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Gencs Valters Law Firm has been recommended as a TOP TIER FIRM in 2 practice areas:

LATVIA

- Shipping and transport

- Tax

Gencs Valters Law Firm has also been recommended in the following 6 practice areas:

LATVIA

- Banking and finance

- Corporate and M&A

- Dispute resolution

- EU and competition

- IP, IT and telecoms

- Real estate and construction

1 lawyer is listed in the elite "Leading lawyers" list, The Legal 500:

Europe, Middle East & Africa 2012's guide to outstanding lawyers nationwide.

LATVIA

Tax - Leading individuals

- Valters Gencs

2 lawyers are recommended in The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa 2012's editorial (listed below)

LATVIA

Banking and finance

- Valters Gencs

Corporate and M&A

- Anita Sondore

Shipping and transport

- Valters Gencs

Tax

- Valters Gencs

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What Legal500 say about the firm's legal practice in Latvia

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance , Gencs Valters Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Gencs Valters Law Firm punches above its weight with some major clients including UniCredit Bank, which it has been advising on restructuring projects; and the Ministry of Environment, which Valters Gencs advised on the €57m sale of CO quotas to other countries including Japan.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Gencs Valters Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Gencs Valters Law Firm continues to advise longstanding client Premier Capital, owner of McDonald’s fast food business, on a €20m Baltic expansion programme. Anita Sondore led advice on a €21m merger between two meat-processing companies.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Gencs Valters Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Gencs Valters Law Firm is representing the State Regulator of Prices concerning litigation over tariffs and licences pertaining to PPP projects. Other clients include SAAB, Energetec and US-based Puroite International.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, Gencs Valters Law Firm is a second tier firm,

Gencs Valters Law Firm largely provides competition advice as a corporate support, but was also instructed by the European Commission to prepare a national report on Latvian law compliance with EU law.

IP, IT and telecoms

Within IP, IT and telecoms, Gencs Valters Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Gencs Valters Law Firm handles trade mark matters for clients including Jameson, PayPal, and for Sony regarding its Playstation brand, and the firm is handling a trade mark dispute for TCM Motors, the distributor of Chrysler’s Jeep and Dodge vehicles.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, Gencs Valters Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Gencs Valters Law Firm acted for Cyprus-based Keycrest on buying 50 plots of land in Riga for one of the largest real estate developments in the Baltics, and is advising Dutch engineering company Witteveen+Bos on the Ministry of Transport’s mobility plan and action programme for Riga and Pieriga.

Shipping and transport

Within Shipping and transport, Gencs Valters Law Firm is a first tier firm,

Gencs Valters Law Firm represents some heavyweight companies particularly in the freight and logistics sectors, such as Tschudi Logistics of Norway as well as AP Moller-Maersk, which it is advising on restructuring. Valters Gencs leads the work.

Tax

Within Tax, Gencs Valters Law Firm is a first tier firm,

Tax is a core practice at Gencs Valters Law Firm, and Valters Gencs has many years’ experience. The firm is acting for the Swedish textiles company Hultafors Group in corporate and income tax litigation, and representing Alstom Power in an ECJ case concerning VAT refunds.