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Ellex Klavins

Employment

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Ellex Klavins

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Provided by Ellex Klavins

Ellex Klavins has the capacity and expertise to handle complex or large-scale Employment matters, and particularly the ability to handle several such matters simultaneously.

We have the strongest specialised Employment team in the market, capable of handling international work.

The team is able to provide broad spectrum of employment services to corporate clients, including representation in employment disputes and in the supervisory state institutions and assistance in restructuring of business and transfer of undertaking.

The firm has strong cooperation with internationally recognized law firms from other jurisdictions referring their clients and asking our assistance to provide legal support to their clients locally as well as in relation to regional or global projects.

The team has continuously been involved in precedent-setting, complex and large-scale employment matters.

Active involvement in several complex multi-party and multi-jurisdictional cases, as well as complex assistance on such a sensitive matters as legal relationships with Board members and their liability and drafting of relevant agreements. The team provides crucial support in transactions in the evaluation of work force issues, post-transaction restructuring, management engagement and employee and executive compensation issues, internal investigations and complex terminations.

Clients (16)

  • Booking.com
  • Coca-Cola HBC Latvia
  • Samskip Holding B.V.
  • Depona
  • Embassy of Canada in Latvia
  • Evry Latvia
  • Sanofi-Aventis Latvia
  • Teva Group
  • Eli Lilly
  • Orkla Group
  • Michael Kors
  • IBM Latvia
  • Johnson & Johnson AB
  • Ecolab
  • Takeda Latvia
  • Embassy of Switzerland in Latvia

Industries (9)

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

Chambers Review

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Employment - Latvia

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Ellex Klavins houses a highly regarded team representing blue-chip companies. The law firm acts for major domestic clients as well as significant international corporates. It is experienced in handling complex non-contentious employment issues, including the implementation of remote work arrangements, restructurings and transfer of employees. The firm is also proficient at dealing with dismissals, including collective redundancy matters. It additionally represents clients in employment disputes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The lawyers at Ellex Klavins are always eager to help and solve complex matters.

    Employment respondentEurope
  • Ellex Klavins is a very knowledgeable team of experts in the field.

    Employment respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

  • Band 1Irina Rozenšteina
    Band 1Irina Rozenšteina

    Irina Rozenšteina

    The market-leading Irina Rozenšteina advises clients on redundancy issues and contract disputes as well as non-contentious matters such as employee handbook modernisation, internal policies and investigations.

    • Irina's responsiveness makes her stand out. She is very eager to help.

      Employment respondentEurope
    • It is evident that Irina Rozenšteina is a true expert in her field. She is someone who takes the time to understand each situation in depth and consistently identifies the most suitable solutions.

      Employment respondentEurope
  • Band 2Daiga Zivtiņa
    Band 2Daiga Zivtiņa

    Daiga Zivtiņa

    Daiga Zivtiņa has experience in complex termination cases and court claims, as well as advising on compliance with labour law legislation. Her employment expertise also extends to internal investigations and immigration issues.

  • Associates to watchInts Skaldis
    Associates to watchInts Skaldis

    Ints Skaldis

    Ints Skaldis assists clients with the full spectrum of employment-related issues, including immigration procedures, collective redundancy and internal investigations.
    • Ints is knowledgeable and makes clients feel supported. He explains issues in standard, non-legal language.

      Employment respondentEurope

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