Madara Zeltiņa, Mag.iur., heads the Employment team and is part of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team.

Madara has extensive experience in advising clients on various issues related to labor relations, resolving complex labor disputes, as well as developing and improving a company’s internal regulations, including employment and management contracts, collective agreements, confidentiality provisions, work procedures and other internal regulations.

She is well-known in the marketplace for carrying out in-depth legal research on employment issues and providing a comprehensive, clear assessment of potential risks and offering solutions to mitigate them.

Madara also specialises in insurance, real estate and construction law issues.

Madara has advised airBaltic in several labour disputes, including with the Latvian Aviation Trade Union, covering issues such as working hours, equal treatment, business trips, mobbing and other important labour law issues . Most of the cases have been won or concluded in favour of airBaltic . As part of VILGERTS' Litigation and Dispute Resolution team, Madara has also successfully advised AS BAO in disputes over insurance compensation for losses (caused by a fire) against Compensa Vienna Insurance Group and BTA Baltic Insurance Company, as well as advising If P&C Insurance AS Latvian branch in a dispute over the recovery of insurance compensation in the amount of more than EUR 3 million.

Before joining VILGERTS, Madara gained extensive experience working as a lawyer for the Sigulda County Municipality, ensuring the legality of the municipality's activities and representing its interests in court in both civil and administrative proceedings, as well as providing legal support for the implementation of the 2021 administrative-territorial reform. Madara has also worked as a judge's assistant at the Administrative Regional Court, where her duties included preparing cases for review, as well as preparing draft court rulings and other documents.