From a team of 8 lawyers then up to 110+ in Lithuania and 250+ law professionals in the Baltic states now.

Today Ellex Valiunas is the largest and No 1 law firm by legal competences in Lithuania (2021 KANTAR Sifo Prospera market research) and the best law firm in the Baltics according to the international magazine The Lawyer.

It was the beginning. Today already 11 international airline companies operate in Lithuania.

Coca-cola, one of the largest soft drinks companies operating in Lithuania, has brought 12 globally well known trade marks to the country and is also engaged in production of Lithuanian water Neptūnas.

Signing the partnership agreement which lays the ground for the prospering of a modern business law firm meeting the European standards.

Today McDonalds is still one of the most popular fast food suppliers in Lithuania with even 17 restaurants in Lithuania, while Ellex Valiunas continues its successful efforts in assisting further development of the food service business. In 2021, the law firm helped the US fast food restaurant chain Domino’s Pizza enter Lithuania, too.

It is the first step towards a more attractive investment environment. We assist in laying the foundations for the FEZ legal regulation in Lithuania.

This membership opens the way for lawyers of Lithuania and the Baltic states to the international attorneys’ network and creates an opportunity to share legal competences worldwide.

The EUR 29 million (over LTL 100 million) transaction (sales of Kėdainiai, Marijampolė, Panevėžys, Pavenčiai sugar factories) was the largest investment at the time in Lithuanian business that ensured new business development opportunities for Vilniaus prekyba.

A lot of Lithuanian people have used free legal consultations provided by the Law Clinic. Teaming up specialists and working ourselves together with them, we increase accessibility of legal services for the public.

The management of the company was transferred to Williams International, and at that time Lithuania prevented the takeover of Mazeikiu nafta by Russian capital.

Today, it is one of the largest independent business association of investors into the Lithuanian economy, having 60 members.

Our lawyers contribute to creating one of the newest and most modern civil codes in the world that considerably changes the national private law regulation. Prof. habil. dr. Valentinas Mikelėnas, partner of the law firm, makes a significant contribution to the creation of the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania.

Today Lietuvos energija operates under the name of Ignitis group and is among major energy and renewable energy companies in the Baltic region.

In the 2021 list of the global business schools published by Ivy Exed, the BMI Executive Institute program ranked among top 16 in the world.

Today it is the largest FEZ community with 45 clients from 18 countries, over 100 businesses and 5900 employees.

The Telia Sonera’s acquisition lead to the launching of the telecommunications business of a new generation. Today Telia is among the major telecommunications companies in Lithuania that has invested over EUR 1.5 billion in the development of the Lithuanian telecommunications.

The Lietuvos dujos privatisation project at that time attracted strategic investors, one of the largest energy concerns in Europe E.ON AG, for the solution of major national energy issues and the management of resources.

Through joint efforts with the Latvian and Estonian law firms, we are pioneers of the interjurisdictional partnership in the Baltic states.

As part of the WSG network, we join their initiatives on a continuous basis in drafting reviews of the Lithuanian legal business environment. Such international involvement increases awareness of the global lawyers’ community on the Lithuanian legal framework and its prospects for businesses.

In the transaction, we represent the Russian oil concern Yukos International, which sells 53.7 percent of shares in Mazeikiu nafta. It is one of the most strategically important and economically most advantageous transactions in Lithuania that has shaped the direction of the energy security development, too.

With constant increase of Lithuania’s attractiveness to investors, there is a need for a synergy between business, society and government to which Ellex Valiunas contributes by its competences, too. Lithuania surpasses some Western European countries in terms of GDP per capita.

Assistance in forming a new type of exchange company: the NASDAQ and OMX merger creates the world’s largest exchange operator.

The legal market grows to the expert level internationally. Defence of the interests of the State in international arbitration – an exceptional case in the Lithuanian history where the interests of the State are defended by a team of experts of the Lithuanian law firm in the international arbitration.

The division of LEO LT becomes a solid basis for the demonopolisation of the energy sector and the creation of the free electricity market.

The formation of the national renewable energy policy provides the framework for the nationwide development and management of this industry.

One of the most successful and profitable sales of Lithuanian business, which proves that the national business solutions can attract world-class investors. According to the 2021 data, Thermo Fisher Scientific is the largest corporate taxpayer and the most valuable company in Lithuania.

The implementation of the third energy package ensures an even more open and competitive energy resources market in Lithuania.

Experts of our law firm contribute to developing cross-border relations and assist in representing interests of foreign nationals. Today already 4 partners of the law firm are in such positions. Vilija Vaitkute Pavan is Honorary Consul of Luxembourg, managing partner Rolandas Valiūnas is Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Thailand and Ramūnas Petravičius is Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovakia.

Our aim is not only to develop the business environment of Lithuania, but also to contribute to the promotion of the culture and art values. The cartographic album published by the law firm Lituania in Atlantibus receives the highest award from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania as the most beautiful book of the year.

It is the framework to create the natural gas market in Lithuania and opens an opportunity to import natural gas from the entire world.

The new NPP could have started operating in 2018-2020. However, after the rejection by Lithuanian people of the construction of the nuclear power plant during the referendum in 2012, the idea of its construction failed. In today’s perspective, this project could have been the most significant event towards Lithuania’s energy independence.

We continue the social mission initiatives through free legal assistance to the outstanding sportsmen and public figures promoting the country, such as Rūta Meilutytė, a future Olympic, world and European champion at that time, the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, writer Kristina Sabaliauskaitė and others.

The law firm’s team assisted Klaipėdos nafta in coordinating the EUR 448 million state aid scheme at issue, which at that time was the biggest throughout the Lithuanian history. The disputes finally ended only in 2021 with the European Union Court of Justice acknowledging the procedure for maintaining the Klaipėda liquified gas terminal Independence applicable from 2019, as valid.

Ellex Valiunas’ legal competence is used in the most important strategic infrastructure projects that cross the borders of Lithuania.

This acquisition creates the conditions for the Lithuanian state to continue striving for the independence in the energy sector.

Since the creation of the law firm, in the context of social responsibility, we have been supporting various initiatives and culture institutions, such as M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, Vilnius City Opera, St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, MO Museum, the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum and the Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE.

Ellex Valiunas is chosen as a reliable partner in Lithuania’s borrowing highly significant amounts in international markets.

Attorney prof. dr. V. Mizaras’ long-term experience in human rights issues and professional and academic competence was highly evaluated in 2021 by appointing this Ellex Valiunas partner as a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania.

It is a year rich in transactions demonstrating the growing potential of the Lithuanian market and its attractiveness to foreign investors. Ellex has received the Mergermarket award as the best legal advisor many times.

The involvement of the Ellex Valiunas partner Ramūnas Petravičius helps draw up a highly relevant today labour code legitimising more flexible employment relationships, which promotes creation of workplaces and a higher competitiveness of the Lithuanian labour market.

Innovations we create in our activity demonstrate that the Lithuanian legal market becomes an example to be followed by law firms of other countries. We are the first in the Baltic states to start using the artificial intelligence system Luminance widely applied by global law firms.

The prominent art collection accumulated by the law firm’s partners is opened to the public. Our aim is not only to bring back the Lithuanian cultural and historical heritage to Lithuania, but also make it available to the public. Currently, the TARTLE collection is comprised of over 8 thousand exhibits, placing it among the major private art collections available to the public in Central Europe.

The Ellex Digital project begins with the transformation of the firm’s internal culture, aimed at intensive digitization of daily activities. This project becomes unique and the first innovative movement in Lithuania focused on the legal competence for IT services and law digitisation.

The company Practica Capital sells its all shares in Nanoavionika to AST & Science, the US small satellite producer, and opens new opportunities for the Lithuanian start-up to get a foothold in space.

The acquisition of The Blackstone Group L.P., the international private capital fund management company, has become the largest transaction on the Lithuanian market during the recent decade.

The entry of the US health product manufacturer represents a major achievement to Lithuania demonstrating that the business environment in our country is favourable to strategic investments.

The Ellex Valiunas lawyers work on three rounds of investment in the start-up Vinted, including the attracted investment of EUR 128 million that help Vinted become the first unicorn in Lithuania. Already in 2022, we successfully represent investors in attracting the investments of USD 100 million to Nord Security that help it become the second unicorn in Lithuania.

In order to help manage the global COVID-19 crisis in Lithuania, jointly with business partners and public figures and President Valdas Adamkus, we establish a charity fund which makes a significant contribution in helping healthcare institutions acquire the required equipment and protective measures when they were in short supply worldwide. The total collected amount is more than EUR 723 thousand.

It is the first time when Lithuania initiates a lawsuit before the EU Court of Justice and disputes the regulations and directives adopted by the European Parliament and the Council seeking to remove the unjustifiably differentiated provisions in respect of carriers of different EU countries. The law firm’s lawyers assist in defending the interests of workers employed in transport companies, transport companies and other persons related to carrying goods.

In the 30 years of activity, Ellex Valiunas has consistently retained its position as a leading business law expert, reputation and excellence required for major national businesses and foreign investors in the Baltics.