Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 18 – Jānis Zelmenis (BDO). Janis Zelmenis is a Chairman of Management Board & Equity Partner at BDO Latvia, and one of the most prominent tax experts in Latvia. Having the conversation exactly on his 50th birthday we look back at his achievements and aims, leadership style, his book about […]
We successfully represented Dutch companies in a dispute over a compensation claim. The Lithuanian Court of Appeal fully upheld the claim and recognised a foreign arbitral award (GAFTA) in Lithuania in favour of the client. The court ordered to compensate over EUR 500,000 for the company’s losses. Debtor claimed they could not fulfil contracts due […]
When classifying information as a trade secret, even seemingly insignificant errors may cause the information to become unprotected. If a foreign company’s local office fails to ensure commercially valuable information is classified as a trade secret, this can cause damage to the foreign company itself (as the local office’s employees and contractors might be able […]
We advised Aurelia, a financial automation platform, on raising USD 3 million in seed funding led by Blossom Capital. IFTTT for finance Founded in April by a team of engineers and developers formerly of Wise and JP Morgan, Aurelia has been designed to help relieve the financial admin burden faced by small businesses across Europe. […]
We advised Lords LB Baltic Green Fund (V) on acquiring 100% of Valmeda’s shares. Valmeda owns Holiday Inn hotel, which has an area of more than 7,000 m² on Šeimyniškių Street in Vilnius. Situated in a prestigious location in Vilnius Marius Junda, fund manager at Lords LB Baltic Green Fund (V), comments: “We are glad […]