According to article 116 of the Advocacy Law, there is such a restriction for sworn lawyers firms (sworn lawyers has the exclusivity to be a defence counsel of a person in Criminal Court, lawyers who are not sworn lawyers has the possibility to work in any other field and represent client a the Court).Foreign law firms or any other law firm that doesn't employ sworn lawyers can work in Latvia as a commercial entity. In that case the firm can't use nomination Sworn lawyer's firm and can't be defence counsel at the Criminal Court. They can give a legal advice and represent client. The firm need to be registered on the Company register. The activity is not regulated by the Advocacy Law but by the Commercial law. In that case there is no equity restrictions.