Sorainen

Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Defamation & Reputation Protection International Arbitration Intellectual Property

Associate

I am an associate in the Sorainen Latvian office Dispute Resolution and Risk Management practice group. My specialisations include various cross-border disputes, international and domestic arbitration and litigation, international investment disputes, recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards, and trade law matters.

Cross-border disputes. I specialise in commercial and investment dispute resolution in court, and domestic and international arbitration, as well as related private law matters. I help clients with risk assessment, structuring  applicable laws and rules for transactions and arbitration agreements, arbitration-related litigation, and recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.

Studying at the Pepperdine University Straus Institute in California, USA on a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, I gained a thorough knowledge of international trade dispute resolution by focusing on international commercial arbitration, trade law, and international investment disputes.

Trade. The best way to avoid a dispute and the resulting need to resolve it is to prevent it. I provide support with various trade law-related matters: international and domestic sale of goods and services in different industries, and international and domestic shipping.

Academic involvement. Post-graduation, involvement in international moot court competitions and related events continues to bring me a lot of joy. As an arbitrator or coach, I actively participate in international moot courts in the fields of international commercial arbitration, trade law and investment law. Likewise, in Latvia, I organise and popularise moot court competitions between students in cooperation with other enthusiasts.

Latvian, English

Pepperdine International Arbitration Society (PIAS) (Founder & Vice-President) International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitrators’ Forum (ICC YAF) Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Young ICSID) Latvian Moot Association (LMA)

Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, California, USA (LLM) University of Latvia, Latvia (LLB, LLM)