Kristīne Patmalniece

Specialist Counsel / Latvia

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About

Kristine Patmalniece is an expert in employment, compliance and regulatory matters. She regularly advises clients operating in regulated industries such as food, health care, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Kristine has extensive experience in advising on novel employment law issues. She also represents clients before courts in employment disputes and other civil cases.

Practice

Recognition

Employment – Rising star, Legal 500 2024

Languages

Latvian, English, German, Russian

Membership & education

Latvian Bar Association (since 2010)
LL.M. in European Commercial Law, Humboldt-University Berlin, Faculty of Law (2006)
LL.B., University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (2005)
Semester studies, European Law, International Law, University of Münster, Faculty of Law, Münster, Germany (2003)
Master of Arts in Writing studies, Riga Technical University (2024)

Experience

Printify and Printful announce merger for accelerated growth in the global market

Roche advances its European presence with new Riga office for Services and Solutions

COBALT advised Syneos Health on acquisition of a leading contract research company

COBALT advised IBM on reorganization for separation of Kyndryl regarding Baltic jurisdictions

German retailer Lidl opens 15 stores in Latvia

COBALT advises Altum investment fund in financing Primekss

Produktech Engineering AG wins a Commercial Court case proving legality of source of funds threatened to be confiscated by the state

COBALT advises Treeland OÜ in the acquisition of a majority stake in Lido AS

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

COBALT advised SEB life insurance undertakings on cross-border merger in the Baltics

COBALT advises Coffee Address Holding in acquisition of SIA Kafe Serviss