About

Provided by Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns is a leading legal advisor in Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets in Latvia, with a track record of advising on many of the country's most transformative financial and corporate transactions.

As Latvia’s financial markets have matured over the past decade, we’ve strategically expanded our services to offer clients market-leading legal insight, cross-border capability, and commercial acumen in a dynamic regulatory environment.

We advise on the full spectrum of financial transactions and capital markets operations, combining technical depth with strong relationships with regulators and key market participants. From large-scale IPOs to structured finance, regulatory compliance, and cross-border lending, our team is a trusted partner to the most sophisticated market players.

Our clients include:

  • Latvian and international issuers
  • Commercial and investment banks
  • Financial advisers
  • Pension and alternative investment funds
  • Payment and e-money institutions

Learn more: www.eversheds-sutherland.lv

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Banking & Finance - Latvia

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What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland has a noted team with extensive experience providing regulatory support as well as acting on project financing and capital markets mandates. The firm also advises on refinancings and distressed financial restructurings. The team offers further experience in handling anti-money laundering matters as well as EU-level regulatory knowledge. The practice is called upon by a roster of financial institutions, private equity funds and regional corporates.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Māris Vainovskis
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Māris Vainovskis
Head of Banking & Finance
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Band 1

Māris Vainovskis remains one of the leading figures in the market. He assists with financing as well as regulatory matters and is well placed to advise banks, asset management firms and corporate clients.

Māris Vainovskis is a top-level expert in the field.

Māris is a hardworking and highly client-focused professional.

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Latvia

Banking & Finance

Māris Vainovskis
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Māris Vainovskis
Head of Banking & Finance
1
Band 1

Members

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Anete Marhele

Anna Kudrjavceva

Edijs Bierands

Egita Peimane

Kārlis Jēkabs Īvāns

Laura Daubure

Māris Vainovskis

Māris Vainovskis

Head of Department

Sabīne Vilka

Clients

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AS DelfinGroup

AS Longo Group

AS “Eco Baltia”

AS “Kalve Coffee”

AS “SEB Banka”

AS “Virši-A”

Grenardi Group AS

IPAS “Indexo”

International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)

LHV Bank

Industries

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Alternative investment funds

Banks

Financial advisers and investments banks

Latvian and international issuers

Payment institutions

Pension funds