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Ellex Valiunas

Competition/Antitrust

2 ranked lawyers

Band 1

Lithuania

Europe 2022 View ranking table

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What the team is known for

Ellex Valiunas has a top-tier competition team that expertly handles contentious issues, including anti-competitive agreements, state aid claims and abuse of dominance cases. The law firm also assists with advisory and transactional issues, including merger clearances. The team is frequently called on by a wide range of leading Lithuanian and international clients including energy, technology, real estate, construction and media corporates. It has experience representing clients before the European competition authorities.

Work highlights

Acted for Linas Agro Group in the merger proceedings in connection with its acquisition of AB Kauno Grudai.

Notable practitioners

Karolis Kačerauskas is especially well versed in state aid matters, with a strong client roster that includes major players in the construction, utilities and energy sectors.

Marius Juonys is a renowned competition law expert with significant experience across abuse of dominance and cartel cases, as well as merger control. A satisfied client describes him as "one of the most sophisticated and intelligent people that I know," further commenting: "He is number one and would be my first choice for all matters in relation to competition law."

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Overview

Ellex Valiunas has the largest and the most experienced antitrust / competition team in Lithuania. Ellex attorneys provide both conventional and innovative legal solutions for clients on a full range of competition and EU law issues in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and at EU level.

Our firm has an exclusive portfolio of the most complex and high-profile cases in all areas of competition law, including antitrust, merger control and state aid.
Our professionals have excellent understanding of various industries as well as extensive knowledge of economic and business processes.
Our track record of advising and representing clients in landmark competition matters includes matters involving regulators and contentious matters at various dispute resolution venues, both national and European.

Being a full-service law firm, Ellex in the Baltics offers a full range of Brexit legal services, including legal solutions in banking and finance, taxes, customs, product compliance, transport, labor mobility, intellectual property, data protection, and dispute resolution.