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Advocacy for value-based procurement in cooperation with AmCham Latvia and beyond
Sorainen has enjoyed a longstanding partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (AmCham Latvia), which is being marked by a year of collaborative events. Our Sorainen experts have joined AmCham Latvia in their aim to foster mutually advantageous economic ties between the United States and Latvia. In our latest cooperative effort, we worked […]
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Recognised public procurement expert Kadri Härginen becomes partner of Sorainen
Dr. Kadri Härginen, head of the firm’s public procurement and public projects sub-practice, has been promoted to partner. As a result of the management changes that took effect in January, most of Sorainen’s top leaders are now women. Tax and customs counsel Aija Lasmane from Sorainen’s Latvia office was also promoted to partner. Ieva Andersone […]
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Public procurement dispute ends unconventionally
We represented Elisa, Estonia’s leading telecommunications services provider, in a public procurement dispute with Estonian Railways, a railway infrastructure manager, in relation to the terms of a public tender announced by the latter. In accordance with the law At the EUR 300,000 tender, Estonian Railways sought to contract a provider of landline telephone services, including […]
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Due diligence obligations of a contracting authority under the EU public procurement law
The head of our Public Procurement team Kadri Härginen successfully defended her PhD dissertation, “Due diligence obligations of a contracting authority under the EU public procurement law “. Errors in complying with public procurement, including legal practice examples of termination of employment and criminal punishments for breaches of public procurement law, lie in the heart […]
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European Legal update 02.08. – 14.08.
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. ESG The Commission adopts the European Sustainability Reporting Standards Adopted: 31 July 2023 The Commission adopted today the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for use by all companies subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This marks another step forward in the transition to a sustainable EU economy. The standards cover the full range […]