The employment practice group at Cobalt handles a broad range of matters, from work permits and employment contracts to employee benefits, business transfers, restructurings, dismissals, redundancies, and immigration. The firm engages with non-contentious employment work, as well as contentious matters, representing clients in disputes surrounding discrimination claims. Key industries of activity for the practice include transport, IT services, retail, and healthcare. Head of the practice Toms Sulmanis leads a ‘fast and professional’ team that also receives key support from Kristīne Patmalniece and Ivo Maskalāns.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
‘They have grown their Employment Law team during recent years so they are now able to support business needs even quicker than before.’
‘Ivo Maskalāns and Toms Šulmanis are well-recognised experts in the Employment Law field in Latvia. Always supportive with good communication skills and ability to provide support in a timely manner.’
‘Fast and professional legal advice on Baltic level.'
‘Easy to communicate, flexibility.'
Clients clés
- Neste
- Creditreform Latvia
- Cabot
- Hugo Boss
- Johnson & Johnson
- Intrum
- Evolution Latvia
- Fragomen LLP
- Volvo Truck Latvia
- Solvay
Points forts
- Assisting Fragomen LLP with obtaining residence and work permits for employees.
- Represented one of the largest retailers in Latvia successfully in court proceedings in an employment dispute where a former employee of the company alleged discrimination.
- Advising a subsidiary of a global provider of employer of record services on entry into the Latvian market.
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Toms Šulmanis
Autres avocats clés
Kristīne Patmalniece; Ivo Maskalāns