Ellex Klavins represented SIA Depozita Lepakojuma Operators in its successful bid to become a deposit and return system operator for packaging of beverages in Latvia.
According to Ellex Klavins, on December 29, 2020, Latvia's State Environmental Service selected SIA Depozita Lepakojuma Operators as the official deposit and return system operator for packaging of beverages. According to the firm, "SIA Depozita Lepakojuma Operators will be entrusted with development and management of a deposit and return system of the packaging of beverages for a period of 7 years in Latvia.
SES evaluated two bidders before making its final determination: SIA Depozita Lepakojuma Operators, which is owned by several of the country's largest beverage producers, and SIA Nulles Depozits which is owned mainly by representatives of the waste management industry.
The Ellex Klavins team included Managing Partner Liga Merwin, Senior Counsel Iveta Ceple, Associate Pauls Ancs, Senior Associate Inese Freivalde, Associate Kristers Losans, Associate Partner Martins Gailis, and Senior Associate Edvijs Zandars.
