The Cobalt real estate and construction team is involved in some of the largest cases in the region. The team has been engaged throughout a public procurement process and contract stage for the construction of Rail Baltica’s mainline in Latvia. The experienced group shows a breadth of knowledge, frequently working for clients active in the infrastructure and construction, retail, renewable energy, aviation, and manufacturing industries. The head of the team is Dace Silava-Tomsone, who has considerable experience working in real estate and construction law. Key support is provided by Gatis Flinters, who has notable experience working on infrastructure and energy development projects, and Artūrs Valderšteins, a specialist in zoning, planning, and permitting matters.

Ellex‘s real estate team engages with a wide range of matters; transactions, developments and construction, lease and management issues, territory planning and zoning, environmental issues, and real estate litigation. The firm operates in various industries, such as agriculture, retail, forestry, insurance, logistics, and energy. Ivars Pommers has a wealth of experience in all aspects of real estate, construction, and environmental law, with recent involvement in restructuring and real estate transactions with a special focus on tax-structuring aspects. He heads the practice with key support from the talented Ilga Gudrenika-Krebs, who regularly assists clients with transactional and developmental real estate issues in a range of industries.

Eversheds Sutherland Bitans's team is an experienced outfit, with the knowledge to advise clients at every step of real estate and construction projects. Project development, regulatory framework, legal due diligence, share purchase agreements, processed permits, and prepared construction agreements are all part of its offering. The firm is engaged with a mixture of contentious and non-contentious work across a variety of sectors, such as renewable energy, retail, and real estate management. Leading the practice is the ‘professional, responsive, and engaged’ Ilze Kramiņa, who has particular expertise in the real estate development market. Key support is provided by Ginta Krūkle and Laima Eglīte.

The team at Sorainen boasts a reputable real estate and construction team, with engagements on both a local level and across the Baltics. The firm has been involved in projects surrounding the retail, transport, engineering, and IT industries. The talented Lelde Laviņa, the ‘highly skilled’ Jorens Jaunozols, and  Jānis Līkops, who joined the team from FORT in April 2024, lead a ‘great team that knows the industry and is ready to find solutions’.

The team at TGS Baltic is home to ‘great professionals’ who ‘specialise in large-scale real estate investment-development projects’. The practice is active in transactions, and frequently advises on real estate acquisitions in the energy market, as well as providing strategic support for complex infrastructure projects, navigating regulatory landscapes, and ensuring compliance. Working across the sector, they have evidenced experience in the renewables, architecture, and logistics industries. Leading the team is the ‘truly exceptional’ and ‘very efficient’ Linda Štrause, with key support provided by Agnese Hartpenga, who has exceptional experience in large-scale, complex cases and extensive knowledge of the Latvian energy market.

VILGERTS‘s real estate and construction team is involved in a range of matters across the market, working on development projects, commercial lease issues, and disputes, acting as a collateral agent, and handling M&A-related real estate advisory work. The team is led by Gints Vilgerts, whose practice focuses on all aspects of M&A, real estate, and complex commercial dispute cases. Alongside this work, he has guest lectured at the Riga Graduate School of Law and the Rigs Business School.

The real estate and construction team at WALLESS is an experienced group dealing with transactions and developments. The team offers a full range of services for corporate real estate investors, from early-stage project funding and tax restructuring, to later-stage project and asset management, and ongoing related disputes. The team is led by Kristīne Gaigule Šāvēja, who brings experience and in-depth knowledge in construction-related issues, particularly structuring real estate transactions and real estate development projects.

The Kronbergs Cukste Levin's real estate team is active in the real estate market, assisting numerous private owners in the sale of real estate, both in Riga and elsewhere in Latvia. The team works across the breadth of the sector, with matters in healthcare, sports, and entertainment. Practice head Valters Kronbergs is an experienced lawyer, with well-evidenced cross-border experience.

Šķiņķis Pētersons is a boutique firm specialising in court proceedings before the constitutional court and the administrative courts. The firm’s expertise covers construction proceedings and spatial planning matters contested before the constitutional court. The joint leadership of Matīss Šķiņķis and Mārtiņš Pētersons brings vast experience in construction developments and projects, as well as litigation in real estate disputes.

Magnusson has a real estate team that provides advice to commercial and residential property owners, tenants, and representative customers on complex property negotiations and litigation. The practice is chaired by Matīss Rostoks, with key support from Artūrs Ševčuks.

NJORD Law Firm‘s real estate department evidences a strong ability to advise clients on all of their non-contentious and contentious real estate mandates, engaging in the agriculture, logistics, and entertainment sectors. The practice is spearheaded by Dmitri Kolesnikov.