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.
Pauls is excited about the unique legal solutions (and problems) introduced by the recent “New Deal for Consumers” (a package of modernised EU consumer rules and enforcement tools), especially in the context of e-commerce and platform economies.
As an expert from Latvia, Pauls has participated in a European Commission project, which resulted in the creation of a useful tool for both the industry and consumers – an EU-wide, multi-lingual database of legal acts, case law, legal doctrine and other materials related to 11 of the most significant EU directives on consumer protection, from each of the EU member states.
2017
University of Latvia
2015
University of Latvia
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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