Full-Service Business, Trade and Transport Law Firm in Latvia

Rasa & Esenvalds

Krisjana Barona street 33a-5
Riga LV-1011
Latvia

 +371 67280685
 +371 67280603

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The Law Office Rasa & Ešenvalds have been formed by joint efforts of two talented and determined lawyers of the rising generation. Armands Rasa and J&257nis Ešenvalds despite of their youth have gained ample professional experience.

The Law Office Rasa & Ešenvalds is quite certain that commitment to work by 200 per cent is the key to success, rather than "resting on laurels". If you the Law Offices Rasa & Ešenvalds you can be sure to benefit from selfless commitment and legal attendance appropriate to your needs. An additional bonus you can count on is a dose of sparkling youthful energy inseparable from our offices.

Operation of the Law Offices Rasa & Ešenvalds is based on personal approach to each customer and thorough investigation of the existing situation. Perfect performance of any task right away is the axiom in our offices.

Year this Office was Established: 2010

Languages: English, Latvian, Russian.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

Our services include:

- Litigation

Amicable settlement of a conflict situation is not always available, in spite of all efforts. Therefore, our offices are ready to provide qualitative and timely legal aid even in the most complicated legal proceedings and to represent the client's interests effectively in the Latvian courts as well as in the international courts of arbitration and even in the Court of European Union:

• in case of commercial disputes;
• in disputes concerning the right in rem;
• in disputes concerning the rights in personam;
• in case of insurance disputes;
• in labor disputes;
• in handling of applications for insolvency proceedings and other disputes or actions related to insolvency proceedings;
• in detention of ships and handling of marine claims;
• in tax disputes;
• in public procurement matters.

- Legal Assistance in the Field of Commercial Law

Each and every entrepreneur who engages in and conducts commercial activities has to settle a number of potentially expensive and time-consuming legal formalities. Any mistake can cost a lot to your business; therefore, we are prepared to provide highly qualified advice in order to help you understand the norms of commercial law binding upon your business, and to settle all relevant legal formalities. They include:

• registration of merchants and amendment of register entries;
• obtaining of special permits (licenses) required for commercial activity;
• registration with special registers;
• certification and other matters related to economical activities of legal entities;
• drafting of all types of agreements;
• attendance of investors;
• drafting of the initial public offering (IPO);
• mergers & acquisitions (M&A);
• due diligence;
• transactions involving shares (we advise on acquisition, executing of transaction, and management of shares);
• consulting on the compliance with and adherence to the requirements regarding money laundering and prevention of terrorism;
• consulting on insolvency-related matters to private individuals and legal entities, in legal protection proceedings and extra-judicial legal protection proceedings, and on recovery of debts.

- Legal Attendance of Business Restructuring Processes

Cardinal changes, such as change of business form, division of business or separation of a part thereof, merger with/acquisition of another commercial company, are occasionally required to make the business more effective. On frequent occasions it is necessary to establish a new merchant through amalgamation of several businesses, or just to change ownership of the merchant - all that can be achieved through legal procedures. Our offices can help in professional handling of the necessary changes to save your money and time.

- Legal Attendance of Insolvency, Legal Protection Process, Extrajudicial Legal Protection Process

Nobody is secured from global and local financial crises, as well as other unpredictable or predictable, but unavoidable circumstances that may lead to a state of insolvency. Insolvency proceedings is a set of measures allowing to put an end to a bad run in life or business and start over again. It is important for both, creditors and debtors that the insolvency proceedings be conducted correctly, quickly and efficiently, which can be provided by advice of experienced and knowledgeable experts.

In cases where financial performance or other circumstances indicate to impending financial difficulties and possible insolvency, it is high time to consider using the advantages of a legal protection process. Take an opportunity to protect the company from creditors' actions, which may lead to negative consequences for future business activities, or even completely paralyze it. Legal protection process and extrajudicial legal protection process will help in case of short-term financial difficulties, if the businessman is aware of the reason of financial difficulties and knows how to get out of them. In turn, for the creditors it is important to be sure that the debtor will not use the legal protection process maliciously and that the debtor's intention is in good faith to ensure fulfillment of obligations to the maximum possible extent and to continue business activity.

The Law Offices Rasa & Ešenvalds have considerable experience in development of plans for legal protection process and extrajudicial legal protection process, as well as the administration and performance monitoring and analysis on request of the creditors. The partners of the office have also administered a significant number of insolvency proceedings as certified administrators, implementing procedures for rehabilitation, amicable settlement and bankruptcy as methods of insolvency proceedings.

- Legal Attendance of Right in Personam

Whenever obligations are assumed, it is crucial to ensure that conditions of the deal are clearly defined, and to prevent the possibility for the other party to file later any unsubstantiated claims. Our offices provide professional assistance in drafting various agreements, including donation, purchase, rent and lease, exchange, or loan agreements as well as various complicated agreements and combinations thereof, thus summarizing intentions of the parties to the deal in a single or multiple transaction deeds. We can also undertake actions aimed at compensation of damages caused to you, indemnification against loss and handling of other claims arising from third party liability.

- Legal Attendance of Right in Rem

Whenever people intend to acquire important, valuable items they want to be certain that the transaction is fair and that the best interests of both parties are duly taken into account. Our offices are prepared to defend your interests in the process of transacting most various deals, as well as in restitution of ownership title and contesting of the effected deals, and to ensure that your interests are respected in all transactions involving change of ownership, establishing of restrictions/easements, joint property, pledge, and other issues.

- Legal Attendance of Labor Law-related matters

Employees certainly constitute a highly valuable resource of any business. Mutually beneficial relations with employees are crucial to the effectiveness and success of an enterprise. To help you avoid conflict situations in future, we are ready to help you in professional drafting of employment contracts, internal regulations and other documentation related to the management of human resources. Even if you are facing a conflict situation that involves the issues of labor law we can offer representation of the client's interests in court, both in individual and collective labor disputes.

- Other Types of Legal Assistance

Our offices are committed to provide tailored approach to each client, therefore we are ready to particularize your situation and also to provide assistance in construction, maritime law and arrest of ships, residence permits, legal opinions, public procurement disputes, acquisition of property, including from public entities (governmental or municipal), consumer rights, and intellectual property rights, and other issues. Effective attendance of most various crisis situations is also available from our offices in case of need.

Affiliations

Partners

Mag. Janis Esenvalds Attorney Admiralty and Maritime, Agency and Distributorship, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Arbitration

Mag. Armands Rasa Attorney Administrative Law, Agency and Distributorship, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Arbitration

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