Agris Bitāns

Practice Areas

Managing Partner Agris heads the Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns Litigation and Dispute resolution practice group. With more than 25 years of legal experience, Agris is a widely recognised and acclaimed litigator in Latvia. His main focus is on civil and commercial litigation, civil liability including liability for non-pecuniary loss, intellectual property, contract disputes, criminal litigation, mainly in relation to white-collar crime and fraud. Agris’s practice areas also include e-commerce, patent rights, mass media, advertising and PPP projects.

Agris has successfully represented clients in several cases which later became case law. He is a pioneer in various areas of intellectual property related litigation for local and international clients, including pharmaceutical companies. His experience also includes multimillion and complex cross-border cases

Agris is recommended as a litigation lawyer by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

Agris is a member of the Latvian Bar Association and International Bar Association. He is also a member of AIPPI and has served as the President of the Latvian AIPPI group since 2005.

In addition to his work at the law firm, Agris is a lector at the University of Latvia in the Faculty of Law.

Managing Partner Agris heads the Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns Litigation and Dispute resolution practice group. With more than 25 years of legal experience, Agris is a widely recognised and acclaimed litigator in Latvia. His main focus is on civil and commercial litigation, civil liability including liability for non-pecuniary loss, intellectual property, contract disputes, criminal litigation, mainly in relation to white-collar crime and fraud. Agris’s practice areas also include e-commerce, patent rights, mass media, advertising and PPP projects.

Agris has successfully represented clients in several cases which later became case law. He is a pioneer in various areas of intellectual property related litigation for local and international clients, including pharmaceutical companies. His experience also includes multimillion and complex cross-border cases

Agris is recommended as a litigation lawyer by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

Agris is a member of the Latvian Bar Association and International Bar Association. He is also a member of AIPPI and has served as the President of the Latvian AIPPI group since 2005.

In addition to his work at the law firm, Agris is a lector at the University of Latvia in the Faculty of Law.

Professional Memberships

Latvian Bar Association, AIPPI

Latvian Bar Association, AIPPI