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Silmäasema acquires 25-year-old Estonian chain of optical stores
We advised the Finnish company Silmäasema Optiikka Oy on acquiring Eagle Vision, an Estonian chain of optical stores. Eagle Vision has been operating for nearly 25 years and owns six stores across Estonia that will continue under the Eagle Vision brand. In 2023, Eagle Vision had a turnover of approximately EUR 2.8 million. Eagle Vision […]
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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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Škoda succeeds in BEMU train tender in Latvia
We assisted a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Škoda Vagonka in a bid to deliver the first BEMU trains to Latvia. Our assistance spanned from advice on drafting the bid in line with Latvian procurement laws to appealing the contract award criteria. Our team The Sorainen team consisted of senior associate Katrīne Pļaviņa-Mika, counsel Edgaras Markevičius, […]