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 Agris Bitāns
Lecturer at the Civil Law Department,
Faculty of Law,
University of Latvia |
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Curriculum Vitae
Agris Bitāns graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Latvia with a Bachelor’s degree in law in 1993 and with a Master’s degree in law in 1995. As well as practising as an attorney-at-law, he continues his academic studies at the University of Latvia for a doctorate degree. He also lectures at the Civil Law Department, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia. His area of expertise is the law of obligations, with a focus on contract law and civil liability, tort law and intellectual property law. He is a co-author of the commentary on the Latvian Civil Code. He is the author of the book ‘Civil liability and its kinds’ (Civiltiesiskā atbildība un tās veidi) and of many articles relating to law issues. He is a member of the Latvian Bar, International Bar Association and AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property).
Since his admittance to the Latvian Bar in 1998, he has been practising mostly in civil (contracts and tort), intellectual property, commercial and administrative matters. He is managing partner of Law Firm ‘Eversheds Bitāns’. His fields of legal research include contract and tort law, personality law, medical law and media law. He is also a regular participant at international conferences and workshops dealing with intellectual property law, civil law, litigation and arbitration.
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