VILGERTS skilfully handles commercial lease issues, and has an established offering in pan-Baltic development projects and disputes. Jānis Kubilis leads the litigation and dispute resolution practice and is well placed to handle complex construction matters. Complex commercial disputes also often fall under the jurisdiction of founder and managing partner Gints Vilgerts, who is at the helm of the practice. On the regulatory side, Elizabete Bartansone offers key support on real estate contracts and due diligence following real estate M&A, for which the wider group is well reputed.
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Key clients
- Air Baltic Corporation
- BAO AS
- Bauroc SIA
- Novira Plaza
- East Capital Real Estate
- Estera Development
- The State Environmental Service of the Republic of Latvia
- Scania Latvia
- Marijas 2 SIA
- Merks
- JTimber
- PN Project
Work highlights
Advising Merks SIA on all of its major construction disputes.
Advising Summus Capital OÜ on its €56 million divestment of commercial real estate assets (shopping centres in Estonia and Latvia) to the Indexo Real Estate Fund.
Advising PN Project AS on the financing of the continued development of the Preses Nama Kvartāls project in Riga, Latvia, with a total anticipated amount of €75 million.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Gints Vilgerts
Other key lawyers
Jānis Kubilis; Elizabete Bartansone