Sorainen represents Kaspersky Lab, a leading global security software developer, in a defamation law suit against a Latvian politician. The respondent made false allegations about Kasperky’s products and business practices and associated Kaspersky’s activities with espionage. The lawsuit was filed in Riga City Pardaugava court. The client is being advised by Sorainen partner Agris Repšs […]
Deals & Cases / Raivo Raudzeps
Our team cooperated with the Federation of Security and Defence Industries of Latvia. The defence industries, as well as the Ministry of Defence, were interested in finding ways and means available to purchase innovations in the security and defence sector. For this reason, we conducted an extensive study of the EU and national legal framework […]
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The Sorainen Dispute Resolution and Corporate and M&A practice groups are now in the top tier in three out of four countries where we operate, with our Estonian Dispute Resolution Practice Group making it to band 1, according to the recently released Chambers Global rankings. Our Lithuanian practice groups have been on top the longest – the […]
Deals & Cases / Raivo Raudzeps
Our experts assisted a European-based helicopter producer in an open competition for the purchase of helicopters by the State Border Guard. Our legal assistance included full legal advice throughout the tender process, including advice on procurement procedural matters and tax issues, as well as advising on and analysing the draft contract. Counsel Raivo Raudzeps represented […]
An arbitral tribunal by the World Bank International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has made an award in an investment dispute between energy group E energija (Lithuania) and the Republic of Latvia. This is the first decision on the merits in an ICSID case against the Republic of Latvia, and the only ICSID […]