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Provided by Ellex Valiunas

Ellex Valiunas has earned the trust of top local and international companies during more than 25 years of the firm’s practice in the field of dispute resolution. Our experts are business-minded and support the pragmatic commercial considerations that are always prominent in clients’ dispute matters. 

We help our clients to gain a full understanding of the complexities of our local court system and aim to provide them with a big-picture framework of the case without forgetting small but important nuts and bolts. Our firm also has significant experience in arbitration handled outside of the country.

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Dispute Resolution - Lithuania

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What the Team is Known For

Ellex Valiunas fields a top-ranked disputes team with extensive coverage spanning litigation, arbitration and white-collar crime. The law firm offers notable experience in large shareholder disagreements, contentious contract matters and sanction disputes, as well as legislative and regulatory litigation. It also acts for a significant pool of international and domestic clients from a variety of sectors, including financial services, energy and transportation. The team is also a popular choice for the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Work Highlights

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  • Ellex Valiunas represented Darnu Group in litigation against Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos centras regarding the annulment of a real estate sale and purchase contract and the application of restitution.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Valentinas Mikelėnas
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Valentinas Mikelėnas
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Senior Statespeople

Valentinas Mikelėnas is a highly experienced lawyer who has reputable expertise in legislative litigation, and also assists with sanction disputes and shareholder arbitrations.

Valentinas Mikelėnas is highly respected.

Valentinas Mikelėnas is definitely the most respected figure.

Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan
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Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan
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Band 1
Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan is a distinguished lawyer who frequently acts on arbitration disputes including representing clients in commercial arbitration and the enforcement of arbitral awards. Additionally, she is experienced in shareholder disputes and cross-border regulatory disputes.

Vilija is a well-established figure in the market, known as one of the key litigators in Lithuania. 

Vilija is a legend.

She is a very pragmatic lawyer who is always able to quickly understand the main issues of any matter and is great at presenting an action plan that is realistic and puts the client’s interest first.

Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan is able to deliver very creative solutions to legal issues.

She offers impressive knowledge and engagement, and is always pleasant and very efficient.

Egidijus Baranauskas
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Egidijus Baranauskas
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Band 2
Egidijus Baranauskas represents both private and public clients. He is commended for his expertise in regulatory litigation. Additionally, he assists with shareholder disputes and commercial arbitration.

He is a strong lawyer who has very deep knowledge and knows his cases extremely well.

He is very impressive.

Egidijus Baranauskas is an extremely experienced professional in providing legal services.

Miroslav Nosevič
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Miroslav Nosevič
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Band 2
Miroslav Nosevič is an active lawyer in the market, representing clients in contractual disputes and commercial competition litigation. He consults clients on sanctions disputes covering both domestic and EU law, as well as cross-border treaties.

He never misses the point, always sees the bigger picture and pushes the project forward even when the situation seems to be unresolvable.

Miroslav is a highly reliable advisor.

Miroslav Nosevič is intellectual and smart.

He is a very experienced litigator and arbitration specialist.

Miroslav is a specialist with extensive experience and deep knowledge, and goes deep into the essence of the problem.

Giedrė Aukštuolienė
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Giedrė Aukštuolienė
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 3

Giedrė Aukštuolienė is an experienced lawyer representing clients in both litigation and arbitration. She often acts on contractual and shareholder disputes. In addition, she represents clients in regulatory disputes.

Giedrė Aukštuolienė is an excellent litigator.

Giedrė shows exceptional empathy and attention to detail.

Her client service is outstanding, with a proactive approach that ensures we always feel supported and informed.

Her commercial awareness is particularly impressive, as she aligns legal strategy with business objectives, offering solutions that are both practical and forward-thinking.

Tadas Varapnickas
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Tadas Varapnickas
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Band 4

Tadas Varapnickas acts on a broad range of contentious mandates, from construction disputes and cases related to the performance of contractual obligations to issues arising from anti-AML orders. His matters regularly entail cross-border elements.

Tadas Varapnickas provides prompt responses.

Tadas Varapnickas is a solid and creative lawyer.

Tadas is always available and replies quickly.

Simona Budreikaitė
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Simona Budreikaitė
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Up and Coming

Simona Budreikaitė is widely regarded as an impressive up-and-coming practitioner in the field of dispute resolution. She assists with arbitration proceedings related to shareholder disputes, construction cases and investment treaties.

She is well organised, has strong case analysis and strategy arrangement, and meets deadlines on time.

Simona Budreikaitė is a very good dispute resolution lawyer.

Simona is highly skilled in drafting documents and very attentive to every detail. She is also very communicative and responsive.

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Valentinas Mikelėnas
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Valentinas Mikelėnas
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Senior Statespeople
Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan
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Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan
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Band 1
Egidijus Baranauskas
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Egidijus Baranauskas
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Band 2
Miroslav Nosevič
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Miroslav Nosevič
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Band 2
Giedrė Aukštuolienė
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Giedrė Aukštuolienė
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 3
Tadas Varapnickas
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Tadas Varapnickas
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Band 4
Simona Budreikaitė
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Simona Budreikaitė
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Up and Coming