Senior Statespeople
Provided by Valentinas Mikelėnas
Prof. habil. dr. V. Mikelėnas is a partner and a former judge of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, who has more than 30 years of legal experience. He was the head of the drafting group of the Civil Code and is one of the most prominent legal theorists and legal scholars in Lithuania. He is an expert in arbitration disputes, a member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, was a member of the study group of the European Civil Code, a member-expert of the European Family Law Commission, a founding member of the European Law Institute and an ICSID arbitrator.
His significant experience also includes membership in the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL), the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and the International Arbitration Institute (IAI). Valentinas has also gained exceptional and especially valuable expertise in contract, tort and family law, civil procedure, arbitration and private international law — he works on legal projects of state importance.
Lund University (Sweden)
Visiting professor
2007
UNIDROIT (Italy)
Research work on comparative contract law
1995
Max Planck Institute (Germany)
Research work on private international law
1995
Vilnius University (Lithuania)
Doctor Iuris Habilitatis of Law degree
1995
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Switzerland)
Research work on comparative contract law
1993
University of Lund (Sweden)
Research work on comparative tort law; Internship at the Wallenberg Foundation
1992
Moscow State Lomonosov University (Russia)
Postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law, Doctor of Law degree
1986
Vilnius University, Faculty of Law (Lithuania)
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
1982
Provided by Chambers
Valentinas Mikelėnas is a highly experienced lawyer who has reputable expertise in legislative litigation, and also assists with sanction disputes and shareholder arbitrations.
Provided by Chambers
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