bnt in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Belarus

The law firm bnt Attorneys with offices in, Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and, as of 1 January 2008, Minsk (Belarus), assists both foreign investors and local clients in all areas of commercial, tax and administrative law in the Baltic States and Belarus.

We are part of the international law firm bnt, a legal consulting group, exclusively specializing in Central- and Eastern Europe, and with offices in Nuremberg (Germany), Prague (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), Warsaw (Poland) and, as of 1 January 2008, Kiev (Ukraine). Close ties exist with associated law firms in the Baltic Sea region and offices in other countries of Central- and Eastern Europe.

With our network of offices and our practical experience in the Baltic States and the CEE region, we have the resources to deliver seamless, high-quality services to demanding clients. During the past years, we have handled successfully local cases as well as cross-border legal issues, including creating and implementing tax-optimized structures for M & A transactions with complex financing schemes, advised on medical, pharmaceutical and health care issues, as well as complex real-estate projects.

In the Baltic offices, our team consists of German, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian and Russian lawyers with many years’ professional experience in the region. We offer legal consultancy services in all areas of commercial law, including:

    * banking and capital markets,
    * medical, health care and pharmaceutical law,
    * tax law,
    * corporate law, company acquisitions, M & A,
    * real estate and construction law,

   

    * EU and competition law,
    * intellectual property law and IT law,
    * labor law,
    * insolvency law,
    * public procurement law.

Our three Baltic bnt offices work closely together to structure deals and projects with a view to tax, labor, financial and corporate aspects, as well as draft all necessary legal documentation, obtain permits and clearances. Our experience allows us to provide a business-minded, proactive, coordinated and focused approach to the client in relation to cross-border transactions. We aim at reducing the time and energy that our clients need to spend on structuring and implementing projects.

Our lawyers and staff are multilingual, our working languages are German, English, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Russian.

bnt offices and partners in the Baltic States:

The Riga, Latvia office consists currently of seven lawyers and three staff, led by Partners Theis Klauberg and Artūrs Krauklis:

Theis Klauberg LL.M (Western Cape), Rechtsanwalt, member of the bar associations of Latvia and Hamburg

    * core practice areas: corporate, M&A, banking/finance, IP & practices law in the Baltic States and Germany since 1999
    * board member of the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Latvia
    * trust counsel of the German Embassy in Riga, Austrian Trade Delegation
      languages: German, English, Latvian, French, Russian

Artūrs Krauklis, Zvērināts advokāts, member of the bar association of Latvia

    * core practice areas: civil and contract law, company law, administrative law
    * advises international clients in Latvia since 1998
    * languages: German, English, Latvian, Russian, Swedish

Counsel: Dr.iur. Dr.h.c. Hans Jürgen Wildberg, LL.M (Chicago) is a leading expert on administrative and constitutional law in Latvia. He has been involved in consulting Latvian State institutions as well as international corporate investors on various issues, including administrative, regulatory and constitutional law matters, and has worked on a number of cases that resulted in significant judgments. Apart from German, he speaks fluently English.

The Tallinn, Estonia office consists of three lawyers, led by Partner Theis Klauberg

The Vilnius, Lithuania office consists of six lawyers and two staff, led by Partner Frank Heemann

Frank Heemann LL.M (University of Cape Town), Rechtsanwalt, member of the bar associations in Lithuania and in Saxony/Germany, ILA - International Law Association, DVIR - Deutsche Vereinigung für Internationales Recht and BrV - Bankrechtliche Vereinigung

    * core practice areas: corporate / M&A, contract law, insolvency law
    * advises international companies since 2000
    * trust counsel of the French Economic Mission in Lithuania
    * languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Lithuanian

The Minsk, Belarus office, fully operational as of 1 January 2008, will consist of two lawyers led by partner Frank Heemann. The office will draw on the experience gained during the past two years while advising clients in cooperation with Belarusian local counsel in matters related to Belarusian law.

Contact person: Frank Heemann Attorney-at-law, Partner
Address: Embassy House, Kalinausko 24, 4th floor, LT-03107 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone: +370 5 212 16 27      
Fax: +370 5 212 16 30

E-mail frank.heemann@bnt.eu
Website: www.bnt.eu