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Banking & Finance

Latvia

16 Years Ranked

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Corporate/Commercial

Latvia

14 Years Ranked

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Māris Vainovskis is a Senior Partner at Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns Riga office, heading the Banking and Finance as well as the Corporate and Commercial practice groups. He has more than 25 years of legal experience in banking and finance, commercial and company law, IT law and EU law.

Māris is especially well-known for his M&A work. During his many years of legal experience, he has been involved in the majority of the largest and most complex M&A projects in the country. He has acted in an advisory capacity in over 250 M&A sector deals and advised sellers and buyers, both foreign and domestic, not only on mergers and acquisitions but also on complex reorganisations, restructurings and asset deals.

Māris also has experience in commercial law matters. He has led teams in over 70 major corporate and commercial sector deals.

Māris is a member of the Latvian Bar Association and the Advisory Council of the Latvian Company Register. He is also involved in several Latvian government-formed working groups on legislative initiatives. He is an active member of the Foreign Investors’ Council in Latvia (FICIL) where he heads working groups on court system efficiency as well as investment security and protection.

Professional Memberships

Latvian Bar Association,

Advisory Council of the Latvian Company Register,

Foreign Investors’ Council in Latvia (FICIL),

Work Group of Stock Exchange and Ministry of Justice of Latvia for developing the Latvian Corporate Governance Code,

Advisory board for Riga municipality companies and shares

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/Commercial - Latvia

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Individual Editorial

Top-ranked Māris Vainovskis has extensive experience handling complex M&A mandates. He is particularly noted for his expertise in capital markets transactions as well as ESG-related topics.


Banking & Finance - Latvia

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

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.

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Global Practice Guide
Māris Vainovskis
Dmitrijs Nemirovskis
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Māris Vainovskis, Dmitrijs Nemirovskis
Article • Mar 2025

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