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Founded in 2008, Vilgerts is headquartered in Riga and is a full service law firm offering legal services to both local and international clients.
Focuses / Specialisms
The firm is recognised for its broad sprectrum of activity across financial and corporate work including M&A, restructuring and insolvency, private equity, projects and private equity.
KPMG established its presence in Latvia in 1994 and has grown to become one of the largest legal firms in the country. The firm's operations in the Baltic now function under a common management structure providing consistent legal services across the region.
Focuses / Specialisms
The firm provides a broad array of legal services across financial and corporate practcies including M&A, projects and financial regulatory compliance.
Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns is the Latvian presence of Eversheds Sutherland, an international law firm with more than 200 relationship firms worldwide and 74 offices in 35 countries. The firm in Latvia is led by managing partner Agris Bitāns and is based in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm has a focus on M&A and project development work.
Founded in 1993, Kronbergs Čukste Levin is a commercial law firm based in Riga. The firm is led by Valters Kronbergs and Vineta Cukste - Jurjeva. The firm is a member of the LEVIN Law Alliance providing expert regional coverage.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm has a focus on financial services regulatory and project development work.
Deloitte Legal is the Latvian presence of the international firm of the same name. The firm in Latvia is based in Riga.
Deloitte Legal is an international firm with over 2,500 legal professionals in 83 countries.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has a focus on project development work.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Sanistal Latvia, Crowdestor, Expobank, Catepillar (CAT) Finance, STREK, Payoma, Polipaks and Baltic International Bank.
Ellex Klavins is a Baltic law firm. In Latvia it is led by managing partner Liga Merwin and is based in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm is active in financial and corporate law, especially in acquisition transactions, representing buyers and sellers.
BDO Law is the Latvian presence of the international firm of the same name. The firm in Latvia was established in 2007, is led by Vita Liberte and is based in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm has a focus on financial and corporate and project development work.
Founded in 2001, Skrastiņš & Dzenis is a Baltic law firm established in 2001 and based in Riga. The firm provides legal services to both local and international clients.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm has a focus on M&A and restructuring work.
Fort is a Baltic law firm established in 2013. In Latvia the firm is based in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm has a focus on M&A, project development and restructuring.
Key clients
Key clients include SIA Upmatched Group, Road Transport Administration, SIA Cityparks Latvija, Convergen Energy, SIA AN Projekti and Latvijas Sarkanais Krusts.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
M&A
“Fort is highly professional and business minded and the speed of service is very good. Fort and its lawyers fully understand our needs and the specifics of our organisation. They are very professional and pro-active, and come up with very business-minded solutions. We consider Fort to be the best law firm in the Real Estate practice area in Latvia; therefore, we always prefer working with them over any other law firm. Fort has a great ability to provide the highest level of legal services, even to very tight deadlines.”
Project finance
“Fort works fast and has an extensive team of experts and professionals. They are easy to work with and we appreciate that we receive the feedback in a professional manner.”
Sorainen is a Baltic law firm established in 1995. It has more than 240 lawyers, including 33 partners. The firm in Latvia is led by Eva Berlaus and is based in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm has a strong practice across both financial and corporate and project development work, achieving top-tier status for both of these areas in Latvia. In financial and corporate, it is active in acquisition transactions as well as in project financing and capital markets financing.
Baltic law firm TEGOS Baltic was established in 1991 and now has more than 150 lawyers, including 30 partners. In Latvia the firm is led by managing partner Ivars Grunte and is based in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm has a strong practice in financial and corporate work as well as in project development. It has a prolific record in acquisition transactions and capital markets issues.
Walless is a Baltic law firm established in 2018. The firm has offices also in Lithuania and Estonia The firm in Latvia is led by managing partner Kristīne Gaigule-Šāvēja and is based in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm is active in financial and corporate, and in project development.
Cobalt is a Baltic law firm with presence in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Operating an office in Riga, the firm is one of the leaders in the Latvian market.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is known for the strength of its financial and corporate work.
Its banking and finance practice is highly experienced in representing local and international clients on a broad array of bank and non-bank financing mandates.
The team's strength in project finance work is well recognised.
The M&A team is similarly well regarded for both public and private market work.
In project development the firm is strong in supporting both energy and infrastructure/ construction projects.
Leadell Vitols is a Latvian law firm based in the Baltic countries.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has a focus on project development and financial and corporate deals.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Swedbank Leasing, Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter, Hitachi Energy Estonia, Frequentis, North American Fur Auctions and Merrild Baltics.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Insolvency
“Leadell Vitols is an outstanding law firm, very good at dealing with legal issues from a strategic and practical perspective.”
Project development
“Goal orientation, professionalism, good connections.”
Founded in 2020, drill is a boutique law firm specialising in fintech, corporate law and IP law. It has an office in Riga.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm is active in financial and corporate law. It has a special focus on advising the sell side on acquisitions and issuers on share capital increases.
Key clients
Its clients list includes Altum Capital Fund, Nordigen, Longo Group, DelfinGroup, Ultimate Trading, Esto, TBI Bank, ZGI-4, Trustly Group and mogo.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Banking and finance
“The solutions given by drill. were evaluated by the executive management.”
Private equity
“Business oriented. Knows the private equity and venture capital investment structuring well.”
RockBridge Legal is a client-focused law firm focused on our clients' success and focused on long-term results. Combining legal expertise with business understanding, we create individual legal solutions!
Our team consists of highly experienced barristers and lawyers with expertise in various areas of law, including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, tax law, customs, real estate, energy law, compliance, commercial transactions and dispute resolution.
We prioritize building long-term relationships with our clients based on trust, open communication, and full transparency. We take the time to understand our clients' unique needs, goals, and concerns, providing proactive guidance and practical solutions to mitigate risks and seize growth opportunities.
