Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns
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Eversheds Sutherland Bitans‘ employment practice offering notably includes compliance advice in the context of workforce management and collective bargaining. Other channels of work are the navigation of termination processes, employment documentation, conducting complex negotiations with trade unions, and handling terminations of high-level executives. Characterised by unlawful dismissal and internal governance cases, litigation also forms a key pillar of the practice, driven by its collaboration with the firm’s disputes practice, especially key litigator and managing partner Agris Bitāns. Elina Mucina heads up the group alongside Jānis Siliņš, who ’combines deep sector-specific knowledge with outstanding analytical and communication skills’; these sectors include energy, transport, logistics and security, which are also strong suits for the group at large.
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Testimonials
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- 'Eversheds Sutherland Bitans stands out in the Latvian legal market through its rare combination of international reach and deep local insight. The firm consistently delivers advice that is both strategically sound and commercially realistic, seamlessly integrating global best practice with a nuanced understanding of the local regulatory and business environment.'
- 'A special mention should be made of Jānis Siliņš, who combines deep sector-specific knowledge with outstanding analytical and communication skills. He has an exceptional ability to quickly grasp the essence of complex situations and translate them into clear, actionable strategies.'
Key clients
- Vitol Terminal Latvia SIA
- Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre
Work highlights
Advised Vitol Terminal Latvia SIA on a broad range of complex employment law matters, including collective bargaining and workforce compliance.