The tax practice at Ellex Valiunas offers a comprehensive range of services and is best known for its expertise in compliance and tax structuring. The firm is well-regarded for its sophisticated advisory work and expertise in complex areas, including transfer pricing and capital gains issues. Recently, the firm acted as the lead tax counsel in a secondary share sale, a case that involved cross-border coordination and working within complex governance and shareholder arrangements. The team is co-led by Gintaras Balcius, a prominent tax adviser who is praised by clients for his VAT and transfer pricing acumen, and Ronaldas Kubilius, an expert in Lithuanian and international tax who joined the team in January 2026. Another noteworthy practitioner is Ruta Svedarauskiene, recognised for her compliance expertise.
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Testimonials
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- ‘I would recommend Mr. Antanas Butrimas and Mr. Robertas Ciocys.'
- ‘The team is highly experienced, open-minded and very flexible. Their high availability and deep understanding of the matter as well as ability to quickly react to a changing environment and legislation is what makes them stand out from the competition.’
- ‘We worked mainly with Rūta and Gintaras, also little bit with Antanas. The team has in-depth knowledge and can cover a wide variety of taxes. We did not have to go to other firms since they can answer any question, related to any tax. We value these types of services, since we can cover everything in one place. The team provides valuable answers and assistance some time after the projects, if we have any additional questions or something comes up later on. Also, they always manage to respond on time.’
- ‘Ellex's tax team is very professional and dependable. They know the renewable energy sector well and give understandable and practical advice. We have worked with them deeply on several different tax topics, establishment of holding structures and VAT matters — always efficient and well thought through.’
- ‘Gintaras comes across as very honest, with a wide range of knowledge that goes well beyond pure tax law. Antanas knows the VAT side and the renewable energy market very well — his input has been especially valuable for our projects. Rūta has been very helpful with transfer pricing guidance and always approaches issues in a clear and logical way.’
- ‘They always managed to answer the questions and assist us. It is good that they work as one-stop shop where we can get different tax advice in one place.’
Key clients
- Smurfit Westrock Baltic
- Baltic Sea Properties Group
- Vinted
- ERGO International AG
- Taiwania Capital
- Seduva Jewish Memorial Fund
- EB-Sustainable Investment Management
- Husqvarna
- Wizzpay
- Abbott
Work highlights
Advised Smurfit Westrock Baltic on complex transfer pricing compliance matters, delivering Pan-Baltic compliance strategies and supporting a complicated tax investigation.
Acted as lead tax counsel for Vinted in a EUR 340 million secondary share sale to major international investors that involved cross-border capital gains issues as well as complex alignment of cross-border regulatory issues and needs.
Advised ERGO International AG on the tax structuring of high-value transactions.
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Practice head
Gintaras Balčius
Other key lawyers
Ronaldas Kubilius; Ruta Svedarauskiene; Antanas Butrimas; Robertas Čiočys