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Defending a level playing field for wind power developers at the Constitutional Court
Our firm is acting for several wind power developers against the Latvian government, which passed a law reserving 10% of state forests for the state-owned Latvenergo to develop wind farms there. The state forests had not been available for any renewables development and the opening of market was viewed favourably by the industry as that […]
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The first regulations for opticians in Latvia
Our expert team provided pro bono services to The Association of Latvian Optometrists and Opticians under our Shared Mission program to draft regulations governing the operations of optometrists’ and opticians’ and their relations with patients. The regulations would address where and how optometrists and opticians provide their services, designate responsibilities and accountability, and remove unnecessary […]
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Support for the Latvian Children’s Palliative Care Society
Our public procurement team provided pro bono assistance in the preparation of documents for the open tender “Purchase of passenger cars for the needs of the Children’s Palliative Care Society”. Our assistance included the preparation of the procurement regulation and its annexes, as well as consulting on the application of “clean” road transport procurement requirements. […]
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Advocacy for value-based procurement in cooperation with AmCham Latvia and beyond
Sorainen has enjoyed a longstanding partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (AmCham Latvia), which is being marked by a year of collaborative events. Our Sorainen experts have joined AmCham Latvia in their aim to foster mutually advantageous economic ties between the United States and Latvia. In our latest cooperative effort, we worked […]
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Court grants interim protection to public media ombudsman and obliges SIA Mediju nams to block access to article
Court grants interim protection to public media ombudsman Anda Rožukalne and obliges SIA Mediju nams to block public access to article published on the website neatkariga.nra.lv on 21 November 2023. Anda Rožkalne has held the position of public media ombudsman since 1 March 2022. In performing her duties as ombudsman, Anda Rožkalne prepares opinions on […]