Cobalt‘s employment and immigration practice boasts an impressive client base, which includes major players, such as Hugo Boss and Johnson & Johnson, from a broad spread of industries. Alongside traditional areas, the team often assists with the relevant asepcts of complex restructurings and M&A deals, as well as advising on immigration-related matters, sanctions compliance, and employee misconduct. Collective and individual redundancies are also core areas of expertise. Toms Šulmanis leads the team, ably supported by Kristine Patmalniece and Ivo Maskalāns.

Ellex‘s employment practice encompasses matters ranging from immigration, restructuring and compliance, to disputes and investigation management arising from misconduct and trade union activity. The practice is instructed by a mix of individuals, companies and governmental bodies, and is noted for additional expertise in GDPR and tax issues. Team leader Irina Rozenšteina acts on a broad range of employment and HR matters. Daiga Zivtiņa focuses on disputes. Senior associates Iveta Ceple  and Ints Skaldis are also noted. Andris Lazdiņš departed in 2024 to found Lazdins Gavars.

Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns has seen a strong recent pipeline of work in employment disputes, particularly those relating to trade unions, employee and employer misconduct, and employment terminations, alongside a continued stream of day-to-day advisory matters. Employee trade secret violations and advice on hybrid and remote working have also been key areas of growth. Practice head Elīna Muciņa is experienced across a range of employment law mandates, including data protection-related matters, and has prior experience at the Labour Department of the Ministry of Welfare of Latvia. Agris Bitāns and Jānis Siliņš are key contacts for redundancy and collective labour agreements.

Sorainen‘s employment practice is instructed by a diverse range of multinational companies to handle employee disputes, terminations, restructurings, and compliance issues. The team has considerable experience representing clients before the State Labour Inspectorate and Latvian Employment Agency, and has seen considerable recent activity in the data protection, whistleblower, and immigration spheres. Andis Burkevics focuses on employment and data protection issues, while Nauris Grigals advises on issues with a nexus to corporate and M&A law. Māris Simulis is noted for his focus on ESG-related matters.

In addition to providing extensive advice on compliance, employee transfers, and internal policies, TGS Baltic‘s broad practice is well versed in complex employment structuring, terminations and disputes. The practice is instructed by clients across the Baltics, from sectors as diverse as manufacturing, retail, IT and technology. Andra Rubene and Toms Tīdemanis are key contacts on the non-contentious side, while Linda Štrause is particularly active on employment-related dispute resolution and litigation.

The employment team at VILGERTS is particularly well versed in employee disputes and trade union matters. Alongside these, the practice also has considerable experience advising on restructuring, due diligence, and employment-related sanctions matters. Jūlija Jerņeva heads up the team, leveraging her background in EU and competition law to handle misconduct cases, individual and collective disputes, and broader day-to-day advisory issues. Jānis Kubilis, who leads the litigation and disputes offering, lends support in cases involving civil liability.

Kronbergs Cukste Levin acts for a number of multinational corporations in mandates covering employee terminations, hires and contracts, as well as advising on immigration and related work permit matters. The practice has further experience in bargaining and collective agreements and redundancies. Valters Kronbergs heads up the department. Vineta Čukste–Jurjeva is another key team member, who brings specialist knowledge of employment law arising from corporate restructurings to the group.

The commercial group employment division at LEADELL Vītols has a strong track record in assisting clients with employment regulation, employee contracts, whistleblowing, and compliance issues. The team regularly advises multinationals, with a large number of clients from the pharmaceutical, manufacturing and agricultural sectors. Alongside corporates, the practice also has considerable experience acting for individuals in cases of unlawful terminations. Ilze Jankeviča heads up the practice, handling both non-contentious and litigious work.

The employment team at NJORD Law Firm is led by Dmitri Nikolaenko, an experienced immigration, employment and tax expert. The firm is well placed to assist a mix of domestic and foreign companies with issues concerning work permits and EU blue cards. The team is also noteworthy for its wide-ranging experience handling employment relations matters, with work ranging from the drafting of contracts to their termination.

WALLESS handles a range of employment matters, from advising on employment relations and regulatory compliance issues, to representing clients in cases relating to termination policies, to assisting with issues relating to data privacy and trade secrets. Practice head Sintija Radionova has extensive dispute resolution experience. Associate Ieva Gaile is another notable contact.