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Cobalt‘s employment law practice group serves a diverse range of clients from a variety of industries, including financial services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and retail. The team advises clients on policy updates, contract reviews, dispute resolution, and cross-border restructurings. Recent work includes comprehensive advice to McDonalds regarding various employee training programmes in Lithuania, alongside updating employment contracts to align with local laws and regulations for Wolt Enterprises Oy. The team is led by Jovita Valatkaitė, who brings particular expertise in handling group redundancies, complex individual redundancies, restructurings, and employee reduction strategies.
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  • ‘Truly hearing customer's needs and offering tailor-made solutions.’

  • ‘Jovita Valatkaitė - an experienced professional who can stand in customer's shoes and, therefore, offer the best solutions. Good listener.’

  • ‘Very professional advice on employment, great advice, professional service.’

  • ‘Jovita Valatkaitė is extremely professional and customer-oriented. New ways of working with customers.' 

  • 'The professionalism, quick response and strict adherence to deadlines.'

  • 'Lawyers not only know their work well, but also listen carefully to the needs of us, as the specific clients.'

  • 'Attentive approach and valuable advice, cooperation and continuous consultation, professional case preparation and management of large amounts of information.'

Key clients

  • Google
  • Vipps MobilePay
  • McDonalds
  • Spa Birštonas
  • Fortrea
  • Amazon.com, Inc
  • ERGO
  • Endress+Hauser
  • FedEx
  • AT&T Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised Vipps MobilePay (a Scandinavian mobile payment leader) on structuring the closure of its branch in Vilnius.
  • Advised McDonalds on violence and harassment prevention training in Lithuania.
  • Advised Wolt Enterprises Oy (a Finnish technology company best known for its food delivery platform) on updating its employment contracts to align with the latest local laws and regulations.

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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

Jovita Valatkaitė