Magnusson is home to an active EU and competition team, specialising in contentious and non-contentious matters involving public procurement, sanctions, merger clearance issues, and general competition-related compliance. It is particularly active in the construction and infrastructure sectors. The team has recently been working on a cross-border public procurement dispute in the railway sector, achieving a favourable decision at the pre-trial stage. Marius Endzinas and Ligita Ramanauskaitė co-head the team. They receive key support from Aurimas Černiauskas, a dispute resolution expert.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We really trust the the competence and expertise of the EU and Competition team of Magnusson. They evaluate our situations and offer the best solution that can be implemented at the time, focusing not only on the legal aspects, but also the business value. The cases they handle for us (usually related to public procurement) are usually complicated due to the highly technical aspects of the circumstances of the case. Nevertheless, the team of Magnusson seems to manage these issues well.'
- ‘Partner Marius Endzinas is our contact face for public procurement issues. He is very responsive, very experienced, creative, and client-oriented.’
- ‘The EU and Competition practice at Magnusson is very competent and experienced. During the past 12 months, they have assisted us with public procurement and competition matters, offering great insights and warning us against certain threats we had not seen ourselves. They are very client-focused, responsive, and proactive.’
- ‘Marius Endzinas, head of Magnusson's EU and competition practice, is very experienced and business oriented. His main focus is public procurement, but he also helped us on certain competition-related issues of in-house contracts during the past 12 months. We have been working with Marius for perhaps about a decade, and he always makes sure he understands any issue well, and then provides advice that is understandable, well-explained, and oriented at our needs.’
- ‘I am happy to endorse the Magnusson team for their expertise and devotion to find the best solution for us as a client. They are focused on delivering top-quality advice and letting us as a client feel they are always there to support and assist, whenever we need that. Magnusson also proved to be proactive and responsive.’
- ‘Marius Endzinas is our main contact at Magnusson. He often proactively addresses us about our business activities and legal needs. He is also responsible for distributing the various matters we refer to Magnusson to different teams of the firm, and making sure we receive top-quality service. Marius really makes us feel a cherished client. He is very responsive and professional. We feel he understands our business and our challenges. What we value most is that his advice often includes not only the legal effects of various decisions or steps to be taken, but also his insights of how these decisions may influence our business in general, and even reputation.’
Key clients
- EIKA Construction
- Gilmera
- Plungės lagūna
- Baumista
- Transrifus
- Sateba Group
- Vytautas Magnus University
- Telšių keliai
- Neurovita
- StalCorp
- MVP sprendimai
- KIKA LT
Work highlights
Advising Sateba Group in a cross-border public procurement dispute regarding the results of a multimillion public tender for supply of railway sleepers for the construction of a new Rail Baltica railway track.
Advising Camelia group in the acquisition of InvestMed, which spanned from the legal structuring of the transaction to obtaining merger clearance from the Lithuanian Competition Council.
Advising KIKA LT, one of the largest pet product manufacturers and distributors in Lithuania, on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Practice head
Marius Endzinas; Ligita Ramanauskaitė
Other key lawyers
Aurimas Černiauskas