Our dispute resolution practice is renowned for successfully assisting both local clients and leading international companies, and is a frequent choice for Scandinavian and Russian clients. Our lawyers have been successfully representing clients in various disputes in state and arbitration courts for over 20 years. We offer a full range of litigation services in civil, administrative, and white-collar criminal law. We are often recommended and hired exclusively as litigation counsel.
We have extensive experience in assisting clients in insurance disputes and have ongoing experience representing both insurers and insured companies. Recent examples of our work include:
- Representing COFACE in a dispute over insurance compensation of EUR 1.5 million related to insurance contract violations
- Providing legal advice to Kuehne + Nagel against IF Insurance regarding losses in a recourse claim under CMR insurance
NJORD is regularly engaged to resolve complex intellectual property disputes, and our team includes both lawyers and trademark/design attorneys, which sets us apart from some of our colleagues. Recent examples of our IP litigation work include:
- Assisting Ecolab Inc. in a trademark dispute against SIA LD STELS, one of the largest importers of Russian cosmetics in the European Union
- Advising AbeBooks Inc. (a subsidiary of Amazon Inc.) in a copyright infringement dispute
- Another key area of expertise for our department’s lawyers is disputes related to transport and maritime law. Major events of the past year include:
- Acting on behalf of OLA Overseas Liner Agencies AB in a EUR 1 million claim against a former Latvian subagent
- Representing Kuehne + Nagel in a EUR 2 million loss compensation case
NJORD also frequently advises clients on insolvency-related disputes, with experience working for both companies and individuals. Recent work includes:
- Assisting several clients of the insolvent PNB Bank regarding the return of funds after the bank’s bankruptcy in September 2019
- Assisting clients of the liquidated ABLV Bank regarding the return of funds after the decision to liquidate the bank in 2018
Our Key Client Sectors
NJORD advises leading Latvian companies as well as major international players (more than half of our clients are foreign companies) in a wide variety of sectors:
- Bridge construction (Tilsta UAB)
- E-commerce (AbeBooks and LITRES GLOBAL SA)
- Healthcare technology (Ecolab, Water Filters Latvia)
- Industry (ECI Packaging Limited, RigaPaking)
- Insurance (COFACE)
- Logistics (OLA Overseas Liner Agencies, YANG MING)
- Technology (ADOBE Systems Inc.)
- Startups (InDrones, Electa International)
- Communications (NORDLINE COMMUNICATIONS, TEALCOM)
- Transport and logistics (Kuehne + Nagel)
- Tourism/hospitality (Baltic Travel Group, Hilton)
