LEADELL BOOKLET

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION
We are among the
leading law firms in
the Baltic countries
providing services
to business clients.

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About Us
LEADELL law offices – Pilv in Estonia,
Fogels, Vītols & Paipa in Latvia, and
Balčiūnas & Grajauskas in Lithuania – are
among the leading business law firms in
the Baltic countries, providing services to
business clients.
Our comprehensive and highly recognised
experience dates back to 1993. As of the
year 2016 the LEADELL law offices are
steering its practice to an all new level: we
provide high-end legal advice via dozens
of strong specialists in numerous practice
areas, in effective Pan-Baltic cooperation.
We securely lead our clients from
problems to trustworthy solutions.
LEADELL law offices are members of the
TAGLaw®, a worldwide alliance of
independent law firms with more than 155
member firms based in over 90 countries.
LEADELL law offices have the exclusive
right to represent TAGLaw network in
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Our membership in TAGLaw enables our
clients to have quick access to secure and
trustworthy legal assistance all over the
world.

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Timeline
1993 1996 2002 2005
Aivar Pilv establishes
Aivar Pilv Law O ce
Aivar Pilv Law O ce
joins TAGLaw
a
Fogels, Vītols & Paipa
Law O ce is established
Aivar Pilv Law O ce
opens its Tartu o ce

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Timeline
2009 2011 2012 2016
Balčiūnas & Partners and
Grajauskas & Partners join forces
and become Balčiūnas & Grajauskas
Law Office
Fogels, Vītols & Paipa
joins TAGLaw
Balčiūnas & Grajauskas
joins TAGLaw
The three Baltic
law offices sign
cooperation agreement
Common brand
LEADELL is adopted

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We connect the dots and see beyond the
obvious because we go beneath the surface
and are passionate about what we do – secure
and trustworthy legal advice.
Security. Trust. Passion.

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About Us
The first part of the name LEADELL is
the word “lead” and it symbolizes leading
clients in the legal field. The second part
of the name is the abbreviation ELL that
represents Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
The name of the alliance incorporates
an abbreviation of the Baltic States, thus
underlining that the alliance offers legal
services for local and global customers
in this region, which are based on a local
experience and knowledge.

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– Corporate governance
– Public procurement
– Public-private partnerships
– Transactions and trade
– M&A
– Competition
– Employment
– Migration
– Transport
Corporate
& Commercial

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Corporate & Commercial
Our group of specialists provides top-
quality counselling on various aspects of
corporate and commercial law: corporate
governance, transactions and trade
(including M&A), public procurement,
public-private partnerships, competition
etc. Our clients range from some of the
biggest companies in the market to
small start-ups, and thus the issues that
we advise them on vary respectively.
Our competence has been consistently
recognized to be one of the best in
the market by the annual international
publications.

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Pirkka-Marja Põldvere (EE)
Attorney-at-law, Partner
pirkkamarja.poldvere@leadell.com
Māris Paipa (LV)
maris.paipa@leadell.com
Corporate & Commercial
Urmas Kõrgesaar (EE)
urmas.korgesaar@leadell.com
Marius Grajauskas (LT)
Attorney-at-law, Managing Partner
marius.grajauskas@leadell.com
OUR EXPERTS
Gintaras Balčiūnas (LT)
gintaras.balciunas@leadell.com

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Banking
& Finance
– Finance
– Banking
– Securities
– Insurance
– Investment
– Insolvency
– Debt restructuring and recovery

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Banking & Finance
We advise banks and other financial
institutions in all matters related to
financial transactions and supervision.
International publications recognise
LEADELL offices as among leading law
firms in advising on debt restructuring
and rescheduling. The experience gained
by advising leading banks of the Baltics
allows our team to adequately address the
interests of all parties to a transaction, as
well as requirements applicable to them.
Our team is also competent in counselling
on fintech matters that have arisen due to
the radical changes in traditional financial
services caused by digital innovations.

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OUR EXPERTS
Kārlis Vītols (LV)
karlis.vitols@leadell.com
Banking & Finance
Ilze Jankeviča (LV)
Attorney-at-law
ilze.jankevica@leadell.com

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Tax
Our tax specialists, some with prior
experience of working for the tax
authorities, advise and represent clients in
all issues related to tax and customs law:
structuring transactions, relations with
tax authorities and tax disputes (i.a. tax
crimes). The vast and highly recognised
experience with tax disputes allows us to
foresee and address the potential risks
already prior to executing transactions.

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Tax
Jaak Siim (EE)
jaak.siim@leadell.com
Aivar Pilv (EE)
aivar.pilv@leadell.com
Māris Paipa (LV)
OUR EXPERTS

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– Construction
– Zoning and planning
– Infrastructure
– Environment
– Real estate
Real Estate
& Construction

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Real Estate & Construction
Our practice includes counselling on
a variety of real estate related issues:
real estate development (i.a. zoning
& planning, permits, infrastructure,
construction contracts, financing,
environment), rights and obligations
stemming from ownership (e.g. co-
ownership, servitudes, access roads), as
well as rent and lease of immovables.
International publications have, for years,
recognised our professionalism in dealing
with these matters.

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Real Estate & Construction
Britta Oltjer (EE)
britta.oltjer@leadell.com
Nils Fogels (LV)
nils.fogels@leadell.com
OUR EXPERTS

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– Litigation
– Arbitration
– Alternative dispute resolution
– Family and inheritance
– Enforcement
– White-collar crimes
Dispute
Resolution

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Dispute Resolution
We have a comprehensive practice in
litigation, arbitration, as well as out-of-
court debt recovery. Our attorneys are
regularly acting as arbitrators, conciliators
and bankruptcy trustees. Many of our
cases have principally changed the
interpretation of law, being often also of
interest to the general public. International
publications have, for years, recognised us
as among top dispute resolution firms on
the market.

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Dispute Resolution
Aivar Pilv (EE)
Nils Fogels (LV)
Ilze Jankeviča (LV)
Attorney-at-law
ilze.jankevica@leadell.com
OUR EXPERTS

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– Information technology
– Telecommunications
– Media
– Intellectual property
IT & Intellectual
Property

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IT & Intellectual Property
We keep up with the times and
acknowledge the vast use of information
technologies and the growing importance
of intellectual property in today’s business.
With individual approach and by looking
from clients’ perspective, our team can
provide advice on all aspects related to
information technologies and intellectual
property. We combine our knowledge
of conventional business transactions
with an in-depth understanding of the
related technical aspects. Our attorneys
are recognised for having experience
e.g. in legal aspects of cloud computing,
software licencing and patent registration.

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Nils Fogels (LV)
IT & Intellectual Property
Britta Oltjer (EE)
Kārlis Vītols (LV)
karlis.vitols@leadell.com
OUR EXPERTS

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– Energy
– Data protection
– Consumer protection
– Sports
– Administrative proceedings
Regulatory
& Compliance

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Regulatory & Compliance
Given the ever-expanding set of local and
international rules and regulations which
impact the daily lives of companies of
all sizes, compliance has been getting
more and more attention as a potential
source of corporate issues. Our team of
specialists has vast experience in helping
our clients to understand and deal as
efficiently as possible with all the rules
and regulations that apply to them.

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Regulatory & Compliance
Aivar Pilv (EE)
Nils Fogels (LV)
Māris Paipa (LV)
Jaak Siim (EE)
jaak.siim@leadell.com
OUR EXPERTS

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– Heath care
– Pharmaceuticals
Medical
& Pharmaceuticals

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Medical & Pharmaceuticals
We provide legal advice and represent
our clients in all matters related to
pharmaceuticals, which is one of the
fastest growing industries with rapidly
changing rules and regulations that
varies from one country to another.
Our attorneys, in cooperation with
medical field professionals, advise on
a regular basis on the requirements for
manufacturing medical products, the
promotion of medical products and
requirements for performance of clinical
trials. We also have a comprehensive
practice in representing clients in medical
malpractice cases.

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Medical & Pharmaceutical
Britta Oltjer (EE)
Māris Paipa (LV)
OUR EXPERTS

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leadell.com
LEADELL Pilv Advokaadibüroo AS
Vabaduse väljak 10, 10146 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel. +372 619 1630
E-mail: tallinn@leadell.com

Tartu office:
Turu 2, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
Tel. +372 731 2272
E-mail: tartu@leadell.com
Zvērinātu advokātu birojs
“LEADELL Fogels, Vītols un Paipa”
K. Valdemāra str. 33-29, Riga, Latvia, LV-1010
Tel. +371 6784 4977
E-mail: riga@leadell.com
LEADELL Balčiūnas ir Grajauskas
advokatų kontora
A. Tumėno str. 4, LT-01109 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. +370 5248 7467; Fax +370 5248 7465
E-mail: vilnius@leadell.com

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