Counsel

The people who manage your matter, start to finish.

S‑Baltic operates through a coordination team and a network of external specialists. The team handles intake, matching, briefing, and oversight. The specialists deliver the legal work. You deal with us throughout — never with the underlying lawyers directly.

Dedicated coordinator per matter Specialist network across 12 areas
Gerald Hoppstaedter

Gerald Hoppstaedter

CEO & Founder
Client relations · Business development English · German

Gerald founded S‑Baltic to solve a problem he encountered repeatedly: businesses needing legal help in Latvia had to navigate a fragmented market, engage multiple firms, and repeat their brief at every turn. S‑Baltic was built as the answer — one relationship that sources the right specialist for every matter. Gerald leads client intake for the firm and holds the primary relationship with key accounts throughout the life of each engagement.

Practice areas
  • Firm Leadership
  • Client Intake
  • Business Development
  • Strategic Partnerships
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Nina Linde

Nina Linde

Managing Director
Operations · Corporate matters English · German · Latvian · Russian · Italian

Nina manages S‑Baltic's day-to-day operations and oversees the quality review process for every deliverable before it reaches the client. She coordinates the specialist network across corporate and commercial matters — handling intake for company establishment, real estate transactions, and corporate governance — and ensures consistency of output regardless of which external specialist completed the work.

Practice areas
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Company Establishment
  • Real Estate
  • Operations
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Isuru Bandara

Isuru Bandara

International Coordinator
International clients · Cross-border English · Sinhalese

Isuru coordinates matters for S‑Baltic's international client base — individuals and businesses approaching Latvia from outside the EU. His work spans immigration and residency applications, cross-border investment structures, and international contract matters. He also manages the relationship with S‑Baltic's dedicated immigration portal, euresidencies.com, and handles international client intake across all time zones.

Practice areas
  • Immigration & Residency
  • International Contracts
  • Cross-Border Investment
  • EU Residency
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Behind the team

A specialist network behind every matter.

Gerald, Nina, and Isuru are the people who manage your matter from intake to closure. They brief, oversee, and hold accountability for every case. The legal work itself is carried out by a network of external specialists — lawyers who work exclusively in their area, selected for your specific matter, not whoever happens to be available.

You never deal with the underlying specialists directly. That is by design. S‑Baltic exists so you have one relationship, one point of contact, and one team accountable to you — regardless of how many specialists are involved behind the scenes.

Immigration Specialist
Corporate Counsel
Real Estate Lawyer
Maritime Counsel
Tax Adviser
Employment Lawyer
Regulatory Specialist
IP & Tech Counsel
Dispute Resolution
FinTech Specialist
Cross-Border Counsel
Investment Adviser

12 specialist areas · External network · Assigned per matter

How we're structured

How the model works
in practice.

Right specialist, every time

Every matter is assessed before it is assigned. The specialist chosen works exclusively in that area of law — not whoever happens to be free.

One relationship throughout

You deal with the S‑Baltic coordinator from intake to closure. The specialist works through us — you do not manage separate lawyers or repeat your brief to multiple people.

We carry the accountability

Every deliverable is reviewed by us before it reaches you. If something is not right, we go back to the specialist. That conversation is ours to have, not yours.

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