Sandija Novicka

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Sandija
Novicka

Partner / Latvia

sandija.novicka@cobalt.legal

+371 2914 2856

+371 6720 1800

about

Sandija Novicka is a Partner at COBALT Latvia office and heads the Tax Law practice group. She is an expert in Tax, State Aid, Public Procurement and Insurance matters. Sandija has acted as a lead advisor in large number of complex taxation matters, in particular advising on tax planning and representing clients in tax litigation. Due to her profound knowledge of broader legal framework Sandija is able to offer the most efficient solutions both in transactional and litigation assignments. Sandija has lectured at the Latvian Judicial Training Center, Latvian School of Public Administration and Riga Graduate School of Law on taxation, EU law and state aid topics and has written extensively on those subjects.

practice

recognition

Tax - Band 1, Chambers Europe 2023
Tax - Leading individual, Legal 500 2023
Indirect Tax, General corporate tax - Highly Regarded, ITR World Tax 2024
Project finance - Rising star partner, IFLR 1000 2022

Languages

Latvian, English, Russian

Membership & education

Board Member, Latvian Association of Tax Advisors (since 2014)
Latvian Bar Association (since 2006)
LL.M. in European and International Law, Riga Graduate School of Law (2003)
LL.B., University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (2002)

Publications

experience

2022 — 06 — 07

COBALT advises BaltCap on sale of Uprent Group

2021 — 11 — 15

COBALT advised IBM on reorganization for separation of Kyndryl regarding Baltic jurisdictions

2021 — 10 — 15

COBALT advises on issuance of EUR 100 million Augstsprieguma tīkls AS green bond

2021 — 09 — 06

I Asset Management to develop a private student housing in Riga

2021 — 07 — 19

COBALT and Linklaters advised EIB and NIB on financing of the Kekava Bypass road project

2021 — 05 — 18

COBALT advised Luminor and Swedbank as joint lead managers in relation to issuance of EUR 50 million green bonds by Latvenergo AS

2021 — 03 — 09

COBALT advised Swietelsky AG in connection with the construction project of Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at the Riga International Airport

2021 — 02 — 08

COBALT advised Swedbank on evaluating structural changes at the Baltic level

2021 — 02 — 03

COBALT secures SIA Lielzeltiņi win in the tax dispute with the State Revenue Service

2020 — 12 — 09

COBALT advised EURION Fund managed by Corum Asset Management in the acquisition of a landmark property in Riga

2020 — 10 — 30

COBALT advised Tilde in sale of Jumis Pro to Visma

2020 — 09 — 18

COBALT successfully represents clients, contesting the results of regional public transport service tender

2020 — 08 — 27

COBALT assists in sale of two real estates nearby Riga International Airport

2020 — 04 — 17

COBALT advises Lauma Fabrics on delivery of COVID-19 personal protective equipment to Estonia and Latvia

2020 — 02 — 13

COBALT advised SEB life insurance undertakings on cross-border merger in the Baltics

2020 — 01 — 02

Representation of UAB Niklita in legal dispute regarding procurement organized by the Prisons Administration of the Ministry of Justice

2019 — 12 — 18

COBALT advised Workday, Inc. on the acquisition of Scout RFP

2019 — 12 — 04

Representation of passenger transport service companies in legal dispute in relation to procurement organized by VSIA Autotransporta direkcija

2019 — 09 — 30

COBALT advised Luminor, Nordea and DNB on closing transaction with Blackstone

2019 — 07 — 24

COBALT advises airBaltic on issue of EUR 200 million bonds

2019 — 05 — 31

COBALT advised AB SEB bankas on ALTUM bond issue

2019 — 05 — 29

COBALT advised joint lead managers on issue of additional 30-year Eurobond by the Republic of Latvia

2019 — 05 — 22

COBALT advised AS Latvijas lifts – Šindlers in the procurement organized by the University of Latvia

2019 — 05 — 08

COBALT advised Roche Latvia on reconstruction of Roche historic headquarters in Riga

2019 — 04 — 15

COBALT advised Printify regarding implementation of Equity Incentive Plan in Latvia

2019 — 01 — 04

COBALT advised Luminor on cross-border merger

2018 — 12 — 12

COBALT represented Gjensidige ADB Latvian branch in the dispute with the State Revenue Service

2018 — 11 — 14

COBALT advised Luminor līzings in VAT disputes with the State Revenue Service

2018 — 09 — 13

COBALT advised Luminor on EUR 1 billion majority stake acquisition by Blackstone

2018 — 08 — 07

COBALT advises AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the Acquisition of KMK Projekts

2018 — 07 — 04

COBALT advised Luminor on obtaining ECB approval for cross-border merger in the Baltics

2018 — 05 — 31

COBALT advised joint lead managers on issue of dual-tranche Eurobonds by the Republic of Latvia in a total amount of EUR 650 million

2018 — 05 — 24

COBALT advised Kartesia on its investment in Groglass®

2018 — 04 — 24

Legal tax advice to Deutsche Bank AG

2018 — 02 — 23

COBALT advises Luminor on reorganising its management structure

2018 — 01 — 10

COBALT represents SIA Lielzeltiņi in tax dispute with the State Revenue Service

2017 — 11 — 24

COBALT advised HUGO BOSS on expanding its business operations in Latvia and Estonia

2017 — 10 — 20

COBALT advises managers of the Baltic entities of pharmaceutical wholesale company Oriola in management buy-out

2017 — 10 — 13

COBALT advised DNB on the creation of Luminor – largest ever transaction in the Baltic banking market

2017 — 08 — 04

COBALT advises AS Storent Investments on the acquisition of Cramo operations in Latvia and Kaliningrad

2017 — 06 — 27

COBALT advising Latvenergo on reconstruction of Pļaviņu and Ķeguma Hydro-Power Plants

2017 — 01 — 27

Advice to AS Latvenergo on Riga Hydro-Power Station reconstruction project

2017 — 01 — 02

COBALT provides general legal assistance to Snap Inc.

2016 — 11 — 15

COBALT represented Sanofi-aventis Latvia in tax dispute with the State Revenue Service

2016 — 04 — 08

COBALT advises AMIC Energy Management GmbH in the acquisition in the Latvian entity of SIA LUKoil Baltija R

2015 — 11 — 18

COBALT advises BaltCap in acquiring Baltic operations of financial automation company OpusCapita

2015 — 10 — 28

Latvian Supreme Court refuses recognition and enforcement of provisional measures against Riga International Airport

2015 — 09 — 28

COBALT Defends Pūre Chocolate Trademarks

2015 — 02 — 06

COBALT advises Gjensidige Forsikring ASA in acquisition of PZU Lietuva

2014 — 03 — 14

COBALT represents Neste Latvija in obtaining individual exemption

2013 — 05 — 17

Balin Energy starts to drill the very first hydrocarbons exploration well in the Baltic sea

2013 — 04 — 15

The Competition Council closes its two-year long investigation into the activities of fuel retailers

2011 — 06 — 29

OTKRITIE will acquire GE Money Bank Latvia and its subsidiaries

Sandija Novicka is rated as one of the top tax lawyers in Latvia thanks to her broad practice spanning VAT and income tax as well as tax matters relating to restructuring and real estate transactions. "She is highly reliable, insightful, supportive and a pleasure to cooperate with," a client says.

CHAMBERS EUROPE 2023, TAX

"Sandija Novicka has a very good grasp of the bigger picture."

CHAMBERS EUROPE 2023, TAX CLIENT

Sandija Novicka combines both excellent legal and tax skills and a high level of business thinking. Easily reachable and responsive.

LEGAL 500 2022, TAX