The Legal 500

Jaunius Gumbis heads Lawin’s industry and regulatory group, which has an excellent reputation in litigation and advisory matters. The team is advising telecoms companies TEO and Omnitel on regulatory matters and in litigation against the Lithuanian Association of National Betting Operators. Pfizer and Novartis are longstanding clients.

Raidla Lejins & Norcous has an impressive record advising major pharmaceuticals companies, such as Merck & Co, Eli Lilly and Bayer, as well as contract research organisations on regulatory issues. Lead partner Žilvinas Kvietkus also advises local media and technology companies, and recently represented pan-Baltic mobile operator Bitė on its dispute against Tele2 and Omnitel.

Baltic Legal Solutions Lithuania is very active in the telecoms and TV industries. Gediminas Lisauskas regularly advises the Lithuanian Cable Television Association and also recently acted for Mikrovisatos TV during its takeover by Viginta. Other clients include Bitė, Microsoft and Affecto Lietuva. Iraida Zogaite is also recommended.

Sorainen is recommended for the ‘comprehensiveness of its services, both qualitatively and geographically’. The team acts for numerous clients in the technology sector and has particular expertise in data protection. Recent highlights include advising Etronika on IT contractual and licensing matters. Practice head Renata Beržanskienė and TMT specialist Paulius Koverovas are recommended.

Bernotas & Dominas Glimstedt is highly recommended for regulatory work, and is also kept busy with M&A and contentious matters in the IT and media sectors. The firm recently advised a public sector client on adopting electronic services. Giedre Rimkunaite finishes ‘quality assignments comprehensively and on time’.

Attorneys at Law Borenius recently advised Google on implementing its Street View project in Lithuania and assisted TELE-3 with re-broadcasting contracts. Zygimantas Pacevicius and IP and IT practice head Stasys Drazdauskas are highly recommended.

Jonas Saladžius’ team at Eversheds Saladžius has experience in advising leading TMT companies on contracts, broadcasting regulations, corporate governance, outsourcings and transactional matters. Oracle and Samsung are regular clients.

Tark Grunte Sutkiene specialises in cross-border telecoms regulatory matters. The team also advised government ministries on R&D agreements in the nanotechnology and healthcare industries. Neringa Gražinytė advised longstanding client Viasat on regulatory issues.

At Balciunas & Grajauskas, Tomas Ivanauskas’ IT regulatory expertise attracts instructions from public and private sector players. He recently advised clients on implementing IT systems projects.

Pavlov & Mamontovas’ Rūta Radzevičiūtė is an expert in data protection and e-privacy, and Andrius Bambalas has experience in copyright, advertising and distribution rights in the broadcasting sector. They joined the firm from Raidla Lejins & Norcous and Tark Grunte Sutkiene, respectively.

Triniti combines IP and EU law expertise with regulatory knowledge to provide comprehensive advice to clients such as Delfi, Johnson & Johnson and Meyer & John. The team recently advised venture capital company Eruditus on the distribution of electronic content on social media networks. Vilija Viesunaite is the main contact.

Varul advised ITERO on the development and sale of a mobile app targeting the insurance market and advised investment group Razfin on its acquisition of mobile payments provider Mokipay. Marius Devyžis heads the practice.