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Ilze Kramiņa

Senior Partner
Attorney at Law,
Head of Real Estate and Construction practice group

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Languages: Latvian, English, German, Russian

Ilze as Attorney at Lawand she heads the Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns Real Estate and Construction practice group.

Thanks to more than 20 years of professional experience in addition to her summa cum laude master’s degree, Ilze is able to offer clients more than just impeccable academic knowledge as her legal services are informed by more than a decade of practical experience. Ilze proactively advises clients on the sale and lease of real estate, construction agreements, land use restrictions and environmental protection concerns. She also represents clients in administrative court disputes over construction permit appeals.  Ilze has accumulated vast experience in developing binding municipal regulations applicable to land use and construction.

She advises clients on implementation and development of renewable energy projects, performing due diligence and representing wind power plant, solar plant and cogeneration plant operators at every stage of the development of their projects.

Ilze is also active in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group, being one of the most recognizable, enthusiastic and unflagging litigators at Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns. She is known not only for drafting effective documentation for legal proceedings but also for her convincing presentation in the courtroom. Ilze represents the interests of international and local clients at courts of every level, addressing commercial disputes worth millions, working on construction and taxation cases, principal property disputes and administrative cases alike.

Ilze’s recent work in the areas of real estate and construction includes:

  • Advising the largest real estate company in Latvia, “Valsts nekustamie īpašumi”, which owns and manages real estate objects owned by the Latvian State. Ilze and colleagues have advised the company on shared property, lease and building rights, and other issues.
  • Legal assistance to the Estonian-owned investment company Kaamos Group by preparing a comprehensive and complex construction agreements for the development of several new residential buildings. Legal assistance also included preparing of full package of apartment pre-purchase agreements, purchase agreements, and common territory usage right agreement for the residential project.
  • Assisted and provided legal advise in the process of drafting the new territorial plan for the City of Riga(2018-2030) including new binding regulations on the construction and the territory use restrictions. Provided legal assistance to the Riga City Council in the court case regarding Riga Spatial Plan and it’s entering into the force in 2022, after it was suspended in 2021 by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development at that time;
  • Has provided legal assistance to RB Rail AS, the co-ordinator of a major multi-national railway project, working with complex corporate matters and real estate and planning aspects of the project by providing the necessary legal advice.
  • Legal assistance in real estate and construction areas on day-to-day basis to an Estonian real estate company, operating a shopping centre in Riga.
  • Representing an Estonian real estate developer, on the development of a land plot located in an area in Riga with a historical value, including drafting construction contracts and representation in a number of court disputes with neighbours concerning construction permit appeal.
  • Advising LatRosTrans SIA, the largest Latvian-Russian oil and petroleum products transportation joint venture in the Baltic States, in one of the most complex litigation cases in Latvian legal history, related to a claim brought by a Belarusian company for recognition of ownership rights to oil owned by LatRosTrans SIA.
  • Legal assistance to an investment fund in acquisition of a wind farm with 12 WPS (permitting process completed) including the legal due diligence work, transaction structuring, providing assistance with land lease matters and preparation of the SPA.
  • Legal assistance to one of the largest energy, including renewable energy, companies in the Baltic states in acquisition of three large scale solar projects in Latvia, including the legal due diligence work, transaction structuring, preparation of the SPA and other related consultations.
  • Representing the interests of Energo Wind SIA on the development of a wind farm in Latvia (more than 30 WPS). Ilze and team has assisted the client with the environmental impact assessment procedure, performed full project vendor’s due diligence, consulted in various construction and spatial planning issues, successfully represented the company in litigations with neighbours contesting issued construction permits and advised in the negotiations with landowners and municipality. Ilze recently assisted the client in selling the wind farm project to investors.
  • Advising developers and operators of wind parks, solar parks and CHP plant developers on land use matters, spatial planning, land ownership and lease relations, construction procedure and related agreements, environmental impact assessment and resolution of issues with stakeholders.

Ilze has been recognized as a leading individual and a recommended lawyer by the leading international legal directories Legal500 and Chambers & Partners.

Legal 500, 2022: ”I continue working closely with Ilze Kramina and her team. I think that what makes them stand out is that in addition to being extremely knowledegable, precise, and being able to manage massive workload, they are also creative and agile enough to be able to bring best solutions to projects like the spacial plan.”

Legal 500, 2021“Ilze Kramiņa has a broad skillset within this space, advising on real estate transactions and construction contracts, as well as land and environment issues. On the contentious side, she has been highly active in administrative court disputes over construction permit appeals.”

Legal 500, 2020“Ilze Kramiņa is a high-profile lawyer with extensive experience in real estate and construction matters and I have a complete trust in the value to our business her experience brings.”

Chambers Europe 2022: “Ilze Kramiņa is a very knowledgeable and responsive lawyer who digs into the problem and finds a solution.”

Chambers Global, 2021: Ilze Kramiņa helps resolve various disputes, paying special attention to real estate disputes. She carefully evaluates all risks and has a unique talent for putting ideas on paper.”

Chambers Europe, 2021: “Ilze truly understands our needs, she always gives the advice when necessary," a client says, while another adds: "She knows how to pull out the exact information by asking you all those questions that matter.”

Chambers Europe, 2020: “She always delivers for us and her practical and technical awareness is exceptional”

Ranked in Chambers Global and Europe 2022, 2021, 2020

The Legal 500 EMEA Leading Individual 2022, 2021, 2020

Expert of Construction Work Group at the Foreign Investor Council in Latvia (FICIL).

Has Represented FICIL’s interests within working groups at the Latvian Parliament and the Ministry of Economics during the drafting of the new Construction Law and General Construction Regulations.

Ilze has lectured on construction law at Turība University.

Master’s degree in law,  University of Latvia, 2006.

Ilze Kramiņa

Senior Partner

Attorney at Law,
Head of Real Estate and Construction practice group

Ilze Kramiņa

Senior Partner

Attorney at Law,
Head of Real Estate and Construction practice group

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