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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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About us

LEADELL law offices  – Pilv in Estonia, Fogels & Vitols in Latvia, and Balčiūnas & Grajauskas in Lithuania – are among the leading business law firms in the Baltic countries, providing services to business clients.

The first part of the name LEADELL is the word “lead” and it symbolizes leading clients in the legal field. The second part of the name is the abbreviation ELL that represents Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

The name of the alliance incorporates an abbreviation of the Baltic States, thus underlining that the alliance offers legal services for local and global customers in this region, which are based on a local experience and knowledge.

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We connect the dots and see beyond the obvious because we go beneath the surface and are passionate about what we do – secure and trustworthy legal advice.

Security. Trust. Passion.

The lawyers of the law firm LEADELL Balčiūnas & Grajauskas use their extensive experience to implement rational ideas. We offer our clients a wide range of business law services. We specialize in services to business, banking and finance, tax, litigation and arbitration, the European Union and public sector, corporate restructuring and bankruptcy, real estate and construction, electronic communications and IT and other fields and disciplines of law.

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    Timeline

    1993
    Aivar Pilv establishes Aivar Pilv Law Office
    1996
    Aivar Pilv Law Office opens its Tartu office
    2002
    Aivar Pilv Law Office joins TAGLaw
    2005
    Fogels, Vītols & Paipa Law Office is established
    2009
    Balčiūnas & Partners and Grajauskas & Partners join forces and become Balčiūnas & Grajauskas Law Office
    2005
    Fogels, Vītols & Paipa Law Office is established
    2009
    Balčiūnas & Partners and Grajauskas & Partners join forces and become Balčiūnas & Grajauskas Law Office
    2011
    Balčiūnas & Grajauskas joins TAGLaw
    2012
    Fogels, Vītols & Paipa joins TAGLaw
    The three Baltic law offices sign cooperation agreement
    2016
    Common brand LEADELL is adopted

    LEADELL law offices are members of the TAGLaw®, a worldwide alliance of independent law firms with more than 155 member firms based in over 90 countries. Its 10,000+ lawyers work out of 380 offices to provide a full range of legal services to clients all over the world.

    The members of TAGLaw are admitted based on their reputation and recommendation of existing members. LEADELL law offices have the exclusive right to represent TAGLaw network in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

    Our membership in TAGLaw enables our clients to have quick access to secure and trustworthy legal assistance all over the world.

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    Phone +370 5248 7467
    Fax +370 5248 7465
    E-mail: vilnius@leadell.com