Agnese Hartpenga > TGS Baltic > Riga, Latvia > Lawyer Profile
TGS Baltic Offices
ELIZABETES STREET 63-11
1050 RIGA
Latvia
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Agnese Hartpenga
Work Department
Practices: Dispute Resolution / Competition / Development & Regulatory /Arbitration, Mediation & ADR / Infrastructure & PPP / Energy / Real Estate Transactions / Employment / Environment
Position
Partner
Career
Agnese’s experience in large scale, complex disputes, where simultaneous, active and immediate action in different directions is necessary is exceptional. As the leading adviser she continues to provide legal assistance, including dispute resolution strategy development, representation in large number of civil, criminal and administrative proceedings, to Norvik banka in a dispute with a group of debtors of the bank in relation to debt (MEUR61) recovery. Also Agnese advised the insolvency administrator of AS Latvijas Krājbanka SIA KPMG Baltics on the general dispute resolution strategy and assisted in its implementation control in the most complex debt and loss recovery cases (MEUR 53.6 and MUSD 75.3). In addition, she represented KPMG Baltics in several litigation processes, inter alia, against the former board and council member of AS Latvijas Krājbanka and correspondent bank Meinl Bank AG on losses caused to the bank and its creditors.
Languages
Latvian, English, Russian, Swedish
Memberships
- International Association of Young Lawyers – AIJA (national representative for Latvia since 2008)
- Latvian Bar Association (admitted 2002)
Education
- 2003 Department of Law, University of Latvia (Mag.iur., Dipl.iur.)
Lawyer Rankings
Latvia > Commercial, corporate and M&A
TGS Baltic is regularly engaged by public and private shareholders, asset managers, venture capital funds, and other financial institutions to advise on share purchases and sales, joint ventures, and M&A deals. Transactions in the energy space, especially in relation to wind and solar power, have represented growing streams of work, with real estate, retail and sports also increasing in importance. Practice head Andra Rubene leads on a large portion of transactions, and has further experience covering EU and competition, employment, and tax law. Armands Masulis and Agnese Hartpenga are noted for their work on M&A delas in the energy space. Senior associate Anna Vaivade is recommended for her corporate governance and investment funds expertise, alongside her background in technology and IT.
Latvia > Dispute resolution
TGS Baltic fields a specialised and diversified disputes team, which is especially active in its representation of public sector bodies, notably in public procurement and debt recovery cases. The team also has expertise in energy, real estate and construction-related disputes, with further capacities covering white-collar crime, sports, and private wealth disputes. With over 40 years’ experience, Ivars Grunte 
is hugely experienced in both litigation and arbitration, as is seasoned practitioner Sandis Petrovičs. Real estate practice head Linda Štrause and energy practice co-head Agnese Hartpenga bring strength in disputes concerning their respective areas of expertise to the deparment. Zane Sedlova and Artis Kļaviņš are also notable contacts, with expertise in EU law and criminal disputes, respectively.
Latvia > Real estate and construction
Described by a client as ‘one of the leading providers of legal assistance in the entire market’, TGS Baltic assists a broad range of property owners, developers, and financial institutions with a range of big-ticket real estate and construction matters, ranging from transactions and joint ventures to disputes. Head of real estate and co-head of energy, Linda Štrause, has extensive expertise in infrastructure and environment law matters. Agnese Hartpenga is prominent on regulatory matters, especially those involving wind and solar power. Senior associate Aija Kreicberga is another integral member of the team.