Eva Berlaus
Office Managing Partner
| Leave of absence: | on parental leave |
|---|---|
| Office: | Latvia |
Practice areas: |
Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate, Employment, Investment Incentives, Restructuring & Insolvency, Competition, Privatisation |
| Languages: | Latvian, English, Russian |
Eva Berlaus is an office managing partner of SORAINEN Latvia and head of the Corporate Advisory Team, which includes the Corporate, Employment and Investment Incentives Practices. She also heads the M&A and Private Equity Team, which includes our M&A, Private Equity and Privatisation Practices. Eva has been practising law since 1996.
Eva has participated as counsel in major cross-border M&A deals in Latvia for both sellers and buyers and on behalf of listed and non-listed companies in business sectors such as banking, media, utilities, food, construction, property development, energy, consumer finance and environment. Eva has sound experience in advising on competition law issues relevant to merger control, asset transfer and related matters.
Eva is a recommended practitioner by leading international legal directories:
- The Legal 500 recognises her in corporate and M&A practices describing Eva as "particularly good; brisk, [...] very articulate and always available" and "friendly, thorough, efficient, moving things forward without wasting time";
- Chambers Global applauded her in corporate advisory practice for being "commercially minded and practical" and providing "matter-of-fact advice";
- Chambers Europe in corporate advisory and competition practices; and
- Best Lawyers in corporate and M&A practices.
Eva is actively involved in development of the Latvian legal system. She has also delivered presentations on business law at seminars in Latvia and throughout the Baltics. She has written articles for local and international publications on business law and co-authored the SORAINEN book Foreign Investor in the Baltics. Eva is a board member of the Latvian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
University of Latvia, Latvia (LLB, LLM)
Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia (LLM)
Latvian Bar Association
International Bar Association
Publications
- The Baltic Times: How to get things going, 4 Jan 2012, Briefings, English
- Latvijas Krājbanka in financial distress – what to take into account, 24 Nov 2011, Legal news, English
- Baltic M&A Market Survey 2011, 16 Nov 2011, Briefings, English
- Latest trends and events in the Baltic M&A market, 15 Nov 2011, Legal news, English
- Latvia: Amendments to the Commercial Law require disclosure of information to the Commercial Register about true beneficiaries, 21 Jul 2011, Legal news, English
- Latvia: Labour Law amendments, 18 Jul 2011, Legal news, English
- Latvia: Commercial Law amendments, 30 Jun 2011, Legal news, English
- Latvia: New strategy to promote foreign direct investment, 9 Jun 2011, Legal news, English
- Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity SORAINEN Legal Update, May 2011, 27 May 2011, Legal news, English
- Snow, ice and insurance, 16 Feb 2011, Legal blogs, English
- BNS: Baltic co-merger, acquisition market sees revival in 2010; Latvia shows lowest activity - study, 4 Feb 2011, Briefings, English
- SORAINEN Establishment Card 2010/2011, 26 Oct 2010, Briefings, English
- Allen & Overy, Global Law Intelligence Unit: Leveraged Mergers & Acquisitions, 1 Sep 2010, Articles, English
- Latvian Pharmaceutical Newsflash, Aug 2010, 30 Aug 2010, Legal news, English
- Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity SORAINEN Legal Update, Aug 2010, 25 Aug 2010, Legal news, English
- Practical tips for receiving insurance payments, 28 Jul 2010, Legal blogs, English
- Latvian Corporate Newsflash, Apr 2010, 29 Apr 2010, Legal news, English
- Latvian Employment Newsflash, Apr 2010, 1 Apr 2010, Legal news, English
- BNA-International: New amendments implement, exceed EU shareholders’ rights requirements, 12 Mar 2010, Articles, English
- Latvian Corporate Newsflash, Feb 2010, 16 Feb 2010, Legal news, English
- SORAINEN Legal Update, Feb 2010, 12 Feb 2010, Legal news, English
- Riga Now: Latvia's top law firms remain stable amid turmoil, 16 Jun 2009, Articles, English
- SORAINEN Legal Update, Mar 2009, 2 Mar 2009, Legal news, English
- Company Law SORAINEN Legal Update, Feb 2009, 25 Feb 2009, Legal news, English
- SORAINEN Legal Update, Oct 2008, 28 Oct 2008, Legal news, English
- BNA: E.U. Cross-border merger directive implemented under new amendments, 11 Aug 2008, Articles, English
- SORAINEN Legal Update, May 2008, 30 May 2008, Legal news, English
- Baltic SORAINEN Legal Update, Apr 2007, 3 Apr 2007, Legal news, English
- Baltic SORAINEN Legal Update, Aug 2004, 23 Aug 2004, Legal news, English
- Baltic SORAINEN Legal Update, Apr 2004, 12 Apr 2004, Legal news, English
- Baltic SORAINEN Legal Update, Oct 2003, 19 Oct 2003, Legal news, English
- Baltic SORAINEN Legal Update, Jun 2003, 13 Jun 2003, Legal news, English
- Latvian commercial and concern law review, 3 Nov 2000, Briefings, English
- Senior associates:
- Andis Burkevics
- Ansis Spridzāns
- Edgars Briedis
- Ieva Andersone
- Jānis Bite
- Jānis Līkops
- Lelde Laviņa
- Raivo Raudzeps
- Renāte Purvinska
- Sabīne Vuškāne
- Ūve Zosārs
- Associates:
- Alisa Leškoviča
- Andris Tauriņš
- Dace Everte
- Inese Heinacka
- Lāsma Rugāte
- Ringla Vīksne
- Roberts Prūsis
- Santa Selga
- Valts Nerets
- Zanda Brakša
- Zane Paeglīte
- Legal assistants:
- Natālija Šestakova
- Of counsel:
- Mārtiņš Paparinskis
