The tax practice at Cobalt is regularly engaged to work in high-profile and complex projects within the market. The firm has strengths in various areas including, assisting clients in tax audits, and relevant litigation with the tax authorities, structuring real estate investment funds and subsequent representations of those funds in tax audits, as well as developing a unique competence in cross-border tax advisory and structuring work involving the United States. The team is led by Rokas Daugėla, who brings ‘an in-depth understanding of complex tax topics’ to the team.
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‘They have several qualified lawyers who have their areas of expertise and know those areas very well. Our private banking clients appreciate that they can receive expert consultations on the most complex matters and in many cases very specific situations. The team also has a very positive and attentive attitude and is always very quick to react.’
‘Rokas Daugėla is a very experienced lawyer with an in-depth understanding of complex international and local tax topics, yet he has a gift of communicating the most difficult and technical aspects in a very straightforward and easy-to-understand manner. He also has loads of experience that he relies on when advising or simply speaking to our clients and I know that the clients appreciate that.’
Key clients
- Civinity
- Orbio World
- I Asset Management
- Contrarian Ventures
- PVcase
- Heavy Finance
- HOMA group
- Akola Group
- Hollister Lietuva
- G4S Lietuva
Work highlights
Representing Victory Development II, a real estate fund managed by Demus, a Lithuanian real estate fund manager, in a tax audit conducted by the Lithuanian tax authorities, focusing on the eligibility of the fund to apply the corporate tax exemption.
Advised the client Heavy Finance, having an international team of soil scientists, agronomists and agricultural finance experts, on corporate income tax and VAT aspects related to the carbon farming program implemented by the client and their customers.
Advising Vinted, a online marketplace for buying, selling and exchanging new or second-hand items headquartered in Lithuania, on various Lithuanian tax aspects about DAC7 compliance.
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Practice head
Rokas Daugėla