Kristine Patmalniece
CobaltCobalt‘s employment and immigration practice boasts an impressive client base, which includes major players, such as Hugo Boss and Johnson & Johnson, from a broad spread of industries. Alongside traditional areas, the team often assists with the relevant asepcts of complex restructurings and M&A deals, as well as advising on immigration-related matters, sanctions compliance, and employee misconduct. Collective and individual redundancies are also core areas of expertise. Toms Šulmanis leads the team, ably supported by Kristine Patmalniece and Ivo Maskalāns.
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Testimonials
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‘The Cobalt employment practice has exceptional knowledge for the complex matters in the field of employment. Their expertise is business-oriented, and they always provide pros and cons for various scenarios of the outcome.’
‘The individuals are easy to approach on employment-related matters.'
'Toms Sulmanis has experience in complex deals and solutions in various litigations and negotiations concerning employment. He is always fast to respond and provides excellent management skills for the resolution of the problems.'
'Ivo Maskalāns has exceptional knowledge in the field of employment and always provides his expertise in all levels of complexity. His way to approach the case is always business oriented, maintaining high ethical and legal standards.’
Key clients
- Goodyear
- Cabot
- Hugo Boss
- Johnson & Johnson
- Intrum
- Evolution Latvia
- Fragomen LLP
- Volvo Truck Latvia
- Solvay
Work highlights
- Advised a major Latvian furniture manufacturing company on the restructuring of its remuneration system.
- Assisting Fragomen LLP with obtaining residence and work permits for employees.
- Advising Nutricia on Danone the employment law aspects of its intra-group restructuring in Latvia.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Ivo Maskalāns
CobaltNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Cobalt
Toms Šulmanis heads the Employment & Immigration practice group in COBALT Latvia. Toms has more than 15 years of experience in the fields of M&A, Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate and Employment, including representation of clients in acquisition and sale of trade centers, commercial and residential developments, advice on all aspects of construction process, drafting and negotiating of commercial leases. Toms has also represented clients in complex corporate and employment matters, like restructuring of operations, redundancies, dealing with trade unions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Toms Šulmanis