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Mārtiņš Aljēns

Specialist Counsel / Latvia

Contacts 

martins.aljens@cobalt.legal
+371 2659 8324
+371 6720 1800

About

Mārtiņš Aljēns has a wide experience in representing clients in complex civil and administrative litigations as well as before the Constitutional Court. He is also an expert in financial and capital markets, and restructuring and insolvency. Before joining COBALT Mārtiņš spent 10 years working for several Latvian banks including as an in-house legal counsel of Societe Generale Riga branch and Nordea Bank Finland Plc Latvia branch.

Practice

Recognition
  • Dispute Resolution – Band 4, Chambers Global and Europe 2025
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Languages

  • Latvian, English, Russian

Membership & education

  • Latvian Bar Association (since 2005)
  • LL.M. in International and European Law, Riga Graduate School of Law (2009)
  • LL.M., University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (2004)
  • LL.B., University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (2001)
    Experience

    East Metal resumes operations in Latvia 

    The court dismisses claim for damages

    The Supreme Court clarifies the preconditions for interim relief

    The court orders Tukums Municipality to approve the construction of Pienava wind farm

    The court has jurisdiction to assess the validity of the revocation of a member of the Management Board

    COBALT successfully represents AS SEB Banka in a dispute over the discharge of a guarantor

    COBALT assists in recovery of more than EUR 2 million from a gifted asset

    COBALT achieves positive decision in unfair dismissal case

    The Constitutional Court: employer is entitled to recover amounts wrongly adjudged by court of lower instance

    COBALT achieves positive decision for employers in Constitutional Court

    The Constitutional Court satisfies SIA Hiponia constitutional petition

    Constitutional Court satisfies the request to stay the enforcement of court’s decision

    Bite group companies refinance

    Publications

    COVID-19 in Latvia: Law on measures for the management of national emergency and its consequences, state financial aid

    Amendments to Insolvency Law

    Herbert Smith Freehills. The European Energy Handbook 2015. Latvia Chapter

    What changes will the new amendments to the Insolvency Law bring?

    What to do if the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties?

    On time limits for suspension of employee

    Global Legal Group. The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation 2006. Latvia chapter.

    We are driven by your recognition

    “Mārtiņš Aljēns presents an extremely high level of knowledge on the subject, pays attention to the details and provides the requested information in a timely manner and a clear way.”
    Chambers Europe 2025, Dispute Resolution
    “He is a strategic litigator with a solid knowledge of insolvency law.”
    Chambers Europe 2025, Dispute Resolution
    "Mārtiņš Aljēns's performance was very convincing inside the courtroom and outside it."
    Chambers Europe 2023, Dispute Resolution
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