The Legal 500

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

Balciunas & Grajauskas has a highly focused banking and finance practice led by managing partner Marius Grajauskas, former in-house counsel at several banks. Grajauskas is ‘a business-orientated lawyer’ with ‘excellent negotiating skills’, who advised Danske Bank on a €15m bond issue. The firm also acts for SEB, and is representing it on the bankruptcy proceedings of a significant debtor.

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

Balciunas & Grajauskas advises on mid-market deals for both domestic and international companies. Clients consistently praise the teamwork of the firm. Gintaras Balciunas ‘displays exceptional attention to detail’ and provides ‘precise and prompt services’, while deals include acting for Itella Information on the €2m purchase of a scanning centre business.

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

The banking and finance expertise at Balciunas & Grajauskas extends contentious work, where Marius Grajauskas acted for SEB in recovering funds to the value of €10m against a group of companies, and represented Danske Bank in several disputes, including one against the largest food supply company in the Baltics. ‘The firm is distinguished by exceptional professionalism’

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

Balciunas & Grajauskas has worthy capability, typically in corporate support. The firm acted for SEB Bank as mortgagee of a trade mark in dispute between two breweries. Clients appreciate the ‘confidence, availability and competence’ of Gintaras Balciunas.

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

The finance expertise of Balciunas & Grajauskas is utilised in a number of senior projects, such as acting for Energija on the construction of a gas pipeline from Mazeikiai to a main oil refinery plant. Gintaras Balciunas advised PK Invest on the construction and subsequent €23m real estate sale of a residential quarter in Vilnius old town.

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

Balciunas & Grajauskas has proven capability in this field, with Marius Grajauskas and associate partner Arunas Juodis leading much of the work, while Gintaras Balciunas has ‘very deep industry knowledge in the TMT area’. The team acted for an internet service provider before the Communications Regulatory Authority in a dispute with a telecoms provider over the illegal provision of telecom services.