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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- The team is strong because they provide clear, practical answers quickly, even on complicated cross-border tax questions. They work well together, combine tax and regulatory know-how, and help keep projects moving without delays. What I value most is that their advice is straightforward and usable in real decisions.
- We worked with Gintaras, Rūta, and Antanas. Gintaras has a strong overall understanding of the tax issues and helps quickly identify the key points we need to focus on. Rūta and Antanas both work a lot with VAT and always provide clear, straightforward input when questions come up. They are easy to work with and reliable on the details.
- ‘Ellex’s tax team has advised us on a wide range of VAT matters. This included questions about the construction of a museum building, VAT deduction, how to deal with both taxable and non-taxable activities. They also helped us understand how to apply the proportion for mixed activities, etc. I believe this team had great knowledge of VAT rules in Lithuania.'
- ‘In our work with the tax team, we mainly dealt with Gintaras, Antanas and Rūta. Gintaras was the partner who stayed closely involved and always gave us clear direction on more difficult VAT issues. Antanas and Rūta supported the work with strong technical knowledge, good communication, quick responses. Together they worked as a real team – approachable, professional and focused on finding solutions. What stood out most was that they not only knew the law very well but also made sure their advice was practical and easy to apply in our daily work.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘I would recommend Mr. Antanas Butrimas and Mr. Robertas Ciocys.'
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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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
Gintaras Balčius
Other key lawyers
Ronaldas Kubilius; Ruta Svedarauskiene; Antanas Butrimas; Robertas Čiočys