PROFILES

Valters Gencs
born Bauska, June 24, 1968; admitted 1993, Republic of Latvia.
Education: Law School of the University of Latvia (LL.B. - 1993); Institute of International Affairs (International Business Studies, 1994); Recipient of the U.S. Senator Edmund F. Muskie scholarship, 1994; John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL, USA; (LL.M.- 1995).
Work Experience: Legal Counsel for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (1994); Welsh & Katz, Ltd., Chicago (1995); Member of the Working Group on Tax Law appointed by the Prime Minister (1997); Member of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Issues appointed by Prime Minister (1999); Head of Tax & Legal department of Ernst & Young Latvia, Head of Tax ad hoc group of the Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (1998-2002).
Publications: EUROPEAN TAXATION, 2007 (IBFD) International Income Tax Changes in Latvia; TAX ANALYSTS (USA) country correspondent; BNA World Intellectual Property Report; Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Trademarks in Latvia; EIPR International Bar Association, 1997.
Member: Board member of the Swedish Chamber of commerce in Latvia;Latvian Bar Association; AIPLA; ECTA; AIPPI; LES USA & CANADA; GRUR; CIPA; MARQUES, FICPI; ITMA; INTA; Association of Latvian Patent Attorneys; Registered Patent and Trademark Attorney.
Practice areas: Tax, Finance, Litigation, Intellectual Property.
Languages: English, Latvian, Russian.
E-mail: valters.gencs@gencs.eu
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 Sanita Laiveniece
born Kuldīga, June 17, 1971; admitted 2006, Republic of Latvia.
Education: The Police Academy (2006); The Faculty of Economy, University of Latvia (1996).
Work experience: Head of litigation Department of the Ministry of Finance, deputy head, tax inspector (1992 -2007) .
Practice areas: Tax, Litigation.
Languages: Latvian, Russian.
E-mail: sanita.laiveniece@gencs.eu


Oskars Ramiņš
born Jūrmala,  July 6, 1982; admitted 2004, Republic of Latvia.
Education: "Turība" (LL.B. - 2004), (LL.M. - 2006).
Work experience: The Supreme court (2005 -2007); Jurmala city court (2002-2005).
Practice areas: Litigation.
Languages: Latvian, English, Russian.
E-mail: oskars.ramins@gencs.eu


Anita Sondore
born Riga, July 20, 1980; admitted 2002, Republic of Latvia.
Education: The Police Academy (LL.M.-2005); Business Institute RIMPAK Livonia (LL.B-2002).
Work experience: The Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia, state notary (2003-2008); State Revenue Service, senior lawyer (2002-2003).
Practice areas: Business Law, Insolvency.
Languages: Latvian, Russian, English.
E-mail: anita.sondore@gencs.eu


Dovile Alekniene
Born in Vilnius, October 31, 1982; admitted 2005, Lithuania.
Education: Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania (LLB- 2001-2005; LLM- 2005-2007); University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Law, Poland (2006-2007); Ghent University, Faculty of Law, Belgium (2005-2006); Teesside University, Faculty of Law, United Kingdom (2004-2005).
Work experience: Lawyer at law firm Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiunas ir partneriai LAWIN (2007-2008).
Practice areas: Corporate, Business and International law.
Languages: Lithuanian, English.

  

 Baiba Āboliņa
born Smiltene, January 25, 1978; admitted 2006, Republic of Latvia.
Education: Law School (2006); The Banking Institution of Higher Education
(higher professional education - 2000, professional master's degree in Economics - 2002).
Work Experience: The State Revenue Service, Appeals department, tax inspector (1999-2001); Ernst & Young Latvia, tax adviser (2001-2002).
Practice areas: Tax, Tax audit, Immigration.
Languages: Latvian, English, Russian.
E-mail: baiba.abolina@gencs.eu


Aija Lūre-Bogdanova
born Riga, April 17, 1971; admitted 1994, Republic of Latvia.
Education: The University of Latvia, Bachelor of philology (LL.B. - 1994); Law School of the University of Latvia (LL.B. -2006).
Work experience: The Enterprise Register of the
Republic of Latvia, Head of Control department (1997- 2000), State notary (2000- 2001); "Ernst & Young Latvia" (2001 - 2002).
Practice areas: Business Law, Insolvency.
Languages: Latvian, English, Russian.
E- mail: aija.lure@gencs.eu


Amanda Rēvalde
born Riga, September 9, 1985; Republic of Latvia.
Practice areas: Patents & Trademarks.
Languages: Latvian, English, Russian.
E-mail: amanda.revalde@gencs.eu


Gunda Leite
born Smiltene, September 26, 1971; admitted 1995, Republic of Latvia.
Education: University of Latvia Philology faculty (LL.B. - 1995); Law School of the University of Latvia (LL.B. - 2005); "Turība" (LL.M. - 2007).
Work experience: The Register of Enterprise of Latvia, state notary, head of Insolvency department (1999 - 2005).
Practice areas: Insolvency, Corporate.
Languages: Latvian, English, German, Russian.
E-mail: gunda.leite@gencs.eu


Evita Sīle
born Rīga, January 3, 1982; admitted 2005, Republic of Latvia.
Education: Law School of University of  Latvia (LL.B.-2005.); "Turība" (LL.M.-2007).
Work experience: Baltic Bioenergy Group (2001-2007).
Practice areas: Real estate, Transactions, Labour.
Languages: Latvian, English, Russian.
E-mail: evita.sile@gencs.eu


Liāna Brokovska
born Preiļi, September 18, 1983, Republic of Latvia.
Education: Law School of University of Latvia
Work experience: The Supreme court, judge assistant (2005-2007).
Practice Areas: Litigation
Languages: Latvian, Russian, English.
E-mail: liana.brokovska@gencs.eu

 

Annika Träss
Born Tartu, November 2, 1986, Republic of Estonia.
Education: University of Tartu, Bachelor of law (LL.B.- 2009), Voronez State University, Russia (2007-2008).
Work Experience: The County Court of Harju.
Practice areas: Business law, intellectual property, PPP.
Languages: Estonian, English, Russian, German.
E-mail: annika.trass@gencs.eu


 Jana Orlova
Born Riga, September 28, 1982, Republic of Latvia.
Education: Law School of University of Latvia, lawyer qualification - 2007; Riga Graduate School of Law (Law and Finance, LL.M.-2010).
Work experience: AS „SEB Banka”, senior legal counsel (2004-2009).
Practice Areas: Banking and Finance.
Languages: Latvian, Russian, English.
E-mail: jana.orlova@gencs.eu