VILGERTS

Corporate, M&A, Real Estate & Construction, Banking & Finance

Junior Associate

Diāna Ķīse, LL.B., joined VILGERTS Real Estate & Construction team in 2022.

Diāna advises clients on all aspects concerning real estate & construction matters and assists the commercial and immigration teams.

Diāna is an LL.M. Public International Law student at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Her thesis focuses on maritime law and analyses jurisdictional issues in the ITLOS Tribunal concerning the Kerch Strait incident. Diāna has also authored articles in the areas of international law, environmental law, and human rights law.

Prior to joining VILGERTS, Diāna worked at one of the largest driving schools in Latvia, where she assisted the driving school in all of its legal matters, including matters concerning contract and employment law. In addition, Diāna acted as a Climate Reality Leader within the Climate Reality Project that works towards achieving sustainable development and solving the climate crisis by educating people worldwide. She also completed a commercial law internship at the Bright Network, assisting clients with recruitment matters. Bright Network works with international companies, such as Dyson, KPM, Goldman Sachs, and American Express.

Latvian, English, Russian, Ukrainian

2020 / Leiden University, The Netherlands, LL.M. in Public International Law 2019 / Lyon Catholic University, France, Business Courses 2020 / Coventry University, United Kingdom, LL.B. International Law (Hons)