Background

Excellent education and experience of more than 15 years with financial institutions and companies operating in the financial and investment sectors ensure a broad outlook on various issues of the civil law and corporate law – in both entering into transactions and ensuring implementation thereof, including representation in judicial and insolvency proceedings.
Education
Riga Stradiņš University
Doctor’s degree in law specializing in the civil law subsection of the legal science, 2017
University of Latvia, Faculty of Law
Master’s degree in law, 2010
University of Latvia, Faculty of Law
Lawyer’s qualification, 2005
University of Latvia, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, 2002
Key Experience
JSC “Reverta”, Head of the Management Legal Support and Restructuring Division, 2011-2017
- Provision of legal support to the company’s management and employees
- Complicated international and local judicial proceedings
- Legal execution of elaborate credit restructuring transactions and resolution of complicated issues in real estate matters
- Representation of the company’s interests before the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks, as well as involvement in various legislative working groups
“Swedbank” JSC, Senior Legal Counsel of the Loan Recovery Department, 2009–2011
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Recovery and restructuring of loans issued to business entities
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Representation of a bank in complicated judicial and insolvency proceedings
Accomplishments
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Successful outcome in judicial proceedings against the Public Utilities Commission and JSC “Latvijas Gāze” regarding the illegitimate practice to claim debts of natural gas consumed incurred by previous owners of real estate from the new owners of such real estate (for more detail please see judgment of the Supreme Court in case No SKA-676/2013).
- Development of a solution for problems with third-party collaterals in insolvency proceedings, which is partially included in the amendments to the Insolvency Act dated 25 September 2014.
- Impeccable legal execution of major transactions with real estate worth many millions of euros.
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Successful outcome in several judicial proceedings where claims constituted considerable amounts.
References
"Brilliant skills of an analyst combined with perseverance in research of complicated issues and fact finding – it is a good combination to launch a career of a premium level attorney-at-law."
- Kazimirs Šļakota, Advisor of the Association of the Latvian Commercial Banks, Order of the Three Stars Commander
"Rolands Neilands is a result-oriented professional, who is not afraid of challenges and ready to represent his client in the most complex negotiations and judicial proceedings."
- Edgars Miļūns, Pillar Management LLC, Assistant Executive Manager
"Rolands is hardworking, endowed with analytical mind and utmost devotion in performing his duties. It is very admirable that the colleague strives to invest his knowledge both in academic environment and research papers concerning urgent issues and in representing his clients, as well as in precedent-setting judicial proceedings forming a new case law."
- Ivars Dimants, Head of the Litigation Department of “Swedbank” JSC
"Rolands is a highly knowledgeable and goal-driven lawyer. He focuses on achieving the goal and result, and thanks to his in-depth knowledge of the civil law is able to find effective solutions for the most complicated problems as well."
- Ruta Amtmane, Liquidator of JSC “Reverta”