MARA BEKERE

Attorney at Law

Contact:

phone +371 6770 4080

mobile phone +371 2925 4733

mara.bekere@fortlegal.com

Specialising in:

  • Data Protection

Biography summary of a person

Mara has been practicing since 2004 and has previously worked at the Council of Latvian Sworn Bailiffs by representing and managing the council’s activities on daily basis. While working at the Council of Latvian Sworn Bailiffs Mara was engaged in several working groups for developing draft laws, including the working group of the Insolvency Law (gratitude received from the secretary of state of the Ministry of Justice for support in development of the Insolvency Law), as well as working groups of the Civil Procedure Law and the Civil Law. In addition, Mara has worked at offices of two sworn bailiffs for four years accumulating valuable experience in enforcement of judgments and other court rulings.

Career

2011 – until now
Attorney at Law Firm FORT (previously Law Firm ADVERSUS)

2010-2011
Substitute Executive Director at Council of Latvian Judicial Officers

2007-2010
Senior Lawyer at Council of Latvian Judicial Officers

2007
Lawyer / Assistant at Judicial Officer Janis Stepanovs

2004-2006
Lawyer / Assistant at Judicial Officer Gints Kronbergs

2002
Assistant at Trade Finance Desk at Nordea Bank Finland Plc Latvia branch

Education

University of Latvia, Latvia (LLB)

University of Latvia, Latvia (LLM)

Membership

Latvian Bar Association

Languages

Latvian, Russian, English