The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

The expanding Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas provides ‘logical and well-thought-out advice’ and is raising its profile. The firm acts for a large proportion of international clients, such as a leading Israeli private equity and investment house on financing the €450m sale of TDC, the Lithuanian mobile communications company. Name partners Arunas Sarka and Linas Sabaliauskas are ‘outstanding’, says one client.

Within Corporate and M&A, Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is a third tier firm,

Linas Sabaliauskas heads the corporate, M&A and private equity practice group at Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas. ‘He has never failed to provide an impeccable service,’ says a client. Recent work includes advising a consortium of private equity funds, including Hermis Captial, on the €100m sale of a Lithuanian blue-chip company.

Within Dispute resolution, Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is a third tier firm,

Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas joins our table following a strengthening of resources and the hire of partner Adomas Kuncius, who becomes head of the firm’s dispute resolution group and, according to a client, ‘provides many good ideas and solutions to problems’. Work included successfully representing a Lithuanian-Icelandic pharmacy chain in a dispute with one of the country’s largest retail trade companies.

Within EU and competition, Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is a third tier firm,

Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas supports its core M&A and corporate practice with capability in merger clearance and matters concerned with abuse of dominant position. The firm’s strong IP practice ensures it is well versed in relevant EU law.

Within Intellectual property, Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is a second tier firm,

Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas earns its position in the second tier following its 2008 merger with specialist IP boutique Relaw. It brought well-known IP expert Vilija Viesunaite to the firm, who is now head of IP, IT and media. The firm ‘provides logical and well-thought-out legal advice’ and acted for the Lithuanian Collective Administrator of Copyrights (LATGA-A) in a landmark case before the Supreme Court concerning ‘blank media fees’.

Within Legal market,

At the tail end of 2007, Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas was formed from a union of smaller practices and experienced partners from larger firms, including managing partner Robert Juodka, former head of real estate at Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners. Medium-sized firm Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas merged with IP and real estate specialists Relaw; and the former Norcous & Partners rebranded as Raidla Lejins & Norcous in 2008 to align itself with its allied firms in Estonia and Latvia of the same name.

Within Real estate and construction, Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is a third tier firm,

Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is ‘very competent and professional’, following its merger with Relaw, bringing the talent of partner and new head of real estate, Vytautas Kalmatavicius to the firm. Former in-house attorney Vidas Rudokas also joins the practice from VP Market group. The team advised Irish investment company Molloy Properties on the LTL30m acquisition and development of multiple real estate plots.

Within Shipping and transport, Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is a second tier firm,

Name partner Linas Sabaliauskas at Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas has a substantial portfolio of transport clients, such as Lithuanian Railways and national airline FlyLAL. The firm is acting for German shipping company Scandlines on the liquidation of its activities in Lithuania.

Within TMT, Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas is a third tier firm,

Partner Vilija Viesuniate heads the IP, IT and media practice group at Sarka, Sabaliauskas, Jankauskas attracting substantial clients and instructions. Work includes acting for international mobile content company TIM w.e. on establishing operations in Lithuania. Siemens is also a client of the firm.