Sorainen has a comprehensive shipping and transport offering, with a primary focus on transactions, regulatory and sanction-related work. The team advises on a broad range of issues, including aviation leasing, maritime, shipping, logistics, and road transport. It has notably been representing the Lithuanian Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) in several administrative disputes against major coach operators. The team is led by Daivis Švirinas, a prominent competition lawyer well-versed in transport regulatory work. He is closely assisted by Vaiva Mašidlauskienė, an expert in transport law who was recently promoted to the partnership.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Deep knowledge and experience of a very specific field.’
- ‘Responding very fast, typically within 1 working day, no matter the circumstances.’
- 'The Lithuania Sorainen Team is very good, always eager to help with a variety of complicated legal topics!’
- ‘Vaiva Mašidlauskienė is exceptional – her management skills, as well as her ability to provide clear and helpful legal guidance, are very much esteemed.’
Key clients
- Uber
- Aviatic MRO
- GetJet Airlines
- Willis Lease Finance Corporation
- Toyota Baltic AS
- Nissan Nordic Europe
- Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration
- Heston Airlines
- Inland Waterways Directorate
- LTG Infra
- Lithuanian Railways
- Kelių priežiūra
Work highlights
Successfully represented the Lithuanian Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) – the national authority responsible for ensuring the safety of transport and playing a key role in regulating and overseeing passenger transport by coach services on long-distance routes – in high-profile administrative disputes concerning long-distance coach services.
Advised Komatsu Financial Europe NV, a Belgium-based financial leasing company, on the legal and tax implications of offering cross-border financial lease services to VAT-registered customers in Lithuania. The planned leasing transactions involve high-value machinery equipment.
Advised Salling Group on transport and logistics matters in the EUR 1.3 billion acquisition of RIMI Baltic, including the review of supply chain agreements, assessment of continuity risks, and post-acquisition logistics integration across all three Baltic countries.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Daivis Švirinas; Vaiva Mašidlauskienė