Sorainen — Lithuania

Agnietė Venckienė

As a counsel leading our Employment practice in Lithuania, I have been supporting business in all employee-related legal matters for more than ten years. · Employment

Aira Bareikaitė

I am an associate with the firm’s Tax team. I advise domestic and international clients on direct and indirect tax law issues. · Tax

Akvilė Jurkaitytė

As an associate with the firm‘s Finance & Insurance team, I mainly specialise in the fields of fintech and blockchain. I also advise clients on banking, payments, financing and corporate matters · Finance & Insurance

Algirdas Pekšys

I am a partner with the firm’s Corporate and M&A team. I have been with Sorainen since 2005, helping to build its Corporate, M&A and Employment practices. · Corporate / M&A

Aliaksei Vashkevich

As a member of the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice group, I contribute to the successful implementation of projects involving investments and corporate presence. Following relocation to Lithuania in 2022 I have been focusing on Lithuanian and pan-Baltic M&A transactions. In my work, I am driven by a strong belief in creating better opportunities for doing business in the Baltics and Belarus, and aspire to help our clients take advantage of these opportunities by improving the local legal and business climate. · Corporate / M&A

Ana Borovko

I am an associate with the firm‘s Employment team. I specialize in the field of migration law and advise international companies on recruiting and relocating foreign citizens to Lithuania. I also provide legal advice on other issues related to labour relations. · Employment

Andrius Pilitauskas

As an associate with the firm’s Finance and Insurance team, I advise local and international clients on financial law and capital market matters. · Banking & Finance

Andrius Šimkus

I am an expert in energy law, regulation, policy, strategy and management. I have practised in the energy sector since 2005 and specialise in the fields of electricity, gas (including LNG), renewable energy sources, nuclear energy, energy efficiency, energy markets, climate change management and other related areas. Providing wide-ranging services in the energy sector – from law-making to daily business operations – I am always able to offer my clients tailor-made, complex and non-standard solutions. · Energy

Asta Augutytė-Rapkevičienė

As a partner specialising in real estate, construction and environmental areas, I advise the largest real estate market players on all development-related issues, including zoning, land law, design and construction. The Legal 500 has described me as “very helpful and hands-on” which well reflects my core working principles. · Real Estate

Augustas Klezys

As a partner with the firm’s Finance & Insurance team and a business sector enthusiast, all my energy goes into providing cross-practice advice to financial sector companies. · Banking & Finance

Aurelija Daubaraitė

As a senior associate, my primary focus is on employment law, where I have significant experience in the full scope of employment related matters, including dispute resolution, corporate law, data protection and taxation. · Employment

Auridas Litvinas

After completing undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford I joined Sorainen as a legal assistant with the Competition & Regulatory team. I assist senior colleagues in dealing with competition law issues and do my best to help solve practical problems that clients face. · Competition

Aušra Gaurytė

Associate · Dispute Resolution

Aušra Kunčiuvienė

I am an associate with the firm’s Finance & Insurance team, specialising in insurance law. · Insurance

Aušra Mudenaite

Partner, co-head of the firm’s Real Estate and Construction team in Lithuania · Real Estate

Aušrinė Dambrauskaitė

As an associate with the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team, I specialise in civil and administrative disputes and, together with the team, I represent clients’ interests during judicial and arbitration proceedings. I also advise clients on intellectual property issues and help them ensure proper acquisition, use and protection of intellectual property. · Litigation

Barbora Bernatonytė

I am an associate with the firm’s Corporate and M&A team. · Corporate / M&A

Daivis Švirinas

I head the firm’s regional Competition practice as well as our Competition & Regulatory and co-head Life Sciences & Healthcare teams in Lithuania. As leader of a team operating in a wide variety of legal fields such as competition and antitrust, state aid, EU law and institutions, regulated markets, government relations and pharma, I have the opportunity to work with a highly diverse group of legal experts who, in the opinion of our clients and legal directories, are among the leading experts in their fields. · Competition / Antitrust

Danas Šniutė

As an associate with the firm’s Competition & Regulatory team, I advise domestic and international clients on competition matters. Striving to deliver the highest quality legal assistance, I rely on strong theoretical knowledge, commercial awareness and personal skills. · Competition

Darius Raulušaitis

I am a criminal lawyer and head of the firm’s Risk Management, Corporate Crime Investigations & Defence team in Lithuania. · Criminal Law

Domantė Lunytė

As an associate with the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team, I assist clients in handling complex legal situations. As one Japanese proverb states, “Only lawyers and painters can turn white to black”. However, I would rather say that I help clients to turn their situations from black to white. I also have experience in the real estate, energy and infrastructure fields. · Dispute Resolution

Dominykas Kulakas

As an associate with the firm’s Finance and Insurance team, I advise local and international clients on financial transactions and various issues related to insurance law. · Banking & Finance

Donatas Jasaitis

As a senior associate with the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team in Lithuania, I specialise in real estate and construction disputes. I represent clients’ interests during complex legal disputes and help stop or avoid impending litigation. · Dispute Resolution

Edgaras Markevičius

I am a counsel with the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team and head of our Public Procurement & Public Projects practice in Lithuania. My extensive experience in organising, executing and overseeing complex tenders in different sectors enables me to offer exact solutions to our clients. · Dispute Resolution

Emilė Navickaitė

I am a member of the Real Estate & Construction team. I advise clients on real estate transactions and contribute to the resolution of real estate disputes. · Real Estate

Erikas Linkevičius

As an associate with the firm‘s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team, I specialise in civil and administrative disputes. Together with the team, I represent clients’ interests during legal proceedings. I also have experience in insolvency and criminal law. · Dispute Resolution

Evaldas Dūdonis

I am a partner of the firm’s Corporate and M&A team with primary focus on corporate law and significant experience in the M&A field. I have worked with Sorainen since 2013. · Corporate / M&A

Gabriele Raižytė

As an associate with the firm’s Real Estate & Construction team, I advise local and international clients on real estate development, rent, management, and construction matters. · Real Estate

Gerda Skirbutienė

As an experienced domestic and international tax adviser and employment lawyer, in my role as a counsel with Sorainen since 2013 I combine professional legal knowledge and a business-minded attitude. · Tax

Goda Jakubauskaitė

I am an associate with the firm’s Corporate and M&A team. I advise clients on corporate law matters. · Corporate / M&A

Greta Kubiliūnaitė

As a member of the Sorainen Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team, I specialise in litigation and have extensive experience in bankruptcy proceedings. My work involves advising and representing clients in both court and out-of-court disputes as well as in negotiations. I am motivated by working with a team whose main purpose is to provide the highest quality legal services to our clients and to offer them the most efficient and innovative solutions. · Litigation

Grėta Šumskytė

I am an associate in Sorainen’s Finance & Insurance team. I advise clients on a wide range of issues related to fintech and finance and banking. · Banking & Finance

Ieva Rimavičienė

As an attorney-at-law and counsel with the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management, and Competition & Regulatory teams, my primary focus is Shareholders’ and Corporate disputes. I have significant experience in arbitration and criminal law. · Dispute Resolution

Indrė Pelėdaitė

As a counsel with the firm’s Finance & Insurance team, I mainly advise clients on insurance and reinsurance law. A combination of an in-depth understanding of insurance law and regulatory expertise with sector-specific knowledge enables me to offer the best practical advice to insurers, insurance intermediaries and insureds alike. I support insurance market participants with navigating the insurance industry’s initial responses to ESG and compliance initiatives when addressing SFDR and other emerging ESG-focused statutory and regulatory requirements · Insurance & Reinsurance

Indrė Ščeponienė

As the leader of the firm’s Tax team in Lithuania and a co-head of the regional team, I help clients ensure effective communication with the tax administrator. In advising on tax issues, I always seek creative solutions that meet client needs. · Tax

Irma Kunickė

As a counsel specializing in data protection and information technology, I assist companies involved in retail and wholesale, financial and consumer product manufacturing and also advise sector clients on regulatory issues. I have been practising law since 2010. · Data Protection

Jonas Kiauleikis

I am co-head of the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) sector in Lithuania and a member of our Corporate and M&A team, with in-depth specialisation in the fields of corporate, M&A and financing. As an idea-driven lawyer, I am passionate about project management and all aspects of working on a transaction, from exploring investment opportunities and leading various workstreams to advising on integration. · Corporate / M&A

Julija Kirkilienė

I am a senior associate with the firm’s Real Estate & Construction team in Lithuania with significant experience in energy and environmental law. · Real Estate

Julius Raškauskas

I am a senior associate with the firm’s Real Estate & Construction team in Lithuania. I have a deep knowledge of regulations and the state land and construction supervisory system acquired during a career in government institutions. This experience enables me to identify risks and provide solutions for real estate developers. · Real Estate

Jurgita Karvelė

A double specialization in both dispute resolution and employment law enables me to successfully advise and represent clients in employment disputes. These provide an opportunity for extensive direct communication with company representatives, managers and employers, which in turn promotes a true understanding of clients’ needs. · Employment

Jurgita Mikučionienė

As an associate with the firm’s Real Estate & Construction team, I provide advice to clients on real estate and contracting legal issues. I also have extensive experience in litigation relating to the management, use and disposal of real estate. · Real Estate

Jurgita Tekorienė

I am a senior associate with the firm’s Corporate and M&A and Employment teams. Prior to starting in my current position I was with Sorainen as a legal team assistant for several years. · Corporate / M&A

Kazimieras Karpickis

I am a member of the firm‘s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team and head of the Insolvency & Restructuring practice in Lithuania. I have advised and represented clients’ interests in a wide range of disputes, including those resolved by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Supreme Court of Lithuania. For me, the key to success is relations with clients and team members being based on mutual trust. · Dispute Resolution

Kestutis Adamonis

I am a partner and head of the firm’s regional Real Estate & Construction team. I was office managing partner of our Lithuanian office from 2001 to 2013. I became exceedingly interested in real estate and real estate transactions since the beginning of the last decade when the first commercial, cashflow-generating properties were being developed in our region. Since then I have assisted in and co-ordinated over 50 large commercial property deals with a total value of over EUR 2.5 billion. · Real Estate

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. · Dispute Resolution

Laimonas Skibarka

As partner of Sorainen, I am passionate about our firm’s core purpose – growing prosperity in our region by helping our clients succeed in business. I enjoy working closely with clients and learning about their businesses and industries. Specialising in the fields of mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and foreign investments, I focus on the technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) sector. · Corporate / M&A

Lina Aleknaitė – van der Molen

As a counsel and attorney-at-law specialising in the fields of finance and capital markets, I advise businesses and investors on structuring local and international financing transactions and issuing securities. I also assist clients in structuring and licensing investment funds and asset managers. In 2023, The Legal 500 rated me as a Rising Star in the field of Banking, Finance and capital Markets. · Banking & Finance

Lina Aleknaitė-van der Molen

As a counsel and attorney-at-law specialising in the fields of finance and capital markets, I advise businesses and investors on structuring local and international financing transactions and issuing securities. I also assist clients in structuring and licensing investment funds and asset managers. · Capital Markets

Linas Petronaitis

I am a Senior Associate in the firm‘s Competition & Regulatory team. I help local and international companies with competition law and state aid issues. · Competition / Antitrust

Mantas Petkevicius

As a member of the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice, I lead the Private Equity & Venture Capital team. If I had to summarise my professional experience in only one phrase, I would say transaction negotiations. If I am allowed to expand to five, I would add private equity, M&A, foreign investments and large projects. · Corporate / M&A

Miglė Mainionytė

As an associate with the firm’s Tax team, I advise clients on various direct and indirect tax issues. I also prepare enquiries and requests to the State Tax Inspectorate for obtaining binding tax rulings. · Tax

Mindaugas Dominykas Baniulis

As a member of the firm’s Corporate and M&A team, my main objective is to assist local and international companies and business owners in achieving their goals. I offer practical advice and tailored solutions for a wide range of matters in the M&A and corporate field. · Corporate / M&A

Monika Balčaitienė

I am an associate with the Dispute Resolution team and a legal assistant. My main area of specialization is public procurement. I advise clients on various public procurement issues and represent them in related disputes in courts and other institutions. · Public Procurement

Monika Mališauskaite-Vaupšiene

As partner and head of the Competition & Regulatory team in Lithuania, I am responsible for ensuring the highest quality of services in diverse fields of competition law. I have extensive experience advising clients on prohibited agreements by competitors and non-competing entities as well as on merger control. Additionally, I assist clients in advertising and state aid matters. · Competition

Nojus Jašmontas

I am an associate with the firm’s Competition and Regulatory team. I advise clients on competition, intellectual property and regulatory law issues. · Competition

Paulius Murauskas

I am a senior associate with the firm‘s Dispute Resolution team, specialising in public procurement and public projects. Representing both public sector institutions and private business entities, I work on complex projects in sectors such as information technology, healthcare and infrastructure. · Dispute Resolution

Povilas Užkuraitis

I am an associate with the firm‘s Tax team. Having specialised in tax law since 2018, I am experienced in providing tax advice to both Lithuanian and foreign companies. · Tax

Raminta Karlonaitė-Durnan

Since the start of my legal career, I have specialised in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). I am fascinated by this area of law, as the situations encountered are always different, and to find the best solution, you need to have flexibility and creativity, and be able to think unconventionally. · Corporate / M&A

Raminta Matulytė

I am an associate with the firm’s Competition and Regulatory team. I specialise in the field of data protection law, advising clients on issues related to national and European Union data protection laws. I also assist local and international clients on intellectual property and state-regulated matters. As a member of the Startup sector group, I focus closely on development in this sector. · Competition

Reda Čiulkinienė

As a member of the Real Estate and Construction team, I advise clients on design, construction contracting, real estate development, and leasing matters. · Real Estate