public sector entities and state-owned enterprises on complex legal matters involving corporate governance, public property management and regulatory compliance.
Rolands Valdemārs has extensive experience advising public sector organisations on board members' liability, corporate governance, public property management, the application of public law principles and other legally and politically sensitive matters requiring strategic legal analysis and practical solutions.
Over the years, Rolands Valdemārs has provided legal advice to some of Latvia's largest municipal companies, including Rīgas Satiksme, Rīgas Ūdens, Getliņi EKO and Rīgas Namu Pārvaldnieks.
Our experience enables Valdemars Law Firm to advise clients on complex public sector projects where legal, commercial and public policy considerations must be carefully balanced.
Our services include:
- Public sector legal advisory
- Corporate governance for state and municipal enterprises
- Board members' liability
- Public property management
- Legal opinions on public law matters
- Regulatory compliance
- Strategic legal advice on complex public sector projects
Criminal law and white collar crime
Valdemars Law Firm represents individuals and companies in complex criminal proceedings, with particular expertise in white-collar crime, financial crime and proceedings relating to criminally acquired assets.
We provide legal representation at every stage of criminal proceedings, from pre-trial investigations to court proceedings, protecting the interests of both suspects and victims in complex criminal matters.
A significant part of our practice focuses on proceedings concerning seized and frozen assets. Rolands Valdemārs has successfully represented clients in asset recovery proceedings, helping secure the release of a substantial amount of frozen funds and protecting clients' property rights in complex confiscation cases.
Our experience in criminal litigation enables us to develop strategic defence solutions in legally and factually complex cases, while always seeking the most efficient outcome for our clients.
Our services include:
- White-collar crime
- Financial crime
- Criminal defence
- Representation of victims
- Pre-trial investigations
- Court proceedings
- Proceedings relating to criminally acquired assets
- Asset seizure and confiscation proceedings
- Recovery of frozen assets