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Rimantas Simaitis

Professor Dr Rimantas Simaitis is Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Department. Professor Dr Simaitis holds a Doctor’s degree of Social Sciences (Law) from Vilnius University, Lithuania. He is an Associated Professor at Vilnius University faculty of Law, recommended arbitrator at Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration and has been designated to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators by the Lithuanian Government. He has been, and remains, an active member and/or head of various working groups formed by the Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Council and the Parliament of Lithuania, and the Council of Europe. · Cobalt

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About

Professor Dr Rimantas Simaitis is Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Department at Cobalt in Lithuania. He holds a Doctor’s degree of Social Sciences (Law) from Vilnius University, is an Associated Professor at Vilnius University Faculty of Law, is a recommended arbitrator at the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration and has been designated to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators by the Lithuanian Government.

Practice areas

Dispute ResolutionLitigationArbitrationMediationCriminal Law & ProcedureEnergyTransport

Office

Expertise

Commercial ArbitrationAlternative Dispute ResolutionInvestor-State Conciliation (ICSID)Online MediationEnergyTransport

Education

  • 2006 Doctor’s degree of Social Sciences (Law), Faculty of Law, Vilnius University
  • 2000 Master’s degree in Law, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University

Admissions

  • Member, Lithuanian Bar Association (since 2006)
  • Recommended arbitrator, Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration (since 2006)
  • Designated to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators (designated by the Lithuanian Government)
  • On-line mediator, Chamber of Arbitration Milan (RisolviOnline)
  • Member/board roles in Alumni Society of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University (member since 2008; Chairman of the Board 2003–2008)

Languages

LithuanianEnglishRussian