Ellex Klavins

Ellex Kļaviņš real estate experts advise on the entire development cycle of corporate real estate - starting with the selection of its initial structure, tax optimization, determining investment instruments, financing, acquisition, asset and project management, up to a profitable "exit" from individual investments in the field of finance and taxation. We advise clients on all aspects of the transaction, including dispute resolution mechanisms, buyouts, profit sharing, compensation, preferred investor rights and income, and other issues. We are proud of our client portfolio which includes investment banks, private equity funds, pension funds and bank branches. In addition, we represent owners seeking to raise acquisition and development financing.

The Ellex Kļaviņš team has extensive experience in advising leading local and international companies in all sectors, and participates in the development of corporate law and regulation in many sectoral and international organizations. We work with clients at all stages of their business life cycle, including building a governance framework for private equity portfolio companies, IPOs and joint ventures. Our experts provide early insight into the latest developments so that clients are ready for change. We offer extensive advice and representation to public and private companies in relation to the regulatory environment and best practices in corporate governance matters.

Ellex Kļaviņš advises on various employment issues. We have the expertise to help our clients address today's global workforce challenges. Ellex Kļaviņš lawyers are experienced specialists not only in the twists and turns of Latvian employment regulation, but also in international law, providing clients with assistance in cases where a foreign element appears in the employment relationship. Our lawyers provide clients with advice on choosing the most suitable forms of employment, as well as assistance in preparing appropriate documents for the establishment, maintenance, amendment and termination of these legal relationships. We offer a full range of assistance in employment legal relations - both the development of employment contracts, job descriptions, internal work order rules and other documents, as well as consultations on various aspects of employment legal relations - confidentiality issues, competition restrictions, employee liability issues and the basis for termination of employment legal relations and risk assessment. By participating in company acquisition and merger transactions, we provide advice on the labor legal aspects of company reorganization and company transition. Our experts also provide advice on immigration requirements, tax regulation and other employment-related issues.

Ellex Kļaviņš lawyers also provide advice on the development of the most appropriate employee compensation models, as well as on the selection of material and non-material ways of motivating employees, which are an integral part of modern labor relations, while maintaining flexibility and minimizing client risks. We help prepare and review contracts, agreements and regulations for rewarding employees, determining various material and non-material benefits and the procedure for their allocation, as well as provide consultations on issues related to the improvement of the employer's internal rules for motivating employees.

The lawyers of our office prepare practical and individual solutions for the development and implementation of employee motivation plans, including personnel shares, options and equity share plans, taking into account regulatory requirements and employee requirements in both the local and international markets.

The experts of the labor law practice group also provide consultations in relation to employee social insurance issues, as well as employee social insurance in cases of cross-border employment, and issues related to employer and employee contributions to private pension funds and accumulative life insurance.

The law firm "Ellex Kļaviņš" has one of the largest and most experienced teams specializing in dispute resolution and arbitration proceedings and has participated in the resolution of very complex disputes and arbitration cases. As lead counsel and representatives in significant disputes, our team is also responsible for coordinating proceedings in related disputes pending simultaneously in multiple jurisdictions at the same time. Providing comprehensive legal representation to many Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 companies operating in various industrial sectors is a particularly noteworthy international scale. In addition, we are the only law firm in the Baltics that regularly represents clients in international investor and state arbitration proceedings.

The Ellex Kļaviņš team has in-depth expertise in all key areas of intellectual property and IT law, including solid practice in trademark protection, enforcement and litigation. We also have significant experience in patent litigation, including cases related to the biosciences field. Our experience covers questions and disputes regarding copyright, design, domain names, trade secrets and other aspects of intellectual property. Ellex Kļaviņš has accumulated considerable knowledge by consulting the world's largest information technology and other companies related to the field of intellectual property, technology, media and telecommunications. Our experts are considered leading lawyers in the field of contentious and non-contentious industrial property, copyright and computer software protection.

According to the provisions of the Constitution of our country, every person has the right to defend his interests in a fair court, so everyone - both legal and natural persons - can submit his claim in court in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Civil Procedure. Ellex Kļaviņš's team of sworn attorneys and lawyers is ready to provide support in settlement, dispute and settlement negotiations, as well as in civil proceedings in courts and arbitration courts.

Civil law covers a wide range of issues, and in practice, most often you have to face conflicts over the performance of contracts, ownership issues, construction and debt collection. Likewise, dispute resolution between shareholders and the board or council is common in practice. On the other hand, solving inheritance and property distribution issues may be relevant for natural persons. Sworn attorneys will provide support both in choosing the best strategy in cases of dispute, and in preparing a claim and in the subsequent process, representation in court or settlement negotiations. The more professionally and better the documents related to the case and the application are prepared, the more efficiently the court process will proceed, the chances of a positive outcome will increase and the court verdict will be passed faster. Lawyers provide both legal assistance and pragmatic advice to reach the best solution.