The team at Sorainen handles complex litigation that often involves government relations, insolvency and restructuring, international arbitration, proceedings before international courts, and public procurement projects, as well as corporate crime investigations and defence. The practice demonstrates experience across a variety of sectors, such as finance and insurance, IT, media, life sciences, real estate, and employment. The team benefit from the joint-leadership of Valts Nerets and Andris Tauriņš, who are complemented by a strong team, including the talented Katrīne Pļaviņa-Mika, who has considerable experience in public law and disputes with the government.
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Testimonials
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‘Experience in dispute resolution field.’
‘Sorainen provides expert guidance on navigating through complex regulations, particularly in the competition field.'
'Katrine Pļaviņa Mika knows and understands the specifics of our business very well and can suggest the best solutions in our case. ’
‘Katrine Pļaviņa Mika has been a great support in all tender that we have participated in. She knows our business specific needs and is always proactive with advise and keeps her hands on all the other legal proceedings in other sectors that might be connected with our business.’
Key clients
- Rail Baltica
- Bolt Services
- Citrus Solutions
- Van Ansem Group
- COFACE
- Pilna Servisa Līzings
- BITE
- Grīziņkalna apkaimes biedrība
- 4finance et al.
- Škoda Transport
Work highlights
- Advising Van Ansem Participaties, owners of a mink farming business in Latvia and industrial fur producers, on an investment dispute with the Republic of Latvia.
- Advised BITE Group, a leading telecoms company in the Baltics owned by Providence Equity, on obtaining the rights to use frequencies for 5G services across Latvia.
- Advising RB Rail AS and working with the Governments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on establishing a European-wide fast double-track Rail Baltica railway project, one of the largest Baltic-region infrastructure projects.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Valts Nerets; Andris Tauriņš
Other key lawyers
Katrīne Pļaviņa-Mika