Jānis Zaļais

Janis Zalais is an attorney at law at BDO Law with extensive experience in litigation involving complex civil, administrative, and criminal law matters within the business environment. He has over fifteen years of professional experience providing legal advice and representing clients in high-complexity cases.

Before joining the BDO Law team, Janis served as a judicial assistant at the Riga City Latgale District Court. He then spent more than ten years practising at one of the first law firms in Latvia — “Bišers & Partneri”, and later gained valuable experience at the law firm “Spilbridge”.

Janis specialises in commercial law, litigation, real estate transactions, insolvency, and “white-collar” criminal cases. He also regularly provides legal assistance in matters related to anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance.

His professional approach is characterised by a high sense of responsibility, determination, and a strategic mindset focused on achieving the best possible outcome in every case.

Areas of Specialisation

• Litigation and dispute resolution

• Commercial law, M&A

• AML and sanctions compliance

• “White Collar” criminal cases – representation and defence

• Insolvency

• Constitutional law and human rights

Education

• Turība University, Professional Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.)

• Police Academy of Latvia, Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Public Law programme

Professional Memberships

• Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates

Languages

• Latvian

• English

• Russian