PRACTICE AREAS

 The firm offers tax and legal services in the following areas.

TAX
Tax planning and optimization
International cross-borders transactions
VAT
Social security
Corporate income tax
Withholding taxes
Personal taxation, including filling of annual tax returns for expatriates
Representation before tax authorities
Appeal of tax assessments
Preparation of declarations
Arranging residence certificates according to double taxation agreements
Property tax
Payroll taxes
VAT representations and registration
Excise tax
Packaging tax
Natural resource tax
State dues
Land transfer dues
Individual clients
Tax audits
Accounting consulting

LITIGATION
Representation of clients with all the courts in the
Republic of Latvia, including the Supreme Court
Arbitrations

BUSINESS LAW
Registrations with a Commercial register
Company establishments and start-ups
Company restructuring and reorganization, liquidations
Mergers and acquisition
Contracts
Real estate
Mortgages and pledges
Security interests
Work contracts
Registered office services

 

 


 

 

IMMIGRATION
Arranging visas and residence permits for expatriates in Latvia
Arranging work permits for expatriates
Appealing decisions of immigrations authorities

INSOLVENCY
Representing creditors within a company insolvency procedures
Purchases of assets from insolvent companies
Criminal proceedings against bad faith debtors

FINANCE
Arranging credit facilities
Representing borrowing and lending entities
Finance, including corporate finance
Management consulting

INVESTMENTS
Securing for legal protections of foreign investment in
Latvia
Application of investment protection treaties to dispute regarding changing of investment climate
Securing financial investments

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Registering patents, trademarks, designs and mask works with the Latvian Patent Office
Patent and trademark protection management within the Baltic States and the rest of the former USSR
Licensing and franchising of intellectual property
Unfair competitors and protections of know-how and trade secrets
Valuation of intellectual property
Royalties

 DUE DILIGENCES
Tax due diligences before company acquisitions
Legal due diligence
Post-acquisitions tax due diligence

 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
 
 CORPORATE FINANCE AND M&A
 
 ASSISTANCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING