Ellex Valiunas

Legal Services | Lithuania
tel: +370 52681888 | fax: +370 52125591
J. Jasinskio st. 2 | Vilnius | LT-01112 | Lithuania

Main Contacts

Paulius Gruodis

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Partner

Rolandas Valiunas

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Managing Partner

Offices

Vilnius, Lithuania

Overview

Ellex Valiunas (established in 1992) is the very first and the largest business law firm in Lithuania. The firm has been highest-ranked for almost two decades in all legal practice areas for its solid portfolio of cross-border experience and assistance in the most important projects in Lithuania.

Ellex Valiunas is a part of Ellex, a circle of leading Baltic law firms. With over 200 legal professionals and the widest variety of practice areas, Ellex is ideally positioned to provide top expertise and in-depth specialised legal services both domestically and on a pan-Baltic dimension.

We provide consultations in all areas of business law. When required, we represent our clients in local and international litigation, arbitration and administrative hearings. Our professionals working in nine practice areas enable us to manage complex projects ensuring effective and integrated solutions.


Year this Office was Established: 1992
Lawyers Worldwide: 212

Notable

Areas of Practice

  • Aircraft, Shipping & Other Asset Finance
  • Banking & Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Competition
  • Construction & Development
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Corporate Governance
  • Data Protection & Privacy
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Donation, Sponsorship, Charity
  • Employee Mobility & Business Immigration
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Environment
  • Executive Contracts, Compensation & Benefits
  • Finance & Tax
  • Finance Regulatory
  • Financial Restructuring & Refinancing
  • Food, Beverages & Tobacco
  • Funds
  • General Corporate Advice
  • Information Technology & Communications
  • Infrastructure
  • Infrastructure & Transport
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Domestic Arbitration
  • International & EU regulatory affairs
  • Investment Services
  • Joint Ventures
  • Labor & Employment
  • Life Sciences
  • Litigation
  • Media, Advertising & Entertainment
  • Mediation & Other ADR
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Other Regulatory Industries
  • Planning & Zoning, Land Use
  • Private Equity
  • Privatization
  • Project Finance
  • Public M&A
  • Public Procurement & PPP
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Investment & Transactions
  • Real Estate Management & Lease
  • Real Estate Private Equity & Funds
  • Real Estate Restructuring
  • Reorganization, Insolvency, Liquidation
  • Restructuring
  • Tax

Representative Clients

  • airBaltic
  • Amber Trust II S.C.A
  • Aurela
  • BPT
  • Coca-Cola
  • Danish Air Transport
  • Deka Immobilien and DekaBank Group
  • DnB NOR Bank
  • DnB NORD A/S Bank
  • DnB NORD bank AB
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • Fermentas International Inc. (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
  • JCDecaux
  • Lietuvos draudimas AB (subsidiary of RSA group)
  • Lietuvos energija AB
  • Lords LB Asset ManagementNordea Bank
  • Omnitel UAB
  • ORLEN Lietuva (subsidiary of PKN ORLEN)
  • Pfizer Luxembourg SARL Affiliate in Lithuania
  • Robert Bosch Group
  • Sanofi Aventis Lietuva UAB
  • SEB bank
  • Sicor Biotech UAB
  • Siemens
  • Sunrise Valley and Santara Valley
  • TeliaSonera AB
  • TEO LT AB (subsidiary of TeliaSonera)
  • The Government of the Republic of Lithuania
  • The Republic of Lithuania
  • Vilniaus energija AB (subsidiary of Dalkia)
  • Visagino atomine elektrine UAB

Professionals

Partners

Ruta Armone

Ruta Armone

Partner
Giedre Aukstuoliene

Giedre Aukstuoliene

Partner
Ąžuolas Čekanavičius

Ąžuolas Čekanavičius

Partner
Robertas Ciocys

Robertas Ciocys

Partner
Ieva Dosinaite

Ieva Dosinaite

Partner
Dovile Greblikiene

Dovile Greblikiene

Partner
Paulius Gruodis

Paulius Gruodis

Partner
Jaunius Gumbis

Jaunius Gumbis

Partner
Povilas Junevičius

Povilas Junevičius

Partner
Marius Juonys

Marius Juonys

Partner
Karolis Kacerauskas

Karolis Kacerauskas

Partner
Raimundas Lideika

Raimundas Lideika

Partner
Miroslav Nosevic

Miroslav Nosevic

Partner
Miglė Petkevičienė

Miglė Petkevičienė

Partner
Arunas Petrauskas

Arunas Petrauskas

Partner
Ramūnas Petravičius

Ramūnas Petravičius

Partner
Olga Petroševiciene

Olga Petroševiciene

Partner
Giedrius Stasevicius

Giedrius Stasevicius

Partner
Vilija Vaitkute Pavan

Vilija Vaitkute Pavan

Partner
Rolandas Valiunas

Rolandas Valiunas

Managing Partner
Zilvinas Zinkevicius

Zilvinas Zinkevicius

Partner

Associate Partners

Tomas Kamblevicius

Tomas Kamblevicius

Associate Partner
Edvinas Meskys

Edvinas Meskys

Expert / Attorney-at-law
Rimantas Stanevicius

Rimantas Stanevicius

Expert
Nijole Vaiciunaite

Nijole Vaiciunaite

Expert

Associates

Ausra Abraityte

Ausra Abraityte

Associate
Kamilė Skrupskytė

Kamilė Skrupskytė

Senior Associate

Other Professionals

Gintaras Balcius

Gintaras Balcius

Consultant
Zivile Genyte-Babile

Zivile Genyte-Babile

Business Development Manager
Nomeda Kemekliene

Nomeda Kemekliene

Finance and Administration Director
Simona Liuimiene

Simona Liuimiene

Senior Associate
Laura Navickė

Laura Navickė

Senior Associate
Ieva Stankevičienė

Ieva Stankevičienė

Business Development and Marketing Manager
Jolanta Venskute

Jolanta Venskute

Communications Project Manager
Jomilė Žabolė

Jomilė Žabolė

Senior Associate
Jolanta Stepankeviciene

Jolanta Stepankeviciene

Jolanta Stepankeviciene

Jolanta Stepankeviciene

Articles

Ellex Advises EBRD on €60 Million Loan to Ignitis Group for EV Charging Infrastructure Across the Baltics

Ellex Valiunas, July 2025

Ellex has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on a €60 million loan to Ignitis Group, a leading Baltic energy company. The investment will support the construction of up to 600 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia by the end of 2027. This project is a significant milestone in advancing sustainable mobility in the Baltics. At present, the region still lags behind the EU average in terms of accessible EV infrastructure...

Clients Think Ellex are Unrivalled by Legal Competences in Lithuania

Ellex Valiunas, October 2021

25 October, 2021 An annual independent survey of law firms Prospera Tier 1 Law Firm Review by the Swedish company Kantar has shown that, in the clients’ opinion, the law firm Ellex Valiunas in Lithuania enjoys a leading law firm’s position by both best legal performance and overall performance. Prospera Tier 1 Law Firm Review survey rated the largest law firms in the Baltics and separately in each country by two indicators: Overall Performance and Legal Competence This survey was based on a poll of 100 clients of the largest Lithuanian law firms...

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Press releases

One of the Biggest FinTech Deals of the Year: Advent International Acquires Nuvei Shares

Ellex Valiunas, November 2024

Ellex Valiunas advised one of the largest private equity firms Advent International on its proposed acquisition of Nuvei Corporation, a global payment processing platform listed in Canada (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI).Total value of the transaction is approximately USD 6.3 billion.As one of the most advanced financial technology service providers in the world, Nuvei creates international products that facilitate and accelerate the development of business organizations, providing everyone with the payment channels they need, the means to reach consumers around the world easily and quickly...

EBRD lends EUR 15 million to recycled plastic pellet producer ECSO in Lithuania

Ellex Valiunas, November 2023

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending EUR 15 million to ECSO, a leading Lithuanian producer of plastic granules, using 100 per cent recycled material.Ellex in Lithuania advised the EBRD in the various stages of this transaction – from the due diligence of the project in its initial stage to the signing of the loan documentation, especially safeguarding the lender’s interest while creating a complex local security structure...

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