Cobalt’s practice group handles the full spectrum of tax matters for both domestic and multinational companies. The team has extensive experience covering matters involving shares and green bonds, as well as handling high-value tax disputes before the State Revenue Service. VAT, customs duties, and cross-border structuring are also areas in which the team excels. Tax litigator and structuring expert Sandija Novicka leads the team. Sabīne Vuškāne covers tax disputes and compliance issues. Senior associate Elīna Ločmele is noted for her relevant expertise in M&A and restructuring matters.

Sorainen handles a range of tax-related mandates, ranging from VAT deductions, compliance issues, and share option structurings, all the way through to complex litigations. Practice head Jānis Taukačs is a widely recognised name within the tax and customs fields, with experience spanning across all industries. Counsel Aija Lasmane brings expertise in international tax, risk management and M&A deals to the group. Dace Everte and Kristīne Erele are also key names; the former has in-house experience with the Latvian tax authorities, while the latter has particular expertise in indirect taxes and customs. Nauris Grigals rounds out the roster of recommended practitioners.

BDO Law‘s tax department fields an experienced team of specialists. The department is co-headed by duo Vita Liberte and Jānis Zelmenis, who have experience advising a broad range of public and private clients, including high-net-worth individuals and venture capital funds, between them. The team is noted for its skill on domestic and cross-border matters, combined with its wide service offering which includes advice on M&A, VAT, compliance, and corporate income tax issues. Associate Arturs Radzivilcuks focuses on indirect taxes and tax risk management. Svetlana Nesinova is another key contact.

The deeply integrated tax team at Ellex is well versed in assisting multinationals and blue-chip companies with foreign investments, structuring, and more general day-to-day tax matters. Acquisitions, project financings, and implementations of employee equity participation plans are also areas of expertise, with several recent matters taking place in the real estate and financial services sectors. Senior counsel Eduards Dzintars heads up the team, leveraging his wide-reaching experience in tax disputes and cross-border transactions. Head of real estate Ivars Pommers, and co-founders Filips Klavins  and Raimonds Slaidiņš also support.

Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns‘ tax practice group is known for its involvement with cross-border transaction structuring, and its marked strengths in the real estate, and banking and finance sectors. Work often involves complex risk and due diligence assessments, as well as assistance with indirect and income tax matters. Team lead Anete Marhele also has extensive experience handling tax disputes, and regularly represents clients before the State Revenue Service, as well as other national bodies. The tax team is also regularly assisted by Ilze Kramiņa, co-head of real estate and construction, and Māris Vainovskis, who provides support with banking and commercial issues.

Kronbergs Cukste Levin‘s tax team is headed by Vineta Čukste–Jurjeva, a highly experienced tax litigator.  As such, the team has been involved in several large tax disputes, notably those arising from the liquidation of ABLV Bank. In addition, the team offers a range of advisory tax services surrounding transactions, investments, and reward programmes, among others. Valters Kronbergs leverages his knowledge of employment law to advise on relevant tax issues, while Normunds Orols is noted for his expertise in real estate investment and M&A-related tax issues.

TGS Baltic is routinely instructed on cross-border corporate tax, structuring, and transactional matters, with particular strengths in the real estate, green energy, and, more recently, crypto and blockchain spaces. The team has extensive experience advising venture capital and private equity investors, as well as start-ups. Duo Rūdolfs Vilsons and Andra Rubene jointly lead the team; they bring wide-reaching expertise across commercial and corporate tax matters, notably in transaction structuring and employment-related tax matters.

WALLESS excels in cross-border corporate tax structuring and transactions, with further proficiencies encompassing employment and disputes. The team has been particularly active in the energy, real estate, transportation, and the environmental and waste management sectors, to name a few. Described by one client as an ‘experienced, creative professional’, Ingūna Ābele heads up the practice. She has broad experience, with notable specialisms in corporate tax matters involving mergers, acquisitions, and debt exchanges, alongside disputes with tax authorities. Senior associate Tatjana Sinkeviča, who has previous in-house experience with the State Revenue Service, is noted for her expertise on VAT and customs issues.

Magnusson handles tax issues ranging from M&A transactions to representation of clients in VAT and corporate income tax disputes with the State Revenue Service. The team has recently seen several key mandates in the environmental and waste management space, as well as the transport and logistics sector. Managing partner Matīss Rostoks leads the tax team. Artūrs Ševčuks is highlighted for his focus on VAT and deductions.

ZAB Deloitte Legal offers services covering tax due diligence, personnel share options, and M&A transactions, along with overall tax optimisation. Managing associate Ivita Samlaja has experience across the commercial, banking and finance, and data protection spheres, and provides key support at the intersection with those areas. Jānis Čupāns is active in cross-border tax cases.