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Regional Court upholds a decision in favour of clients in a case concerning criminally acquired property
We represented clients, companies registered in Cyprus and the British Virgin Islands belonging to a group of companies, securing a final and favourable regional court decision in a case concerning criminally acquired property, whereby the court found that approximately EUR 11 million, which had been frozen in a bank in Latvia in the criminal proceedings, […]
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A landmark decision for competition law in Latvia
We successfully defended our client – one of Latvia’s major construction companies – in a landmark case concerning alleged cartel activity among the country’s largest construction firms. The Latvian Supreme Court has ruled that information obtained through operational measures within a criminal investigation – such as covert surveillance or wiretapping – cannot be used as […]
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Linstow Baltic delivers a new HQ building for SEB in Riga
SEB Latvia officially has opened its central office in the Class A office complex Satekles Biznesa Centrs. About the project Satekles Biznesa Centrs is a modern and sustainable Class A office complex developed by Linstow Baltic as part of its strategic vision for the transformation of Riga Central Business District. The project aims to create […]
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Corporate crime investigation and compliance issues in 2024
Looking back at the past year, Dr Violeta Zeppa-Priedīte, Head of Sorainen Latvia Corporate Crime Practice, notes: “In order to provide business clients with the most comprehensive and convenient range of legal services, criminal law is one of the areas of law in which Sorainen continues to provide assistance. Looking back at what we have […]
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We provided legal assistance for a person for an alleged criminal offence
We provided legal assistance to a natural person who approached the State Security Service regarding an alleged criminal offence that threatens the interests of state security and related persecution of the person. About the case False information has been spread about the person, aimed at glorifying the Russian army and supporting the hostilities in Ukraine, […]