Legal Team
The renown of the “Rasa, Ešenvalds un Radziņš” law office is enhanced by its experienced lawyers, who excel in their field: Armands Rasa, Jānis Ešenvalds and Egīls Radziņš.
Armands Rasa
- Attorney at law Armands Rasa gained his initial experience working at a law office in 2004, while in the following years he has built up his skills and knowledge as attorney in both the private and public sectors, specializing in litigation, financial and banking law, as well as insolvency proceedings (insolvency administrator since 14 November 2007).
- In addition to a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Latvia, Armands holds a Professional Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Riga Technical University. It is particularly useful for understanding the wishes, challenges and needs of entrepreneurs, in order to deal with commercial law issues better and to provide legal support for the improvement of commercial activity, helping to prevent or reduce the legal or commercial risks in business decisions.
- Since September 3, 2012, Armands Rasa, attorney at law, has been included in the pool of property investment appraisers, representing such appraisal areas as technological equipment and facilities, vehicles, agricultural machinery, intellectual property, merchant activity (business), forests, as well as antiques and art objects.
- In 2010, attorney at law Armands Rasa represented a board member of a company, a pregnant employee, in an employment law dispute with an employer before the European Court of Justice. This preliminary ruling was the first one adjudicated at this level in a Latvian civil matter and contributed significantly to the entire national court system.
- Armands Rasa has been the insolvency administrator of LAS (JSC under liquidation) “TRASTA KOMERCBANKA” since June 2017 allowing him to gain invaluable experience in matters related to the insolvency proceedings of credit institutions, including the protection of creditors’ interests. He currently represents the interests of a number of LAS “PNB Banka” creditors in the insolvency proceedings of the bank.
Jānis Ešenvalds
- Jānis Ešenvalds started his professional career in law in 2003 and since then has become attorney at law and a certified insolvency administrator, gaining extensive experience in complex administrative and civil proceedings in courts of all instances, including representing clients in the European Court of Justice.
- He obtained his lawyer qualification from the University of Latvia, then continued his studies at the Riga Graduate School of Law in the Master of Law programme, specializing in international and European Union law, as well as at the University of Luton where he gained insight into British and international law.
- Attorney at law Jānis Ešenvalds has conducted extensive research on the principle of indivisibility of buildings and land and derogations thereof both in general and in special cases, such as ports, new buildings, buildings built on plots of land after September 1, 1992, and has also provided advice to customers on issues related to this problem.
- Jānis has also analysed the consequences of failure to transpose EU directives and possible remedies for persons whose interests have been affected as a consequence.
- Jānis Ešenvalds’ area of expertise has been providing legal assistance in international transactions on the preservation of gold mining concessions, as well as the establishment and operation of a corporate entity to protect the client's interests in relations with investors.
- Jānis Ešenvalds, attorney at law, shares his knowledge by giving seminars and lectures on cross-border insolvency proceedings to both current and prospective insolvency process administrators, attorneys at law, judges and sworn bailiffs, as well as by advising students of the University of Latvia and by supervising student research papers at the Riga Graduate School of Law.
- Jānis believes that a good attorney must possess a great deal of patience and an endless desire to get to the bottom of every case in order to find convincing arguments in the defence of one's client.
Egīls Radziņš
- Egīls Radziņš is a well-known and reputable attorney at law practising in Latvia with 30 years of experience gained in representing clients in courts of all levels, including the European Court of Human Rights. Egīls Radziņš mainly specializes in civil law, participating in complex disputes over property rights, recovery of damages, inheritance and insurance law, as well as matters related to freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
- Being a member of the Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates since 1990, Egīls Radziņš together with his colleague Dace Pūce established one of the first ten law firms in the Republic of Latvia after regaining independence – “Pūce un Radziņš” in 1991. On January 22, 1993, the office of Sworn Advocate Egīls Radziņš was established, and several dozen attorneys at law who are still practising law, including his colleague Armands Rasa, have started their career in the course of these 27 years.
- At the beginning of the 1990s, attorney at law Radziņš actively participated in the implementation of denationalization and land reform in order to restore the title to hundreds of real estate properties for his clients both abroad and in Latvia. The English language skills he acquired at the Riga English Grammar School helped to secure clientele among Scandinavian entrepreneurs, including facilitating the entry of the Norwegian state-owned fuel retail company Statoil, currently Circle K, in Latvia.
- In the following years, in addition to day-to-day consultations, legal assistance has been provided to more than 1,300 regular customers, some of whom have received assistance in legal proceedings for more than 10 years, all the way up to the European Court of Human Rights. Thus, on March 25, 2014, after 13 years of legal proceedings, the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Vistiņš and Perepjolkins v. Latvia was delivered, awarding clients compensation from state in the amount of EUR 1,200,000. The second largest compensation awarded by the European Court of Human Rights from the Latvian state was also in favour to the client of Egīls Radziņš’ law office in the case Dzirnis v. Latvia – EUR 93,000.
- Due to the confidential nature of attorney's work, legal assistance provided to many clients remains unknown to the general public.
- Egīls Radziņš has worked as an arbitrator in the Riga International Arbitration Court and the Riga Arbitration Court for more than ten years. Since 2010, he has also participated in the standing working group for drafting amendments to the Civil Procedure Law with the Ministry of Justice.
- In 2012, Egīls Radziņš received the high award of the Justice System of the Republic of Latvia – the 2nd degree Badge of Honour, followed in 2020 by a letter of gratitude from the Ministry of Justice.
- Meanwhile, the recognition of colleagues has been affirmed by his repeated election to the Council of Sworn Advocates since 2008 and in 2014 – by receiving the Badge of Honour of a Sworn Advocate.
Dace Jenava
- Member of the Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates since 1998.
- In 1987, she graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia.
- In 1994, she graduated from the Institute of International Relations of the University of Latvia with a specialization in international law and economic relations.
- Dace Jenava has worked in law firms since 1994, gaining experience by representing clients in courts of general jurisdiction at all levels, as well as representing clients in business dealings.
- Her speciality – family, contractual, residential rental, and property law. Dace Jenava has obtained certificates for completing professional qualification raising programmes in the field of the protection of children’s rights.
- Certified mediator since 2014.
Liene Pommere
- In 2011, Liene Pommere, Attorney, obtained a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, and in 2014 – the Professional Master’s Degree in Law and the lawyer qualification.
- During her studies, she worked in the Student Self-Government of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, including chairing the Commission for Culture and Academia, as well as being a member of the Council of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, as well as the Study Programme Council.
- Liene Pommere has obtained high achievements in the mock trials in both constitutional law and civil law arranged by the University of Latvia, she has participated in the 70th conference of the University of Latvia under the Legal Theory and History section: “The Struggle for “Rule of Law”: History, Theory and the Reality of Law”.
- In 2010, the legal magazine “Jurista Vārds” nominated Liene as the "Lawyer of the Week", while in 2014, she was included in the collection “The Modern Latvian Lawyer. 151 personalities”.
- In June 2016, she was admitted to the Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates in the capacity of an attorney.
- Liene has been gaining experience in jurisprudence since 2011, providing legal assistance at the Legal Clinic of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, working for one of the largest companies in Latvia, as well as through her practice at the “Rasa, Ešenvalds and Radziņš” Law Office since 2012.
- In her free time Liene enjoys cooking, travelling, arranging events, and nature activities.
Laura Legzdiņa
- In 2015, Laura Legzdiņa graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Law.
- In 2017, she graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia, with a Professional Master's Degree in Law, as well as the lawyer qualification.
- Laura has gained professional experience since 2014, through practice in the office of a sworn bailiff, as well as working for a utility company in the area of debt collection. During the Master’s study programme, she also worked at the Legal Clinic of the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia.
- In June 2018, Laura was admitted to the Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates in the capacity of attorney.
Rihards Kalveršs
- Rihards Kalveršs has both a Bachelor’s and Professional Master’s Degree in Law, as well as the lawyer qualification from the University of Latvia, Faculty of Law.
- Since 2012, in cooperation with attorneys at law, he has represented the interests of companies and entrepreneurs in out-of-court situations, legal proceedings, and arbitration proceedings.
- He has gained practical experience in drafting corporate documents for joint stock companies, application of internal policies and procedures in an international enterprise belonging to an information technology group.
- Rihards has accumulated in-depth knowledge and professional experience in commercial law, dealings with real estate and credit institutions, the construction sector, as well as other areas of contract drafting.
- He considers nature activities essential to living a full life.
Anete Boze
- After having obtained a Bachelor’s and Professional Master’s Degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Latvia in 2018, lawyer Anete Bože began her doctoral studies at Rīga Stradiņš University.
- Since 2011, Anete has worked in several law firms, as well as in one of Latvia’s largest retail companies
- Anete Bože has shared her knowledge and experience by teaching the study course “Legal Methods and Topicalities of Legal Theory” at Rīga Stradiņš University. She has covered topics related to payment services in several conferences.
- Anete often combines her frequent travels with attending craft beer festivals in Europe.
Krista Gailīte
- Associate Krista Gailīte obtained a social sciences degree in law from the University of Latvia in 2016, she studied at the University of Lisbon in 2017 under the European Union student exchange programme, and in 2018, she received a Professional Master’s Degree in Law and the lawyer qualification from the University of Latvia.
- Krista assisted the Latvian team in reaching the Regional Finals of the European Law Moot Court.
- In her free time, Krista enjoys downhill skiing, tennis, and travelling.
Anna Losāne
- In 2017, Anna graduated from Vilis Plūdonis Kuldīga Gymnasium
- In 2020, she obtained a social sciences degree in law from the University of Latvia.
- In her free time, Anna enjoys going to the theatre and reading fiction.
Ieva Kalniņa
- Ieva has a Bachelor's in Business Administration. She has extensive experience in the customer service sector. In addition to working in the office, she helps to arrange youth training camps, as well as jazz music concerts in summer.
- In her free time, Ieva likes to go on shorter or longer jogging routes in the streets of Riga, attend theatres and various music events.
Linda Bērziņa
- Linda has studied public relations at the College of Business Administration, and has obtained the 3rd qualification level of real estate manager at the College of Law.
- In her free time, Linda goes on hiking trips and enjoys cooking.
Marge Männiko
Üllar Talviste
Ants Karu
Urmas Ustav
Kristi Sild
Olavi-Jüri Luik
Oliver Nääs
Margus Reiland
Magnus Braun
Rauno Kinkar
Diana Minumets
Katrin Orav
Kristi Rande
Margus Poola
Piia Raide
Henri Ratnik
Ave-Ly Kõuts
Sirle Karu
Kadi Saluste
Sander Potisepp
Martin Nikolajev
Elise Altroff
Pie Laanemets
Mats Volberg
Kaisa-Maria Kubpart
Marge Saarela
Andera Lõhmus
Katrin Soom
Kaie Müller
Kristel Niine
Tomas Bagdanskis
Lina Šikšniūtė-Vaitiekūnienė
Vilius Mačiulaitis
Vilma Sabaliauskienė
Mantas Mikalopas
Džiuginta Balčiūnė
Asta Macijauskienė
Jolanta Liukaitytė-Stonienė
Arūnas Šidlauskas
Ingrida Steponavičienė
Audrius Pėstininkas
Svetlana Naumčik
Donata Markevičienė
Ramunė Šaikuvienė
Rūta Globytė
Neringa Gylytė
Inga Neniškė
Eglė Višinskienė
Dr. Gediminas Valantiejus
Ramunė Guobaitė-Kirslienė
Justina Ramašauskaitė
Lauras Naglis
Skirmanta Balsevičienė
Rimvydė Bagdanskienė
Aistė Leščinskaitė
Santa Janickienė
Milda Jogėlaitė
Greta Vaicekauskaitė
Jolanta Borko
Rimgailė Belickaitė
Jovita Šimanskytė
Irmantas Jadzevičius
Zita Tarakavičienė
Ieva Blaževičiūtė
Lina Jasevičienė
Agnė Sipavičiūtė
Mantas Matuliūkštis
Legal Services
Law Office lawyers are prepared to provide their clients with high quality legal services and legal assistance. The lawyer is an independent specialist, and the client can be assured and trust that the lawyer shall provide assistance within the scope of his/her competence, using all means prescribed by law, in compliance with the laws and ethical principles.
The “Rasa, Ešenvalds un Radziņš” Law Office provides a wide range of legal services to both individuals and legal entities, including advice, drafting legal opinions, drafting contracts and other documents, closing deals and representing clients in the closing process, as well as representing clients in courts, institutions and in relations with other individuals or legal entities.
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Membership
The membership of the lawyers in various organisations that unite lawyers in Latvia, Europe and around the world confirms that the representatives of the law firm are socially active, interested in the latest developments in the industry and are ready to defend its interests.
The partners of the “Rasa, Ešenvalds un Radziņš” law office are members of a number of local and international non-governmental organisations involved in the performance of the duties of lawyers and insolvency administrators.
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Latvijas Zvērinātu advokātu kolēģija
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INSOL Europe
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Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kamera
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