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Ellex Klavins

Dispute Resolution

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Ellex Klavins

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With a history of 25 years, Ellex Klavins has accumulated vast experience from successfully advising and representing investors and local businesses in the Baltics in all aspects of Dispute Resolution.

Ellex Klavins handles a full range of civil and commercial disputes, in both arbitration and litigation proceedings, such as contractual, trade and unfair competition, employment, IP, financial fraud and insolvency cases.

Our Dispute Resolution practice group offers an unparalleled team of experts to guide our clients through the extremely sensitive aspects of various dispute cases.

Our lawyers are successful advocates in sophisticated litigation and arbitration cases, and have enhanced their reputation of leadership through many years of experience as arbitrators in the leading arbitrations of the Baltic States. We ensure that our clients will gain a full understanding and the ability to orient themselves in the complexities of our local court systems.

Ellex Klavins dispute resolution experts are business minded and support the pragmatic commercial considerations, which always figure prominently in the landscape of the client’s dispute matter. This is exactly why the top local and international companies are Ellex Klavins dispute resolution clients.

Clients (10)

  • AS Latvijas Gāze
  • Cessna Finance Corporation
  • Drogas
  • Finnlines Plc
  • GE Capital Latvia
  • Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Group
  • Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción, S.A.U.
  • KPMG LLP (UK)
  • S.P.I. Group companies
  • Teva Group

Industries (9)

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Financials & Investments
  • Transport
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Life science
  • Consumer & Retail
  • Industrials
  • Technology
  • Media & Entertainment

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Dispute Resolution - Latvia

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Ellex Klavins has a first-rate dispute resolution practice regularly instructed on complex commercial litigation cases. The team handles contentious administrative cases as well as cases combining the elements of civil and criminal disputes. It acts on a wide range of disputes, including insurance, contractual, debt collection and competition-related matters. It is involved in the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards. The law firm also represents clients in criminal investigations relating to white-collar crime matters. The team is also active in class actions.

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Work Highlights

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  • Ellex Klavins assisted AAS BTA Baltic Insurance Company with a dispute against the Ministry of Justice regarding compensation for loss of profits in the context of the termination of a health-sector public tender.

Strengths

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  • Ellex Klavins consistently demonstrates exceptional performance and a strong commitment to our collaboration and relationship.

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  • We get the help we need from Ellex Klavins.

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  • The department demonstrates excellent analytical skills, combining in-depth legal knowledge with practical judgement to address challenging issues.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jevgēnijs Salims
    Jevgēnijs Salims

    Jevgēnijs Salims

    Jevgēnijs Salims is a senior practitioner and a well-reputed figure in the market. He has a wealth of experience acting for clients on commercial and civil litigation, including debt recovery and insurance disputes.

    • I enjoy working with Jevgēnijs Salims. As well as possessing exceptional knowledge and expertise, he has excellent communication skills.

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  • Daiga Zivtiņa
    Daiga Zivtiņa

    Daiga Zivtiņa

    Daiga Zivtiņa has extensive experience acting for clients in complex corporate and commercial litigation, including insurance matters and debt recovery cases. She additionally assists with criminal proceedings.

    • Daiga Zivtiņa is a very proactive lawyer who is always asking us to take the necessary steps and suggests how we can proceed on the matters.

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    • We are happy with Daiga Zivtiņa's work.

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