The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Gediminas Reciunas’ team at Lawin shows ‘deep professional insights and industry knowledge’, and its expertise covers the full spectrum of advisory, litigation and transactional work. Recent highlights include advising Lithuania’s government on the financing of a €5bn nuclear power plant. The team also represented over 70 creditors in Snoras’ LTL7.2bn bankruptcy proceedings. The ‘highly professional and client-oriented’ Joana Baublyte made partner in 2012, and Giedrius Stasevicius is also recommended.

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Within Corporate and M&A, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Lawin enjoys an excellent reputation for corporate and M&A matters, and has experience in strategic investments as well as upper-end and mid-market transactions. The team advised telecoms operator TeliaSonera on its acquisition of TEO, assisted Invalda with the distressed acquisition of Litagra Group, and acted for Visagino Atomine Elektrine on a joint venture nuclear construction project. Zilvinas Zinkevicius heads the practice.

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Within Dispute resolution, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Lawin’s specialist dispute resolution practice stands out for its finance and white-collar crime litigation expertise, and team head Vilija Vaitkute Pavan is renowned as one of the best commercial and investment arbitration lawyers in the jurisdiction. The firm acted for the Ministry of Energy in arbitration proceedings and investment litigation against Gazprom. It also represented Belarusian clients in a case regarding EU sanctions.

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Within EU and competition, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Lawin’s three-partner team has an outstanding reputation and a client portfolio brimming with major players in sectors such as manufacturing, banking, and energy, which the team regularly advises on abuse of dominance cases and anti-competitive agreements. Recent highlights include advising SEB, Swedbank and DnB on an investigation concerning restriction of competition in cash management services. Coca-Cola, ORLEN and the Republic of Lithuania are also clients. Practice co-heads Jaunius Gumbis and Marius Juonys are recommended, as is recently promoted partner Dovile Greblikiene.

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Within Intellectual property, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Lawin continues to profit from close ties to major IP clients, particularly in the pharmaceuticals, telecoms and technology sectors. Jaunius Gumbis heads the team, which is acting for Laboratorios Leon Farma on a Baltic product launch as well as in patent litigation. Rūta Pumputienė and Mindaugas Kiškis are prominent IP practitioners.

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Within Real estate and construction, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Lawin’s broad-based practice leads the market on real estate transactions, and also has specialist teams advising on international infrastructure, construction, forestry, agribusiness and environmental matters. It was a key adviser on the Visaginas nuclear plant, which is the largest project to date anywhere in the Baltic states. It also advised on a large retail park development and acted for BTP on the sale of Twarda Tower in Warsaw. Practice head Tomas Milasauskas and newly promoted partner Simas Gudynas are recommended.

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Within Shipping and transport, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Jaunius Gumbis’ large team at Lawin combines strong expertise in shipping and other transport industries with a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on the firm’s regulatory, trade, tax and competition law specialists. The firm recently advised a domestic shipbroker and seven shipping companies in a cartel investigation. 2012 also saw an increase in aviation projects, transactions and contentious matters. Dovile Greblikiene joined from Lawin.

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Within TMT, Lawin is a first tier firm,

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.

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Within Tax, Lawin is a first tier firm,

Lawin’s expertise spans tax planning, structuring and disputes. It recently advised Nivea Polska on tax law aspects of its business expansion in Poland and the Baltic states. Other clients include NASDAQ, Novartis Pharma Services and Indorama. Gediminas Reciunas heads the department.

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