Kalvis holds an LL.B. in Law and Diplomacy with merit from Riga Graduate School of Law and an LL.M. in International Trade and Investment Law (International and European Law) from University of Amsterdam. Currently Kalvis is in the process of obtaining a lawyer’s qualification at the University of Latvia.

Prior to his studies in law, Kalvis has obtained a professional bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship at BA School of Business and Finance.

In addition to his professional endeavours, Kalvis is a visiting lecturer at Riga Graduate School of Law, where he teaches the International Sales Law course and has coached the university’s Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot team. He has successfully participated in several international moot court competitions, reaching third place at the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court and second place at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot in Minsk.