Iveta Zelca

Iveta Zelca is an Attorney at Law with more than 18 years of experience in legal practice and the representation of clients in complex litigation proceedings. Throughout her professional career, she has represented clients before courts of first instance, appellate courts and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia, as well as before the Constitutional Court of Latvia and the European Court of Human Rights.

Iveta’s practice focuses on employment law, contract and obligations law, data protection and privacy, commercial dispute resolution, including trade secret litigation, as well as administrative law. She regularly advises and represents clients in employment matters, commercial disputes, tax litigation, claims before the Medical Treatment Risk Fund, civil service disputes, and criminal proceedings involving the unlawful acquisition of trade secrets and bodily injury offences.

During her career, Iveta has advised a wide range of international and domestic clients on complex legal issues across various industries. She is a co-author of the "Commentary on the Latvian Labour Law" published in 2010 and the author of numerous professional publications. Iveta is also a regular speaker at seminars, conferences and client training programmes on topical legal and regulatory matters.

Prior to joining PwC Legal Latvia, Iveta practised for many years as an independent Attorney at Law and gained extensive experience at several leading Latvian law firms.

Before her admission to the Latvian Bar Association, Iveta worked in both the public and private sectors. She was involved in matters relating to European Union Structural Funds and served as Head of the Legal Department of the Transport Bureau under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, where she participated in the drafting and coordination of legislation and the preparation of legal opinions.

Iveta holds an LL.M. in Cross-Border Commercial Law from the Riga Graduate School of Law, with a specialisation in European Union Law. She also graduated from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Latvia, obtaining a Master of Social Sciences degree in Law, as well as professional qualifications in law and economics.

Since 2011, Iveta has been a member of the Latvian Bar Association.