The team leader of Sorainen Latvia Real Estate & Construction Team, Lelde Laviòa, has been unanimously invited by the partnership to become the 28th partner of the firm as of 1 January 2017.
Lelde has been working at Sorainen since 2005 and during that time has become a leading Latvian construction law specialist. Clients appreciate Lelde’s and her team’s energy, dedication and enthusiasmas well as their professional knowledge and experience gained working on the country’s major real estate and construction projects. Lelde has participated in drafting regulatory enactments on prevention of divided property and on property expropriation.
The firm’s senior partner, Aku Sorainen, comments: “The Real Estate & Construction Team now benefits from having a partner with a devoted focus on the growth of the practice. Its members are motivated and have demonstrated strong teamwork and collaboration, which forms a sound foundation for further growth of the practice and strengthens the Baltic-Belarus team and the firm overall.”
Lelde is ranked by both Legal 500 and Chambers in the real estate category. The latter has announced: “Lelde Laviòa impresses with her work on construction contracts and municipal agreements. ‘We find her an absolute pleasure to work with,’ clients report.”
Lelde’s active approach to life is also well known outside the office walls – she has won the tennis tournament organised by the Latvian Collegium of Sworn Advocates for several years.