Irina Kostina is one of the leading lawyers of the Ellex Klavins Dispute Resolution Practice Group and the Head of Employment Practice Group in Latvia. She has more than 14 years of legal experience specializing in various dispute resolution and employment matters. Her experience includes representation of clients in administrative cases, civil cases and arbitration cases. Irina has consulted on cases related to employment rights, real estate, public procurement and insolvency matters. She also advises and represents clients in relation to recognition and enforcement of foreign court rulings and arbitral awards and cooperates with bailiffs in the enforcement proceedings.

Bar Admissions
2007, Attorney at Law (Latvia) 

Education
2018 Riga Graduate Schoool of Law, LL.M. in Law & Finance (with merit)
2007 University of Latvia, Faculty of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree
2006 University of Latvia, Faculty of Law, Professional law degree (dipl.iur.)

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
  European Employment Lawyers AssociationArbitrator of the Court of Arbitration of the LCCI

International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) - National Representative for Latvia
The Foreign Investors' Council in Latvia (FICIL) - Co-head of Labour Force Issues Work Group


Professional Activities and Experience
2009 to date - Ellex Latvia office (previously LAWIN Klavins & Slaidins)
2007 - 2008 Associate, Rozenfelds & Partners, Riga, Latvia
2004 - 2007 Lawyer, Rozenfelds & Partners, Riga, Latvia

• The COVID- 19 Infection and the Rights and Duties of an Employer in Latvia

  By Irina Kostina |March 2020