Mr Darius Raulušaitis > Sorainen > Vilnius, Lithuania > Lawyer Profile

Sorainen
44A Gedimino Ave
LT-01110 Vilnius
Lithuania

Work Department

Dispute Resolution & Risk Management

Position

I am a criminal lawyer and head of the firm’s Risk Management, Corporate Crime Investigations & Defence team in Lithuania.

Career

Attorney in criminal cases. I represent the interests of victims, civil claimants, suspects and accused in pre-trial investigations and criminal cases in courts of all instances. My experience covers economic, financial, corruption, tax and other cases. I also advise on fraud, corruption and money laundering risk management issues.

Valuable experience at Prosecutor General’s Office. The synergy of my experience as prosecutor and attorney-at-law allows me to deliver top quality services and the most rational solutions for clients. Before joining Sorainen in 2016, I spent over eleven years at the Prosecutor General’s Office ‒ as Deputy Prosecutor General for half of my tenure ‒ where I was responsible for investigating economic, financial, tax and corruption offences. My work was awarded by law enforcement agencies such as the Financial Crime Investigation Service, the Special Investigation Service, the State Security Department and the police.

Active participation in the legislative process. My work at the prosecutor’s office involved membership of the monitoring committees for the Code of Penal Procedure and Criminal Code Supervision created by the Minister of Justice. Currently I am a member of the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law Committee of the Lithuanian Bar Association. In addition, I participate in international organisations of criminal lawyers and share experience at conferences and seminars as well as the Sorainen Student Academy.

Languages

Lithuanian, Russian, English

Memberships

  • Lithuanian Bar Association (member of Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law Committee)
  • International Bar Association (IBA) (member of Criminal Law, Business Crime and Anti-Corruption commities)
  • European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)

Education

  • Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania (MA in Law)
  • Vilnius University, Lithuania (MA in Law)

Lawyer Rankings

Lithuania > Dispute resolution

As a ‘go-to’ regional disputes practice, Sorainen‘s team is jointly led by Kęstutis Švirinas and Kazimieras Karpickis; the former excels in arbitrations and disputes in international courts like the ECHR and CJEU, meanwhile the latter is particularly well versed in bankruptcy and shareholder disputes. The pair oversee the broad practice with key areas including public procurement, banking, criminal and employment litigation. At associate level, Jurgita Karvelė has expertise in employment disputes, with Darius Raulušaitis is recognised for his criminal expertise; he leads white-collar investigation team. Counsel Ieva Rimavičienė is also noted for her arbitration and negotiation experience.