Ellex recognised for leadership at the Women in Business Law Awards 2025  

Ellex has been honoured at the Women in Business Law Awards 2025, receiving three prestigious international awards including the top recognition in the Baltic region.

Ellex was awarded the title of Baltic Law Firm of the Year – a significant recognition across all three Baltic States for its consistent professionalism, innovation, and regional leadership.

At the gala ceremony held in London on 26 June, Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan, partner at Ellex, was named Lawyer of the Year in Commercial Arbitration. This distinguished title acknowledges exceptional professional achievements.

Ellex was also named Pro Bono Firm of the Year, in recognition of its commitment to providing legal support for the public good. The award highlights a landmark achievement by Ellex attorney Donatas Murauskas, who successfully represented two women in a case where the court recognised both as legal mothers of their jointly raised child. Ellex provided legal services in this matter free of charge.

In addition to these individual and firm-wide honours, four more Ellex experts were shortlisted for individual awards: Ellex counsel in Estonia, Merlin Liis-Toomela was shortlisted for Thought Leader of the Year – the only nominee from the Baltics in this category. Counsel Maria Teder was shortlisted for Rising Star – Arbitration, also the sole nominee from the Baltics in her category. Two more Ellex partners were shortlisted nominee to become lawers of the year – Dovilė Greblikienė in the category of Energy, natural resources and mining and Olga Petroševičienė in the Real estate category.

The Women in Business Law Awards annually recognise outstanding women lawyers contributing to the advancement of business law, as well as law firms actively fostering gender equality, inclusion, and the growth of women talent in the legal profession. These awards spotlight the legal sector’s most impactful achievements and initiatives supporting equal opportunity.