Practice areas:

Competition, Litigation and Arbitration

Career:

• Since 2008 lecturer of the Department of International Law at Mykolas Romeris University where he lectures on International Private Law,  Legal Regulation of International Carriage and International Investment Law in the English language
• Since 2008 associate at law firm Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners
• Currently he conducts seminars on international private law and gives lectures on legal regulation of international transport and international investment law at Mykolas Romeris University
• 2007-2008 research fellow in the British Institute of International and Comparative Law
• 2006-2007 trainship in London offices of Brick Court Chambers, Ashurst LLP, Clifford Chance LLP,
• Addleshaw Goddard LLP as well as the House of Lords and the Central Criminal Court (Great Britain)
• 2005 associate in law firm Eversheds Saladžius
• 2004-2005 trainee in Stasys Šedbaras Law Firm

Education:

• 2007 Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania (Master degree in business law)
• 2006 and 2007 traineeship funded by the Lord Slynn of Hadley European Union Law Foundation and attended lectures at King‘s College, University of London
• 2005 Mykolas Romeris University, Faculty of Law (Bachelor’s degree in law)
• 2005 and 2006 participation in Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington (USA) as a representative of Mykolas Romeris University and won the 8th place in this competition in 2005
• 2005 participation in international intensive programme FLEXEM (flexibility in labour law relations) project Conditions of Termination of a Labour Agreement (Reducing Conditions) in Antwerp, Belgium
• 2004 Erasmus studies in University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Publications:

• The cartel prohibition (The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cartels & Leniency 2009)
• Global Legal Group Limited: The Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation and Dispute Resolution 2008 Lithuania
• Taxation burden of workforce in Lithuania // BCC Paper No. 24, Winter 2007

Member:

• Lithuanian Bar Association
• LCIA Young International Arbitration Group

Language:

Lithuanian, English, Spanish, Russian

Experience:

• Advised one of the largest banks in the Baltic States Balti Investeeringute Grupi Pank AS (BIG BANK), which specialises in the area of consumer credits, in its disputes with the Competition Council regarding use of misleading advertising and regarding registration of the trademark BIGBANK, the fastest way to money (2008-2009);
• Advised the largest company providing security services in Lithuania UAB G4S Lietuva (formerly UAB Falk Security), which is a company of the international group G4S, in defending the client’s interests before the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court in a case regarding conformity of the provisions of the orders of the Police Commissioner General of Lithuania, whereby police institutions are granted the right to provide commercial services in ensuring security of property of natural and legal persons on the basis of contracts, to the requirements of Article 4 of the Law on Competition (2008 -2009);
• Advised a client in a civil case against a natural person regarding non-property damage arising out of an injury which occurred during an event organised by the client (2008);
• Advised an Estonian company regarding a potential arbitration procedure against two Lithuanian companies in connection with a share purchase agreement and a guarantee agreement and repayment of a part of the amount paid for the shares, as well as interest (2009);
• Advised UAB KELDA in a dispute regarding inappropriate interpretation and evaluation of the conditions of a public procurement competition by the public procurement commission of the Elektrėnai municipal administration (2009);
• Advised a Lithuanian company on appealing against and cancellation of a decision of the Chairman of the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration to terminate arbitration procedures after the commencement of formation of the arbitration tribunal (2009);
• Advises a major pay TV operator Viasat AS in the investigation by the Competition Council regarding abuse by Viasat AS of its dominant position (2009);
• Advises Viasat AS in the dispute with the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority and individual disputes with consumers regarding modification of typical conditions of a Viasat contract (2009);
• Advises the former head of UAB Žaibo Ratas Vilnius and the former head of UAB Žaibo Ratas in the dispute with the shareholder of this company regarding indemnification for damage caused by unfair competition actions to BUAB Žaibo Ratas (2009);
• Advises UAB TEFIRE in the dispute with the former head of the company and other former employees of the company, as well as a rival company founded by them regarding invalidation of a long-term contractor’s contract due to wilful agreement of a representative of one party with the other party and application of restitution (2009).