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Maija Tipaine

Senior Associate / Latvia

Contacts 

maija.tipaine@cobalt.legal
+371 2640 9970
+371 6720 1800

About

Maija Tipaine is a certified mediator, an expert in litigation, arbitration and medicine law matters. She has represented clients before national courts and arbitral tribunals in numerous civil cases involving corporate, contract, insurance, construction, bankruptcy, intellectual property and other matters, as well as in administrative disputes. Maija also serves as an arbitrator and is an ad hoc lecturer at Riga Graduate School of Law reading the course on Resolution of International Business Disputes.

Practice

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Languages

  • Latvian, English, Russian

Membership & education

  • Certified Mediator
  • Latvian Bar Association (since 2007)
  • LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law, Stockholm University, Department of Law, Stockholm, Sweden (2006)
  • LL.B., University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (2005)
    Experience

    Balticovo opens BOVO GAS biomethane plant

    ICC International Court of Arbitration and Latvian courts rule in favour of shareholders of a food wholesaler

    COBALT wins a landmark case before the Constitutional Court on the lack of setting aside mechanism for arbitral awards

    COBALT advised SAMSUNG C&T on investment in Forta PRO

    Latvian Constitutional Court initiates proceedings regarding the impossibility to challenge and annul arbitral awards

    COBALT represented Inter IKEA in franchise matters

    COBALT advises B2KAPITAL in acquiring a non-performing loan portfolio from SIA Hiponia

    Legal assistance and representation of Mega Transport in legal dispute regarding recovery of damages caused by destroyed cargo

    COBALT advised Moller Baltic Import SE on transportation and storage of vehicles

    COBALT provides general legal assistance to Snap Inc.

    Publications

    Arbitration in Latvia: A Summary (Including 2024 Amendments)

    Latvia introduces a set-aside mechanism and other needed changes to its Arbitration Law

    Recent Developments in Latvian Arbitration Law

    Latvian Constitutional Court: Absence of a Mechanism for Setting Aside of Arbitral Awards Violates the Rights to a Fair Trial

    Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU Member States

    Immigration Law News – January, 2018

    Arbitration in Latvia: Was a Restart a Failure?

    The effect of arbitrator certification on the quality of arbitration process

    Recent case law developments in declaring arbitration agreement invalid

    We are driven by your recognition

    Arbitration is also a key strength, with experience of acting as both counsel and arbitrator.
    Chambers Global, Dispute resolution
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