Pauls Ančs is a senior associate specializing in issues related to EU market freedoms for goods and services.
Pauls’ main activities concern online trading, digital services, unfair commercial practices, advertising, consumer rights and product safety. He represents clients in communication and disputes with business partners and regulatory authorities in areas that require product-specific legal knowledge. He particularly enjoys helping clients develop e-shops, online trading platforms and other kinds of online intermediary services.
Pauls employs the principles UX design in legal work – efficient, plain language text is easier to work with, takes less man-hours to administrate and avoids misunderstandings with partners, thus saving client’s resources in the long term.
Pauls is also a volunteer contributor to the open-source projects LineageOS and OpenStreetMap.
2017
University of Latvia
2015
University of Latvia
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the Latvian Bar Association
2023
ITechLaw Startup Legal PlaybookThe Latvia chapter was prepared by co-authors: Sarmis Spilbergs, Mikijs Zīmecs, Pauls Ančs, Irina Kostina, Dāvis Gertmans and Tomass Brinkmanis.
2021
International Advertising Law: A Practical Global Guide, Second EditionCo-author for the Latvia chapter together with Associate partner Sarmis Spilbergs, Senior associate Edvijs Zandars, Associates Kaspars Olsevskis and Mikijs Zimecs and Junior associate Anna Marta Nordmane.
2018
International Agency and Distribution Handbook EMEAThis is the 6th edition of the Agency and Distribution Handbook covering 39 countries in the EMEA region.
Ellex experts in Latvia Liga Merwin, Mārtiņš Gailis and Pauls Ančs are the authors of the Latvia chapters of the guide.
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