This webinar, organised by Sorainen, will explore the important role of tax in advancing ESG initiatives, examining how tax strategies can align with and support broader sustainability objectives and vice versa.

Following topics were covered during the webinar:

• "Assessing tax from a sustainability perspective"
• "ESG & Transfer pricing: global and local approach"
• Q&A session

This webinar is essential for professionals in ESG, tax strategy, corporate management, legal, compliance, finance, and accounting seeking to integrate sustainability into their work.

Speakers:

• Evita Gosa, Environmental and Legal Director, Member of the Management Board at Schwenk Latvija
• Melanie Appuhn-Schneider, Partner, Co-Head WTS Global Transfer Pricing Services (Germany)
• Edgars Hercenbergs, Senior Associate with Sorainen (Latvia)
• Vitalija Impolevičienė, Head of the ESG service line at Sorainen (Lithuania)

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 In today’s business landscape, companies often struggle with finding the right balance between protecting their interests and ensuring compliance with the increasingly complicated legal requirements.
 
While competition law encourages companies to safeguard their trade secrets and investments in employees through restrictions in employment agreements, employment law tends to protect the employees’ freedom of speech and right to free movement, setting forth strict rules for any restrictive covenants. Where does this leave businesses?
 
Join us for an insightful webinar, where employment and competition law experts from Sorainen and representatives of competition authorities will discuss these issues and the complex landscape of labour market restrictions in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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Family businesses are vital to the economy, driving employment and innovation, but face unique challenges like balancing family dynamics, succession planning, and staying competitive, making them more vulnerable than non-family businesses. Addressing these issues is key to their long-term success.

 Following the current market demand, Sorainen, together with representatives from the Baltics Family Firm Institute (BFFI), conducted a webinar, where the results of the first-ever survey among family businesses were revealed.

Attendees gained an understanding of the current trends and challenges, that family businesses are facing. Our experts shared their reflections on the survey results, provided practical comments for ensuring the long-term success of family enterprise.

Video is available here.

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The Life Sciences & Healthcare sector faces evolving legal challenges due to new legislation, such as the EU medical devices regulations and the AI Act, alongside established areas like competition law and patent disputes, requiring businesses to adopt informed strategies and compliance measures.

During the event, Sorainen experts covered:

• Hot topics in the Baltics
• Competition law in Life Sciences & Healthcare sector
• Artificial intelligence practices
• Pharma patent disputes
• Product liability regulation

Speakers:
Ieva Andersone, Country Managing Partner with Sorainen (Latvia)
Lise-Lotte Lääne, Counsel with Sorainen (Estonia)
Marika Grunte, Senior Associate with Sorainen (Latvia)
Erika Žigute, Senior Associate with Sorainen (Lithuania)
Olivia Kranich, Senior Associate with Sorainen (Estonia)

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a new European framework for effective and comprehensive management of digital risks in financial markets. It aims to ensure that financial entities are able to withstand, respond to and recover from all types of ICT-related disruptions and threats. 

Speakers: 

• Mihkel Miidla and Agneta Rumpa from Sorainen
• Tomas Stamulis and Nerijus Pažereckas from the IT solutions company UAB Baltic Amadeus 

Moderator - Akvilė Jurkaitytė, Associate with Sorainen Lithuania.

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The Sorainen ESG service line is dedicated to helping clients navigate the constantly changing landscape of sustainability-related regulation.

On this webinar we delved into the ESG topic from different angles:
1) An overview of the ESG landscape in the construction industry;
2) Spotlighting on sector’s carbon footprint, as well as the urgency of renovation, and the hurdles in securing funding for sustainable building projects;
3) Sustainability agenda in Linstow Baltic’s general business practice as well as learning points from BREEAM certification.

The webinar should not be missed by investors, sustainability executives, legal and compliance experts or anyone following developments in pan-Baltic construction and real estate markets.

Speakers:

• Elina Mizerova, Associate with Sorainen, Estonia
• Simonas Šlitas, Associate with Sorainen, Lithuania
• Nora Marija Laurinaitytė, Green Finance Expert at The Green Finance Institute at INVEGA, Lithuania
• Andis Kublačovs, Project development and sustainability director at Linstow Baltic, Latvia

Moderator - Vitalija Impolevičienė, Head of the ESG service line at Sorainen 

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Special webinar, organised by Sorainen and dedicated to World Intellectual Property Day. 
Among speakers – Sorainen experts from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. They covered following topics:

1. Strategic audit of company’s rights
2. Copyright compliance
3. Intellectual property in software

The webinar should not be missed by anyone who wants to understand how to see objects of intellectual property as assets rather than expenses.

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This time we've focused on the European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), which is set to become the world’s first comprehensive AI law, imposing obligations on both the private and public sectors. 

Together with our guest speakers from FibriCheck and Sparkle Consulting, we have discussed the influence that the AI Act will have on your businesses in the Baltics and the EU.

We've covered its effect on the development and deployment of AI systems across various sectors and domains, as well as guided you through the key steps to take in preparation for the implementation of the AI Act. 

The webinar should not be missed by business leaders, technology professionals, legal experts, and anyone involved in the development, deployment, and use of AI in the EU.

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Latvia’s wind energy potential is significant, both for onshore and offshore, but the country is lagging behind its neighbors and others. Only 137.4 MW of capacity have been installed, with wind farm projects taking too long to build. The webinar series “Wind Energy Academy: Latvia” organised by the Latvian Wind Energy Association and law firm Sorainen aims to explain and clarify the wind development process, from scoping to building.

On October 19 we invited to our first webinar, entitled “An Introduction to Wind Farm Development”.

Renārs Urbanovičs (Utilitas) walked viewers through the process from A to Z and share his practical experience of building the latest onshore wind farm in Latvia, in Targale.

Viktorija Cherkas (Sorainen) spoke about the documentation needed and the state institutions involved.

These presentations were followed by a Q&A session.

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Tiina Pajula from Afry explains about  climate change and carbon at corporations: 

·         Megatrends and drivers

·         Climate and carbon as a part of wider strategic (ESG) frames at companies 

·         Industry sector and company volunteer initiatives

·         What could (Baltic) companies do to enhance their “carbon actions”?  

·         Key takeaways

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