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Practice areas:

Litigation and Arbitration, Taxation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Maritime and Transportation, Media and Sports

Career:

• Since 2010 managing partner at TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE
• 2009-2010 partner at Grunte & Cers
• 2005-2009 senior partner at Loze, Grunte & Cers
• 1992-2005 partner at Grunte & Cers

Education:

• 1980 Department of Law, University of Latvia (Dipl.iur.)

Publications:

• Co-author of the book "PPP", Äripäev, 2011
• Manual of Contracts, "Dienas Bizness" - 2008, 2009

Ivars Grunte on state involvement in commercial activities regarding - January 2012
Ivars Grunte is the lawyer of the week, "Jurista Vārds" - December 2011
Andra Rubene and Ivars Grunte on further increase in M&A deal numbers in Latvia on commercially reasonable terms, "RigaNOW!" - October 2011
Andra Rubene and Ivars Grunte on return of M&A activity and corporate start-ups in Latvia, - June 2011
Ivars Grunte on recovery of M&A area, "RigaNOW" - November 2010
Ivars Grunte and Gundars Cers on establishment of TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE and on the legal market, Lietiska Diena/Dienas bizness - September 2010

Membership:

• Latvian Bar Association (admitted 1981)
• Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates (since 1993)
• Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, Head of Latvian Delegation (since 2004)
• Supervisory board member of SOS Children’s village association (since 2010)
• Committee member of the Private Law Section under the Latvian Bar Association (since 2010)

Languages:

Latvian, English, Russian