The Cobalt real estate and construction team is involved in some of the largest cases in the region. The team has been engaged throughout a public procurement process and contract stage for the construction of Rail Baltica’s mainline in Latvia. The experienced group shows a breadth of knowledge, frequently working for clients active in the infrastructure and construction, retail, renewable energy, aviation, and manufacturing industries. The head of the team is Dace Silava-Tomsone, who has considerable experience working in real estate and construction law. Key support is provided by Gatis Flinters, who has notable experience working on infrastructure and energy development projects, and Artūrs Valderšteins, a specialist in zoning, planning, and permitting matters.

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Key clients

  • AFI Investments SIA
  • AirBaltic Corporation AS
  • Astor Group
  • Baltic Green Investments
  • Baltic RE Group
  • Consolis Latvija SIA
  • Corum Asset Management
  • Eiffage Genie Civil
  • Hepsor Latvia OÜ
  • I Asset Management
  • Invego
  • Kapitel SIA
  • Latvenergo AS
  • Lidl Latvia SIA
  • Linstow group
  • NDX Group
  • Swietelsky AG
  • VPH group
  • Volvo Truck Latvia
  • Workland Latvia SIA

Work highlights

  • Advised E.R.B. Rail JV PS on the public procurement process and during the contract implementation stage for the construction of the Rail Baltica mainline in Latvia.
  • Assisting Eolus SIA with the development and construction stage of three major green-field wind farm projects in Latvia with the total estimated capacity of 200MW.
  • Advised Air Baltic on the construction and development of its Maintenance Repair & Operation hub at its home base, Riga International Airport.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dace Silava-Tomsone

Other key lawyers

Gatis Flinters, Artūrs Valderšteins