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.

Ellex‘s employment team works on a range of employment matters, including the evaluation of workforce issues in different transactions and restructuring of the business, immigration mandates, health and safety cases, and assistance regarding employment provisions of EU laws. The ‘responsible, practical, and knowledgeable’ team works in a variety of industries, such as the energy, financial, IT, and software markets. The team is led by Irina Rozenšteina, who works ‘swiftly’ and provides ‘practical advice’ across the full range of services, with particular expertise in corporate restructurings, the transfer of businesses, and breaches of confidentiality and non-compete clauses. Key support is provided by Iveta Ceple and Ints Skaldis.

The employment team at Eversheds Sutherland Bitans is made up of ‘very responsive, competent, professional specialists’ that have experience in areas of legal documentation, negotiations with trade unions, and termination of employment relationships, as well as litigation where they closely cooperate with the firm's dispute resolution team. The firm engages with employment matters across a range of industries, including the energy, transport, cosmetics and banking sectors. Leading the team is Elina Mucina, with key support coming from Jānis Siliņš, who is active in both litigation procedures and in daily employment matters and consultations.

At Sorainen, the employment practice is ‘a very strong and professional team’, with strong capabilities in handling matters involving employees, data protection, and establishing internal whistleblowing systems. The firm is involved in a mixture of contentious and non-contentious work, with a proficiency in representing clients in complex employee disputes regarding pay and terminations. The work sits across a variety of industries, including accountancy and professional services, food and drink, energy, media, and communications. Led by a leadership team of Eva Berlaus, Andis Burkevics, and Nauris Grigals, the practice benefits from a wealth of experience.

The employment team at TGS Baltic is made up of ‘high-level specialists with experience in multiple areas.’ The group handles matters related to working permits, terminations, and local employment regulations. Further evidencing the wide experience of the practice is the engagement with a range of sector industries, including energy, online investment platforms, retail, and security. The team benefits from a wealth of experience under the leadership of Andra Rubene, Linda Štrause, and Toms Tīdemanis.

VILGERTS‘s employment team is well-known for acting for corporates in the early stages of employment disputes, having represented a number of market leaders across a variety of different industry sectors, including air transport, construction, manufacturing investment institutions, shipping, real estate, and IT. The team is chaired by Jūlija Jerņeva, with ‘excellent business understanding’ and expertise in advising on consultations and redundancies; her skillset is well complemented with key support from Jānis Kubilis, who has extensive experience representing clients in disputes.

The Kronbergs Cukste Levin employment team is instructed on a range of work covering both individual employment matters and collective labour relations, and the group undertakes mandates concerning drafting employment contracts, non-competition agreements and terminations of employment relationships. The department boasts notable experience in providing advice on collective bargaining and collective agreements. Valters Kronbergs is practice head and leads a ‘very professional team of lawyers’.

LEADELL Vītols's employment team is highly experienced in matters involving the preparation of work procedure documents, regulatory compliance, and the establishment of internal whistle-blower systems. The group has engaged in a variety of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and retail industries. Practice head Ilze Jankeviča brings extensive knowledge across a variety of employment matters.

At WALLESS, the employment team frequently advises on internal procedures related to disciplinary issues, the drafting and renewing of contracts, and the termination of employment relations, as well as a variety of work related to remuneration schemes. Practice head Sintija Radionova is well-known for her strengths in representing clients in court proceedings concerning employment disputes.

ZAB Deloitte Legal is experienced in handling day-to-day employment support, employment due diligence, and immigration matters for a range of clients. The practice is co-headed by Ivita Samlaja and Jānis Čupāns.

The NJORD Law Firm employment team assists both local and foreign entities who are active in, or entering, the Latvian market. This offering encompasses both contentious and non-contentious advice. The team is led by Dmitri Nikolaenko, a specialist in immigration law.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal‘s employment team displays notable experience and engagement with a variety of employment-related matters. Projects include employee restructurings and employee disputes, as well as everyday employment assistance. The team benefits from the co-leadership of Edgars Rinkis and Anete Puce-Dimitrovska.