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The WIDEN employment team is comprised of numerous employment law specialists. The team is led by three talented individuals: Tomas Bagdanskis is highly respected in contentious and advisory employment matters and is well-placed to advise on dismissal cases, redundancies, and legislative matters; Vilius Mačiulaitis is a well-regarded practitioner with strong experience in handling unfair dismissal and compensation-related cases, with frequent activity on behalf of employers; and Mantas Mikalopas has an emerging and growing practice representing every party of labour relations in contentious work.
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  • ‘In my opinion, WIDEN has the strongest employment team in Lithuania. It offers depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise, with the amount of specialists being able to cover a vast amount of particularities related to any sector.'

  • 'If you have any matter related to employment law that needs to be addressed - this is the team to turn to.’

  • ‘All of the individuals I've worked with are exceptional - their work is reliable, they think about all possible details that could be relevant in the future, and they keep up-to-date with all the latest regulations, all while informing their clients consistently.'

  • 'They communicate well - in a timely and clear manner. It can be hard to indicate the specific stand-out partners and associates because all of the people that I've worked with have been trustworthy. The whole team is worth mentioning here.’

  • ‘The team is incomparable – it's probably the best employment law team in Lithuania, offering extensive expertise, great collaboration, and deep knowledge of the sector.’

  • ‘The individuals are exceptionally responsive and the solutions that they offer are flexible, well-rounded, workable, and clearly communicated.'

  • ‘We have been using Widen's service for many years, and the team is extremely professional.’

  • ‘They take unique cases, from which law policy is created in Lithuania. I had several new cases, and the Widen team helped me to solve them.’

Key clients

  • Rail Baltica
  • DS-1
  • Telesoftas
  • StrongPoint
  • Oxylabs
  • Pepsico
  • LIDL
  • Baltic Agro
  • Decathlon Lietuva
  • Ryanair

Work highlights

  • Assisted IKEA Industry Lietuva with collective bargaining negotiations to establish sectoral collective agreements that enhance the working conditions for employees.
  • Representing the National Public Health Centre Employees Trade Union in collective bargaining.
  • Representing Zdislav Skvarciany in a case that is currently pending before the Supreme Court.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Next generation partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

Tomas Bagdanskis; Vilius Mačiulaitis; Mantas Mikalopas