Jovita Valatkaitė

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Jovita Valatkaitė is an Associate Partner and Head of the Employment Law Practice Group at COBALT Lithuania. She specialises in individual and collective employment relations, executive and board member matters, employment disputes, discrimination prevention, pay transparency, and employee data protection. Jovita advises local and international clients on all aspects of employment law – from drafting, amending and terminating employment contracts to organisational restructurings, works council and trade union matters, share option schemes, and remote work policies.

She has extensive experience representing clients before labour dispute commissions and courts, as well as providing strategic advice in complex employment restructuring projects. Jovita is actively involved in international projects related to the implementation of European Union law, including the EU Pay Transparency and Platform Work Directives, and coordinates the cooperation of COBALT’s employment law experts across the Baltic states.

Jovita Valatkaitė is recognized by Chambers Europe and Legal 500 as a “Rising Star” and a recommended expert in employment law. She is also a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).

2014-2016 ECTA, the European Communities Trade Mark Association, ordinary member

2011 Lithuanian Youth Council (LiJOT), Member of Control Commission

2009-2010 European Law Students’ Association (ELSA), President Lithuanian national group

Comparative Investment Guide to the Baltics 2026 (2026 - 07 - 01)

Baltic Disputes Market Overview 2025 (2026 - 02 - 19)

Comparative guide to the latest M&A trends in the Baltics 2023 (2023 - 04 - 14)

Employment guide for Ukrainian employees in Lithuania (2022 - 03 - 23)

COVID-19 in Lithuania: Can employers lay-off employees due to Coronavirus? (2020 - 03 - 12)

Employee Confidentiality vs. Non-competition: TOP 5 Tips (2019 - 11 - 04)

Lithuanian lawmakers override the presidential veto of the Labour Code (2016 - 09 - 14)

Employment – Next generation partners, The Legal 500 2026

Employment – Band 2, Chambers Europe 2026

Employment – Band 3, Chambers Europe 2025

Employment – Leading associates, The Legal 500 2025

Employment – Rising Star, The Legal 500 2024

Atlas Premium Lietuva purchases fish production facility in Klaipėda FEZ

2025 - 07 - 08

COBALT in cooperation with Wiersholm has assisted Visma with divestment of its Custom Solutions business

2022 - 11 - 04

COBALT advised Avena Nordic Grain on selling its grain trade business to Scandagra Group

2022 - 04 - 05

COBALT advised IBM on reorganization for separation of Kyndryl regarding Baltic jurisdictions

2021 - 11 - 15

Vilnius University in cooperation with Paris Ouest-Nanterre La Défence University, French legal course

2016

L’Institut Français de Lituanie, French language course

2014

Vilnius University Law Faculty, Master of Law

2011