TGS Baltic

Practices: Dispute Resolution / Development & Regulatory / Tax Investigation & Litigation / Arbitration, Mediation & ADR / Infrastructure & PPP / Energy /Real Estate Transactions / Corporate Law / Public Procurement /Restructuring & Insolvency / Employment / Environment / Commercial Law / Public Sector & Constitutional Law

Partner, Member of the Baltic Board, Head of Real Estate Practice Group

Successfully represents Enefit in the public procurement dispute worth 12 million euros in Latvia.

Successfully represents the Public Utilities Commission in the case on third party access to gas infrastructure in Latvia.

Represented the Finance and Capital Market Commission, which acted on behalf of the Republic of Latvia, with respect to the claim submitted by Bryn Services Ltd. against the Republic of Latvia, based on the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, dated 22 December 1992, within the International Arbitration Court proceedings. Transaction value MUSD 26 (2014).Legal due diligence of AS Latvijas Gaze in the interests of a bidder for E.ON Ruhrgas owned shares of AS Latvijas Gaze and assistance to the bidder in an auction type sale of the shares of AS Latvijas Gaze owned by E.ON Ruhrgas.

Latvian, English, Russian

Latvian Bar Association (admitted 2004)

2006  Department of Law, University of Latvia (Mag.iur., Dipl.iur.)

According to sources “Linda Štrause is the main point of contact for the Real Estate practice”. Linda Štrause is “an experienced and talented strategist and litigator”. Clients say “when a matter is in her hands, we are confident that the maximum will be achieved”.

Linda Štrause is the Head of the Real Estate practice group and the Co-Head of the Energy practice group. Linda is an experienced legal expert having decades of outstanding legal experience in the fields of energy, infrastructure, PP and PPP, public law, real estate, environment, and commercial law, as well as representing clients in negotiations and disputes.

Represented the Finance and Capital Market Commission, which acted on behalf of the Republic of Latvia, with respect to the claim submitted by Bryn Services Ltd. against the Republic of Latvia, based on the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, within the International Arbitration Court proceedings. Transaction value USD 26 million.

Legal due diligence of Latvijas Gaze in the interests of a bidder for E.ON Ruhrgas owned shares of Latvijas Gaze and assistance to the bidder in an auction type sale of the shares of Latvijas Gaze owned by E.ON Ruhrgas.

Linda assisted Moller Mobility group with the construction of a new Audi centre.