Janis Karklins Law Firm

Background
Janis Karklins Law Firm has more than 15 years of experience in a wide variety of legal areas. Throughout this period, the firm has offered legal services to both Latvian and international businesses, as well as to state and municipal institutions.
The firm upholds values such as responsibility, precision, honesty, confidentiality, and humanity.
The firm's leaders engage in extensive academic activities, which provide an advantage in the provision of services to the firm's clients by allowing the firm to resolve legal disputes by presenting arguments based on principles enshrined in legal theory and practice.

Practice Areas and Expertise

Dispute Resolution & International Arbitration
Our firm excels in representing clients' lawful interests in legal and arbitration proceedings, leveraging academic insights to achieve favorable solutions. We handle complex civil cases and have expertise in debt recovery, successfully navigating both public authorities and private entities. Our track record includes managing cases at the national level and representing clients before esteemed institutions like the Constitutional Court, the Stockholm Arbitration Court (SCC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian CCI (the ICAC), the Swiss Arbitration Centre, the Paris Arbitration, and the German Arbitration Institute (DIS).

Real Estate & Construction
We have extensive experience in real estate-related issues, providing legal advice on the acquisition and sale of real estate, rights in rem, joint ownership, and property management. Our team is knowledgeable in construction and environmental law, offering legal advice in complex construction projects, from drafting contracts to project commissioning. We also represent clients in construction-related disputes, both out-of-court and in judicial proceedings.

Commercial & Corporate
Specializing in commercial law, we provide comprehensive legal services to Latvian and international entrepreneurs. We assist with establishing and registering enterprises, convening shareholders' meetings, business transactions, paying dividends, mergers, and reorganizations. Our team has successfully litigated ownership disputes in raiderism cases and resolved shareholders' disputes in judicial institutions. Additionally, we draw up complex local and cross-border contracts, including M&A, and provide advice on concluded contracts and future commitments to protect entrepreneurs' interests.

Banking & Finance
The firm has advised numerous credit institutions, providing opinions and training their in-house lawyers in resolving various legally complicated issues. The firm’s managing partner has served as an expert invited by state institutions on issues related to various aspects of legal regulation of credit institutions, including the restructuring of banks.

Employment
Experts in labour law at the firm provide practical, customized solutions for employment relationships. Our lawyers have substantial experience in drafting employment contracts and internal legal documents (e.g., company regulations, confidentiality rules). We assist in resolving labor disputes, including termination and reinstatement issues, and regularly represent parties in pre-trial procedures and litigation.

EU & Competition
Our team has broad experience in a wide variety of cases regarding competition law, including procurement, state aid, no-poach agreements, anti-competitive agreements, abuse of a dominant position, and merger control. In order to safeguard the interests of our clients and ensure fair competition we have prepared legal opinions, conducted assessments, and communicated with the competent national antitrust authority.