KRONBERGS ČUKSTE LEVIN | Dace L. Luters-Thümmel

Contacts

Institute of Media Law, Technical University Cologne, GER, Diploma IT Law, 2014
Université Nancy 2, FR, and European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht/NL/Luxembourg, Master of European Legal Studies, 2006
Latvian Bar Admission, 2005
Ministry of Justice NRW, Germany, State Examination & German Bar Admission, 1994
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm-University, Bonn, Germany, State Examination, Law Faculty, 1991

2015 – present: – Of counsel, KRONBERGS ČUKSTE Levin
2009 – present: Luters-Thümmel, Principal of Law Firm Luters-Thümmel in Düsseldorf/Riga/Brussels and since 2013 official representative of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Germany
1999 – present: International EU-Consultant of the EU Commission at Governments & Parliaments of Candidate Countries for the correct transposition of EU Law and EU Free Trade Agreements in the Baltics, Eastern Europe, Balkans, Turkey & other Association Agreement EU Neighbour Countries
2001 – 2008: Partner of Law Firm Dr. Denkl Dr. Mirow Haver J.D. Attorneys-at-Law/Tax Consultants/CPAs in Düsseldorf, Germany
1999 – 2001: International EU-Consultant of the Latvian Government/Parliament in the Pre-Accession phase, Saeima, Riga, Latvia
1997 – 1998: Legal Counsellor of MPs at the Parliament of Northrhine-Westphalia (NRW), CDU-Faction NRW (Conservative Party), Düsseldorf, Germany
1994 – 1997: International and EU Affairs Official of the German Chamber of Auditors (Wirtschaftsprüferkammer), Düsseldorf/Hamburg; now Berlin, Germany
1991 – 1994: Internship (Referendariat) at Courts of different branches and instances in Cologne, Law Firm of UK-Barrister Dr. Volker Triebel (now Hogan Lovells), Düsseldorf, and at UNCITRAL, Vienna, Austria
1991 – 1992: simultaneously Legal Counsel of Vice-President of CDU-Faction at German Parliament (Bundestag), Bonn, Germany; now Berlin

Multi-million German-Latvian international trade litigation case.
International commercial arbitration cases for German clients in Latvia, Germany, Austria.
Product Liability case against major German Car producing company.
Intellectual Property cases of German IT companies.
Justice Reform in Albania (EURALIUS-Project), Consulting Ministry of Economy in Moldova on EU Free Trade Agreement chapters in Company Law.
Start-up coach of Start2Grow Network Germany.