Andra Rubene > TGS Baltic > Riga, Latvia > Lawyer Profile

TGS Baltic advises a considerable range of clients throughout the IP, IT, and telecoms space. IP protection work – in relation to trade marks, licensing, and patents – makes up a core part of the team’s work, as do data protection, collection and privacy matters. The firm has recently handled trade mark cases across Latvia and the wider EU, as well as advising on cross-border data transfers and processing. Andra Rubene oversees the IP, IT and telecoms practice, while Sandis Petrovičs and Arina Stivriņa jointly lead the dedicated data protection and technology group. Alīna Lepere and Zane Skļamina is also noted.

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.

TGS Baltic is routinely instructed on cross-border corporate tax, structuring, and transactional matters, with particular strengths in the real estate, green energy, and, more recently, crypto and blockchain spaces. The team has extensive experience advising venture capital and private equity investors, as well as start-ups. Duo Rūdolfs Vilsons and Andra Rubene jointly lead the team; they bring wide-reaching expertise across commercial and corporate tax matters, notably in transaction structuring and employment-related tax matters.

TGS Baltic‘s large EU and competition practice group excels in regulatory and compliance work, alongside abuse of dominance, state aid, suspected cartel infringement, and merger clearance proceedings. The firm counts several major pan-Baltic corporates, as well as a notable range of public sector clients, among its clients. Experienced competition, corporate, commercial, and M&A expert Andra Rubene, and EU and competition specialist Māra Stabulniece-Veldruma jointly lead the department. Vladlena Rudusāne-Simiča is particularly active in EU and competition matters surrounding telecoms and media regulations, while associate Elīza Siliņa covers a range of matters, including merger clearance proceedings and state aid.

TGS Baltic advises clients across the shipping, automotive, logistics, and rail sectors on a set of matters both contentious and non-contentious. This includes advice on contracts and compliance, as well as transactions. The team also boasts disputes capabilities and has experience representing clients before the Latvian Competition Council. Head Andra Rubene specialises in M&A and corporate matters, with further experience in distribution and logistics issues. Ivars Grunte is active in the contentious sphere, with specialisms in customs and tax disputes, together with sanctions. Linda Štrause and associate Arina Stivriņa are also noted.

In addition to providing extensive advice on compliance, employee transfers, and internal policies, TGS Baltic‘s broad practice is well versed in complex employment structuring, terminations and disputes. The practice is instructed by clients across the Baltics, from sectors as diverse as manufacturing, retail, IT and technology. Andra Rubene and Toms Tīdemanis are key contacts on the non-contentious side, while Linda Štrause is particularly active on employment-related dispute resolution and litigation.