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Practice areas

  • Tax

    Tax

    Tax, Customs

    Our tax specialists, some with prior experience of working for the tax authorities, advise and represent clients in all issues related to tax and customs law: structuring transactions, relations with tax authorities and tax disputes (i.a. tax crimes). The vast and highly recognised experience with tax disputes allows us to foresee and address the potential risks already prior to executing transactions.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
  • Regulatory & compliance

    Regulatory & compliance

    Energy, Data protection, Consumer protection, Sports, Administrative proceedings

    Given the ever-expanding set of local and international rules and regulations which impact the daily lives of companies of all sizes, compliance has been getting more and more attention as a potential source of corporate issues. Our team of specialists has vast experience in helping our clients to understand and deal as efficiently as possible with all the rules and regulations that apply to them.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
  • Real estate & construction

    Real estate & construction

    Construction, Zoning and planning, Infrastructure, Environment, Real estate

    Our practice includes counselling on a variety of real estate related issues: real estate development (i.a. zoning & planning, permits, infrastructure, construction contracts, financing, environment), rights and obligations stemming from ownership (e.g. co-ownership, servitudes, access roads), as well as rent and lease of immovables. International publications have, for years, recognised our professionalism in dealing with these matters.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
  • Medical & pharmaceuticals

    Medical & pharmaceuticals

    Heath care, Medical & pharmaceuticals

    We provide legal advice and represent our clients in all matters related to pharmaceuticals, which is one of the fastest growing industries with rapidly changing rules and regulations that varies from one country to another. Our attorneys, in cooperation with medical field professionals, advise on a regular basis on the requirements for manufacturing medical products, the promotion of medical products and requirements for performance of clinical trials. We also have a comprehensive practice in representing clients in medical malpractice cases.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
  • IT & intellectual property

    IT & intellectual property

    Information technology, Telecommunications, Media, Intellectual property

    _We keep up with the times and acknowledge the vast use of information technologies and the growing importance of intellectual property in today’s business. With individual approach and by looking from clients’ perspective, our team can provide advice on all aspects related to information technologies and intellectual property. We combine our knowledge of conventional business transactions with an in-depth understanding of the related technical aspects. Our attorneys are recognised for having experience e.g. in legal aspects of cloud computing, software licencing and patent registration.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
  • Dispute resolution

    Dispute resolution

    Litigation, Arbitration, Alternative dispute resolution, Family and inheritance, Enforcement, White-collar crimes

    We have a comprehensive practice in litigation, arbitration, as well as out-of-court debt recovery. Our attorneys are regularly acting as arbitrators, conciliators and bankruptcy trustees. Many of our cases have principally changed the interpretation of law, being often also of interest to the general public. International publications have, for years, recognised us as among top dispute resolution firms on the market.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
  • Banking & finance

    Banking & finance

    Finance, Banking, Securities, Insurance, Investment, Insolvency, Debt restructuring and recovery

    We advise banks and other financial institutions in all matters related to financial transactions and supervision. International publications recognise LEADELL offices as among leading law firms in advising on debt restructuring and rescheduling. The experience gained by advising leading banks of the Baltics allows our team to adequately address the interests of all parties to a transaction, as well as requirements applicable to them. Our team is also competent in counselling on fintech matters that have arisen due to the radical changes in traditional financial services caused by digital innovations.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
  • Corporate & commercial

    Corporate & commercial

    Corporate governance, Public procurement, Public-private partnerships, Transactions and trade, M&A, Competition, Employment, Migration, Transport

    Our group of specialists provides top-quality counselling on various aspects of corporate and commercial law: corporate governance, transactions and trade (including M&A), public procurement, public-private partnerships, competition etc. Our clients range from some of the biggest companies in the market to small start-ups, and thus the issues that we advise them on vary respectively. Our competence has been consistently recognized to be one of the best in the market by the annual international publications.

    Latvia

    Associate partners
    • Kęstutis Rudzika
    • Vaidas Radvila
    • Lina Balčiūnė
    • Jurgita Najulytė
    Partners
    • Marius Grajauskas
    • Gintaras Balčiūnas
    Senior Associates
    • Gintaras Stankevičius
    • Konradas Pabijanskas
    • Artūras Liutvinas
    • Vilma Platelienė
    • Tomas Mickus
    • Tomas Karpičius
    • Aušra Grubytė
    Associates
    • Tadas Puzinas
    • Kamilė Žilinskytė
    • Kotryna Pociūtė
    • Diana Karabinaitė
    Legal assistants
    • Ieva Karpičiūtė
    Support staff
    • Ramunė Urbanavičė
    • Viktorija Šostak
    • Inga Štarolytė
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Marius Grajauskas

Managing Partner Lithuania | Vilnius
Phone: +370 5248 7467 Mobile: +370 6826 6934 Email: marius.grajauskas@leadell.com

Languages

  • Lithuanian
  • English
  • Russian

Education

  • 2015

    granted the international tax law diploma ADIT from Chartered Institute of Taxation in London

  • 1997

    graduated the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University (LL.M)
    Traineeship in the bank “Societe General” (Paris, France)
    Traineeship in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Job experience

  • 2009 – …

    Law firm Balčiūnas and Grajauskas, Managing Partner, Attorney-at-law, one of the Founders

  • 2005-2009

    Law firm Grajauskas and Partners, Attorney-at-law, Founder

  • 2001 – 2005

    Danske Bank, Head of Legal Department

  • 1999 – 2001

    Legal department of SEB bank, Lawyer

  • 1996 – 1999

    AB Hermis bank, Lawyer

  • 1995 – 1996

    Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, Lawyer

Membership

  • An affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation http://www.tax.org.uk/adit-international-tax/become-an-affiliate.

  • A member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London (CIArb).

  • A member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in London (RICS).

  • A member of the International Fiscal Association in Amsterdam.

  • Marius Grajauskas is included in the list of recommended attorneys at the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration. He is also a member of the board of the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration.

  • Attorney Marius Grajauskas was appointed to the Better Regulatory Oversight Commission at the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance by the Prime Minister's decree. This commission was formed to reduce the administrative burden on businesses.

  • Marius is also the chairman of the Commercial Law and Practice Commission at the Lithuanian Business Confederation.

  • Marius Grajauskas is also a member of the Lithuanian Business Confederation's Tax Commission.

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Other professional activities

  • Marius Grajauskas is one of the founders and chairman of the board of The Association of the Lithuanian Tax Advisors which was established in 2016.

  • As head arbiter, decided on a case between companies operating at Klaipėda harbor regarding hydro-technical construction and its compliance with FIDIC quality standards. The dispute was over an amount of more than EUR 3 million euros;

  • As an arbiter, participated in the hearing of cases involving structured banking products in disputes between financial institutions and companies.

  • Participated in the arbitration process at the Vienna International Arbitral Centre in the case of a bank operating in Lithuania against a commercial bank form another European Union state over a financial transaction that was worth USD 5 million.

  • Worked on the merger of Lithuania’s two largest commercial banks, Vilniaus Bankas and Hermis.

  • Consulted on the restructuring of one of Lithuania's largest banks and on the sale of a leading national dairy producer to foreign investors.

  • Consulted for one of Lithuania's major banks in the take-over and asset restructuring of one of the largest pharmaceutical chains and the transfer of those assets to investors.

  • Represented a financial institution during the debt restructuring and bankruptcy process of an artificial fiber production company.

  • Was responsible for the legal documentation of banking products offered by a Scandinavian capital bank upon its entry to Lithuania, including the creation of standard agreements and procedures.

  • Was responsible for the restructuring, recovery and judicial processes on bad debts for a Scandinavian capital bank, also assisting the bank with legal support for its expansion.

  • Served as a member of a bank's Credit Committee.

  • Managed the acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations and separations of many large-capital companies, including the acquisition of the largest Lithuanian glass factory.

  • Completed the due diligence process on a company to be acquired by a Lithuanian oil refinery, advised the client on acquisition structure issues and prepared a package of agreements.

  • Advised one of Europe's largest financial intermediaries on investment, stock trading, company finance, private banking and financial service management issues.

  • Represented investors' interests in cases on the demolition of allegedly illegal structures.

  • Acted as counsel for banks in court disputes over the invalidation of loan, credit, debt transfer, obligation transfer and other transactions based on claims by receivers or other creditors.

  • Consulted on all real estate management issues for one of Lithuania’s largest real estate industry players: prepared purchase-and-transfer, mortgage, lease, operating procedure and other transactions; prepared necessary documentation and represented the client in all institutions, from construction permits and territory planning approvals to building completion certificates.

  • Represents the state company Deposit and Investment Insurance Fund as the primary creditor in the bankruptcy case of Ūkio Bankas, and acts as a member of the Creditors' Committee.

  • Represented taxpayers in various disputes against the tax authority regarding profit and value-added taxes.

  • Represented a business association when drafting a complaint to the European Commission regarding an unlawful taxation decision that violated EU directives.

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Practice areas

  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Arbitration
  • Banking
  • Construction
  • Finance
  • Insolvency
  • Insurance
  • Litigation
  • M&A
  • Migration
  • Public-private partnerships
  • Real estate
  • Tax
  • Transactions and trade
  • Transport
  • White-collar crimes
Associate partners
  • Kęstutis Rudzika
  • Vaidas Radvila
  • Lina Balčiūnė
  • Jurgita Najulytė
Partners
  • Marius Grajauskas
  • Gintaras Balčiūnas
Senior Associates
  • Gintaras Stankevičius
  • Konradas Pabijanskas
  • Artūras Liutvinas
  • Vilma Platelienė
  • Tomas Mickus
  • Tomas Karpičius
  • Aušra Grubytė
Associates
  • Tadas Puzinas
  • Kamilė Žilinskytė
  • Kotryna Pociūtė
  • Diana Karabinaitė
Legal assistants
  • Ieva Karpičiūtė
Support staff
  • Ramunė Urbanavičė
  • Viktorija Šostak
  • Inga Štarolytė

A.Tumėno str. 4, LT-01109 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone +370 5248 7467
Fax +370 5248 7465
E-mail: vilnius@leadell.com