Sorainen has announced that Latvian real estate and construction expert Laine Skopina and her team have joined the firm’s Riga office, where she becomes the firm’s 25th partner.
According to a firm press release, Skopina, "will contribute her 23 years’ experience to co-heading both the Latvian and the Regional Real Estate and Construction Teams.” The firm reports that Skopina is bringing a team for four lawyers with her, giving the firm "an unprecedented number of professionals working at one law firm in Latvia – 42.”
Skopina joins Sorainen from competitor Borenius, where she had been since June, 2003. Skopina said of her decision to switch firms that: "Sorainen attracted me with its high standards of work and internal culture that promotes opportunities for individual development supported by a big regional team, as well as development perspectives for establishing a joint Real Estate & Construction Team. I am inspired to contribute my knowledge and experience plus that of my team in reaching common goals.”
Eva Berlaus, Managing Partner of Sorainen Latvia, noted that this is the first time Sorainen Latvia has welcomed a team this large at the same time: “I am absolutely confident that the firm is ready for this step and we are capable of employing all opportunities that these changes will bring.”
In addition to her Real Estate and Construction work, Skopina has experience in Labor law, and advises clients operating in the retail and trade, agriculture, and forestry sectors. She has also been an assistant to the Prime Minister in legislation issues. Her team includes Senior Associate Jevgenija Andronova (M&A, harbor operations, and advertisement rights), Senior Associate Viktorija Smirnova-Cerkasa (real estate, construction, and energy), Maris Simulis (employment dispute resolution), and Andris Vilisons (real estate transactions and dispute resolution).
