Dr Lauras Butkevicius > Ellex > Vilnius, Lithuania > Lawyer Profile
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01116 VILNIUS
Lithuania
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Dr Lauras Butkevicius
Work Department
Competition and State Aid Practice
Position
Dr. Lauras Butkevičius has over 20 years of legal experience advising companies in trade, pharma, TMT, and other sectors on various competition and state regulatory issues. Lauras represents clients in competition law infringement proceedings before competition authorities and courts. He also contributes to large and complex M&A transactions in Lithuania and foreign jurisdictions. Lauras has worked on the largest and most complex merger transactions of recent years in health care, production and trade, road construction, financial services, and other sectors.
Dr. Butkevičius is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University and member of Science Center of Administrative Law and Administrative Justice. Lauras’ main areas of scientific interest, research, and expertise are competition law and policy, state supervision of private undertakings, and European Union law.
Memberships
Lithuanian Bar Association
Member
Education
2008
Vilnius University
Doctor in social sciences (law)
2003
Vilnius University, Faculty of Law
Master’s degree in law
Lawyer Rankings
Lithuania > EU and competition
(Leading partners)Ellex‘s competition practice handles a unique portfolio of cases throughout the market. The team engages in high-profile abuse of dominance cases, including those investigated by the Lithuanian Competition Council. Furthermore, the group represents clients in merger control cases (including ex-post merger review cases), competition law matters in anti-competitive agreements, and cartel investigations, and has specific expertise in state aid matters. The team is jointly led by Marius Juonys, who has particular experience handling abuse of dominance cases, and Lauras Butkevičius, who brings specific experience advising companies in the trade, pharmaceuticals, and TMT sectors on competition and state regulatory issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Fintech
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- Shipping and transport
- TMT