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Kestutis Švirinas

I am head of the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team in Lithuania. In my legal practice, spanning over 20 years, I have dealt with commercial disputes both in the Lithuanian and international courts and in commercial arbitration institutions. I have significant experience in criminal defence and criminal investigations related to criminal fraud and other financial and corporate offences or so-called white collar crime. · Sorainen

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Head of Sorainen’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team in Lithuania with over 20 years’ experience in commercial disputes, domestic and international arbitration, and criminal defence relating to fraud and other financial/corporate offences. Has represented clients before state and international courts and arbitrations and has acted as arbitrator and counsel in disputes with a combined value exceeding EUR 1 billion.

Practice areas

Dispute ResolutionLitigationInternational ArbitrationCriminal DefenceWhite-Collar CrimeInvestigationsCorporate / M&ATax

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Lithuania

Sorainen · I am head of the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team in Lithuania. In my legal practice, spanning over 20 years, I have dealt with commercial disputes both in the Lithuanian and international courts and in commercial arbitration institutions. I have significant experience in criminal defence and criminal investigations related to criminal fraud and other financial and corporate offences or so-called white collar crime.

Lithuania

Expertise

M&A and post-transaction disputesShareholder and corporate disputesAsset-tracing and complex fraud investigationsInvestment treaty and international commercial arbitrationFinancial products and banking-related disputes

Education

  • Vilnius University (MA in Law)
  • The Institute of European Law of the University of Birmingham, UK (Human rights program)
  • Centre for Assistance to Financial and Credit Institutions of Transitional Countries, Italy (Course on Investment Analysis and Related Credit Instruments)
  • The Institute of Banking, Insurance and Finance of Lithuania, Lithuania (Course on Credits Statements)

Admissions

  • Lithuanian Bar Association
  • Council of the Lithuanian Bar (member since 2022)
  • International Bar Association
  • Arbitrator, Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration
  • Arbitrator/Conciliator, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
  • Member, Arbitration Committee of Lithuanian Business Confederation | ICC Lithuania
  • Recommended Arbitrator, International Commercial Court of Arbitration under the Chamber of Commerce of the Russian Federation
  • Recommended Arbitrator, Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Moldova

Languages

LithuanianEnglishRussian