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Dace Drice

Attorney at Law | Rödl Latvia

Specializations:

Dispute resolution

Administrative law

Labour law

E-mail: dace.drice@roedl.com

Dace Drice has been advising clients on civil and administrative law for 20 years. One of Dace's main specializations is labour law. She is an expert in recruitment processes, individual and collective dismissals, labour law litigation, out-of-court settlements, secondments and employment of foreign employees in Latvia, employee transition processes, internal investigations and disciplinary proceedings.

Dace has extensive experience in representing clients in courts - both in civil and administrative proceedings, as well as in arbitration, including labour law, construction, recovery of damages and administrative act appeals. Dace also advises on various legal issues in the areas of real estate, contract law and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

Dace carefully assesses each situation, looking for practical solutions that suit the client, and is able to explain complex legal issues in a simplified manner.

Professional highlights

- Advising IT, manufacturing, and airline companies on a wide range of labour law matters, including daily operational issues, implementation of employment models and remuneration systems, drafting employment contracts and internal policies, and assessing remote work arrangements abroad. Representing clients in litigation and internal investigations.

- Advising clients on employment law matters, including drafting employment contracts, internal regulations, and remuneration policies. Prepared post-termination non-compete agreements for board members and provided legal opinions on seconding employees to work abroad in both EU and non-EU countries.

- Representation of the client in legal proceedings for the recovery of damages resulting from poor design or construction work.

- Representing a client in litigation against a former member of the board of directors for the recovery of damages.

Practice areas

- Labour law and immigration

- Litigation

- Real estate

- Construction law

- Insurance rights

- Advising international and local companies

Industries

- Real estate

- Construction

- Finance and insurance

- Aviation

- Production

- IT companies

Publications

- iTiesības - Reimbursement of expenses when remote working is initiated by the employee

- iTiesības - between trade unions and employers Cooperation

- iTiesības - Training expenses and termination of employment

- iTiesības - Time limits in employment

- iTiesības - Remote working from another place in the world

- iTiesības - to maintain business secrets Obligation

- iTiesības - Can I claim damages from a former employee?

- iTiesības - Co-payment for employee participation in a reunification event

- iTiesības - Does an employer have to agree to terminate an employment relationship by agreement?

- iTiesības - Can you fire an employee who is looking for another job?

- iTiesības - Can probation be extended?

- iTiesības - Should I be reimbursed for expenses incurred while working remotely abroad?

Education

- Master's studies (M.iur.), University of Latvia (2005)

- Professional Law Degree (Dipl. iur.), University of Latvia (2003)

Membership of organizations

Member of the Latvian Bar Association