The Legal 500 > Europe, Middle East & Africa > Lithuania > Employment

‘Ellex definitely plays in its own league. In my opinion, many try to emulate Ellex, but nobody will in the near future’

‘Ramunas Petravicius and Rimantas Stanevicius have both been very active in providing proposals and commenting on labour regulation in the last 10-20 years. They both contributed consistent and considerable input during the preparation and legislation of the newly established Labour Code in Lithuania in 2017. Since then, they are active in providing support for the companies in adapting to the new regulation and commenting on the additional required amendments. Both Ramunas and Rimantas are exceptional professionals, with an eye to detail and also wide scope.’

‘iLaw are specialists in employment’ 

‘We have been working with the team since 2013. It is very professional, fast and exact. Compared with some other international law firms, their services are the best.’

‘Great personal working relationships on all levels of communications. Sustainability in all processes. Stable team and same responsible people from the beginning of our communication. Attention to the personal details.’

‘They are always prompt and on track. There are no words such as “delayed”, “inaccurate” or “messy” in their practice. They are able to provide the precise, qualified and professional legal advice any time and this is considered to be regular practice.’

‘Ecovis ProventusLaw is a reliable firm, which specialises in labour law. They understand our needs.’ 

‘Ecovis ProventusLaw has been practising in the employment arena for many years, so there are no doubts that the team is really professional  and has deep knowledge. We would recommend Ecovis ProventusLaw as a very strong law firm in representing clients in disputes concerning employment relationships, in assessing the risks and opportunities when the laws are changed, in providing the strategic employment advice to companies top management as well as in ensuring that all personnel policies comply with Lithuanian labour laws and meet employees concerns.’

‘Loreta Andziulyte is an exceptional lawyer on employment law matters.’

‘ECOVIS ProventusLaw Senior Associate Brigida Bacienė has proven her valuable experience by overseeing our business from the legal side. Our company has lots of day-to-day situations related to employment law, so we appreciate Brigida’s constant assistance. She is extremely observant and is able to notice every dot which would make the situation in our business favour.’

‘Loreta Andziulyte has very strong skills in negotiations, and she can participate in the most difficult and challenging negotiations between employer and employees. Furthermore, Brigida Baciene is known for her dedicated work and great knowledge in the employment and data protection practice areas. We would recommend Brigida because of her punctuality, ability to notice all important details and ability to provide the most valuable strategy or advice.’

‘Our contacts at GLIMSTEDT are able to take the right stance between advising appropriately but also recognising that commercial needs sometimes require decisions to be reached quickly. We value the fact that GLIMSTEDT lawyers have been flexible, accessible and responsive and that we had access to senior legal advisers when required.’

‘Glimstedt has a professional team, which acts quickly and precisely.’

‘Aušra Maliauskaitė-Embrektė who leads the employment team, is very proactive, knowledgeable and pleasant to work with. She always puts client’s interests first. Laura Tunkevičiūtė finds the devil in the details.’

‘Proactive, fast, customer-oriented and always ready to support you.’

‘The team is keen to assist and is available right away, which is extremely important in emergency situations. The team consists of different specialists that are able to address distinctive issues.’

‘Professional, flexible and competent lawyers. Well-organised.’

‘The team has a strong competence in all employment issues and especially how the relevant regulation of laws has to be implemented practically.’

‘Ieva Povilaitienė is a very business-orientated lawyer who quickly understands business needs and identifies only essential risks.’

‘Senior associate Vytautas Silinskas is a competent, professional and excellent lawyer.’

‘Ieva Povilaitiene and Vytautas Silinskas are individuals who have impressed us greatly. Ieva is always ready to provide professional assistance and give personal attention to the matter. She is flexible, fast, always delivers the best solutions and pays attention to our needs. Communication with Vytautas is clear and fast.’

‘I was particularly impressed by the experience and broad knowledge of Vytautas Silinskas.’

‘Ieva Povilaitiene has always been extremely helpful, professional, proactive, customer-oriented and flexible in giving fast answers and arrange meetings when needed. They are really trustful experts that we have valued during more than 10 years of working with them.’

‘Vytautas Silinskas is a great employment lawyer that is looking for client-oriented solutions. Vytautas follows new case law and regulation in Lithuania, he may provide advice from his own experience and other precedents that happened in Lithuania.’

‘We have been working with Magnusson for about 5 years. The most important thing which we get from Magnusson’s employment team is that when it is evaluating situations, it not only comes up with formal legal solutions or proposals but also thinks about how our company’s decisions (based on those proposals) will affect the business, financial costs and the image of the company as the employer. The employment team works very professionally, and is focused on the specific result and the need of the client.’

‘I have worked with Magnusson on a contract basis since 2015. During this period we have faced lots of different issues, and we have got very quick and professional solutions each time. Magnusson is the Partner I trust and would recommend.’

‘Magnusson’s employment team has close contact with our employees and managers who are responsible for HR, and are very responsive and have warm personalities. We usually work with attorney-at-law Ruta Didike. Her legal work and insights, the ability to set legal goals and ways for us (the client) to achieve them have helped us to win a number of cases for the company. Ruta always finds time to contact us whether we have any legal issues or not. Her personal attention shows that she truly cares about our company. Another thing is that Rita knows our needs, thus she keeps us updated with the information that is really useful for us (not just general legal facts).’

‘On different occasion I had a chance to work with 5 or 6 team members (partners and associates). Each time I was contacted by the right person who is the best in his/her field. They were very thorough, looking after my company’s needs. I always felt that they go extra mile for their clients.’

‘The team demonstrates very good knowledge in many fields of law, uses that knowledge to find out of the box solutions which best suit the client.’

‘They are very business oriented, flexible with time, able to deliver excellent results in short time. Compared to other law firms the team members demonstrate a much better relationship with the client, which could be found with the in-house lawyers and which results in deep knowledge of client’s business, affairs and current issues.’

‘Great team, advice is concrete and straight to the point.’

‘Mostly working with Rytis Martinkėnas. Great specialist with good skills of legal knowledge and communication.’

‘Vytautas Šenavičius stands out with his business acumen, ability to find unexpected solutions in difficult cases, determination to bring each issue and case till the end to resolve it in the client’s favour, even if it requires extra work.’