The Legal 500

Lawin’s industry and regulatory practice group is praised for its ‘business acumen and industry knowledge’, and is advising a group of the country’s main telecoms and IT companies, including TEO and Omnitel, in a landmark case concerning the filtering of internet content. ‘Great co-ordinator’ Jaunius Gumbis leads the practice, which also includes telecoms expert Marius Juonys and leading IP and IT lawyer Mindaugas Kiskis.

Raidla Lejins & Norcous is the preferred choice for many international players such as telecoms company Bite, as well as pharmaceuticals giants Bayer Schering Pharma and Merck Sharp & Dohme. Practice head Žilvinas Kvietkus has ‘deep knowledge of the pharmaceuticals industry’, an area in which the firm ‘stands heads above all others in Lithuania’. IT clients include UAB ERP, which the firm represents in day-to-day regulatory issues, public procurement and other matters.

Baltic Legal Solutions Lithuania has many leading clients in IT and telecoms. These include Microsoft, which the firm is advising on public procurement and other matters; the Lithuanian Cable Television Association (comprising almost 50 telecoms, cable television and internet service providers); and Bite. Iraida Zogaite has many years’ experience.

Law Firm Bernotas & Dominas Glimstedt is advising a public sector client on the creation of an e-delivery system, and its media law representations include recently acting for media research company Mediar in negotiations with TEO regarding the use of TV data. Giedre Rimkunaite is ‘knowledgeable and experienced’.

Attorneys at Law Borenius represents numerous big-name clients across all TMT sectors. It advises LG Electronics on regulations and new products, and advises TV channel Tele-3 on copyright and media law. Stasys Drazdauskas leads the practice.

Eversheds Saladžius’ broad caseload includes advising Oracle on licensing; Nestlé on advertising issues; and Samsung regarding broadcasting matters. Jonas Saladžius has ‘very good business and industry knowledge’, and leads on most mandates.

Sorainen’s ‘very good, effective and professional’ TMT group represents clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Google, Bite, and Roche. It is advising Tieto, a leading Scandinavian IT company, in a dispute with a Lithuanian retailer regarding implementation of its systems. Specialist counsel Paulius Koverovas is a former general counsel at Omnitel.

Tark Grunte Sutkiene’s key client is Viasat, which keeps the firm busy in a wide variety of legal needs. Most notably, the firm succeeded in overturning a decision of the Competition Council which alleged misleading advertising by Viasat. Lina Daruliene, who led that case, is also representing the company in an abuse of dominant position investigation.

Balciunas & Grajauskas displays ‘deep knowledge’ and business acumen under Tomas Ivanauskas. Recent instructions include advising a global consultancy firm on the establishment of a national e-delivery system, and representing a domestic IT company in a dispute concerning the protection of IT know-how.

Juridicon Law Firm acts for key client Delfi news website on a comprehensive range of matters, including libel, IP and regulatory issues. Andžej Caikovski heads the TMT team.

With its strong IP practice, Triniti naturally attracts a number of TMT sector clients. These include Delfi, which the firm advises on advertising issues, and new client Johnson & Johnson. Linas Sabaliauskas is ‘a brilliant lawyer’.

Varul’s Giedre Dailidenaite provides service that is timely and ‘simply excellent’. The team is advising UAB Teledema on various issues relating to the launch and branding of a new B2C IT/telecom product.