Lawin Senior Associate Ivars Slokenbergs has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Foreign Investors’ Council in Latvia (FICIL).
According to a statement released by Lawin, FICIL brings together the largest companies from various countries and sectors that have made significant investments in Latvia, as well as ten foreign chambers of commerce in the country. FICIL's activities are based on dialogue with the Latvian Government to support improvement in the business environment and investment climate. Working with the appropriate Government agencies and Parliament, FICIL seeks to solve problems through changes in legislation or administrative procedures.
The firm reported that, concurrent with his election to the FICIL Board in March 2014, Slokenbergs stepped down from the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia, on which he has served since 2008, the past four years -- since 2010 -- as President.
