The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a third tier firm,

Banking and finance is a core area at Balciunas & Grajauskas, particularly litigation. Marius Grajauskas, a former in-house counsel at Danske Bank, is ‘good in negotiations and both energetic and sharp in litigation’. The firm is in demand for restructuring, bankruptcy and debt recovery work for various banks.

Within Corporate and M&A, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a third tier firm,

Balciunas & Grajauskas’ busy team acted for Dutch investors on the €20m acquisition of a Lithuanian real estate management company. Gintaras Balciunas and his team ‘have deep knowledge not only in legal matters, but business-related issues too’.

Within Dispute resolution, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a third tier firm,

Balciunas & Grajauskas has a strong reputation for banking and finance litigation, and other mandates include representing a major construction company in a dispute. Practice head Gintaras Balciunas has ‘a high level of professionalism and understanding of customer needs’, and is sitting as arbitrator in a €80m dispute concerning railway infrastructure.

Within EU and competition, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a third tier firm,

Balciunas & Grajauskas provides ‘a high level of service’. It assisted a global pharmaceuticals company with its dawn-raid policy and is advising a government body on the effective implementation of EU funds. Tomas Ivanauskas heads the practice.

Within Intellectual property, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a third tier firm,

Balciunas & Grajauskas has a following in the print media sector, handling IP issues for a domestic media company concerning the right to publish global trade marks, and advising a weekly magazine on brand name protection. Jonas Platelis shows ‘creativity in solving problems’.

Within Real estate and construction, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a third tier firm,

Balciunas & Grajauskas excels in this field and is advising construction company CCM Baltics on a €1m shopping and trade centre. Contentious work includes representing SEB as lender regarding a €50m planning permission dispute with state authorities over a new hotel resort. Marius Grajauskas and Gintaras Balciunas have ‘amazing problem-solving and negotiation skills’.

Within Shipping and transport, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a second tier firm,

Balciunas & Grajauskas’ recent instructions include advising Greenchem Baltic on issues relating to the transportation of fuel and dangerous chemical materials through EU countries. Marius Grajauskas is ‘very constructive, quick and decisive’.

Within TMT, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a third tier firm,

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.

Within Tax, Balciunas & Grajauskas is a second tier firm,

Strong finance firm Balciunas & Grajauskas demonstrated its tax law capability in the recovery of €1m of overpaid taxes on behalf of an energy company, and also recovered €1.4m of taxes for real estate management company Respektas. Consultants Konradas Pabijanskas and Gintaras Stankevicius are the key contacts.