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2 February, 2012

Motieka & Audzevicius represented a client in the appeal procedure regarding the application of interim relief amounting to 236 million litas as the supporting measure to international arbitration procedure.

30 January , 2012

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce the recent publication of Getting the Deal Through – Restructuring & Insolvency 2012.

25 January, 2012

Motieka & Audzevicius has defended a major Lithuanian transport company against the claim of the subsidiary of the largest commercial bank in Lithuania. The Court rejected an application for interim measures to secure a claim in the size of LTL 3,6 million.

20 January, 2012

Motieka & Audzevicius has been adjudged winner in the category “Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year - Lithuania” in the Lawyers World Global Awards 2012.

16 January, 2012

M&A has defended the interests of the major agricultural company in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.

13 January, 2012

Pan-Baltic news agency Baltic News Service publishes the speech of Chairman of M&A Kazimieras Motieka, Signatory to the Act of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence, in the conference to commemorate the events of 13 January, 1991, held in Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Main Lithuanian news portals delfi.lt and lrytas.lt are also quoting the extracts from the speech of our Chairman.

9 January, 2012

Motieka & Audzevicius acting as a co-counsel with Crowell & Moring in the international investment arbitration case has successfully represented one of the major sparkling wine producers in the world on the question of Bifurcation of the proceedings, instituted under UNCITRAL Arbitration rules where the claim amounts to more than 200 000 000 million EUR.

4 January, 2012

Motieka & Audzevicius has represented the Client in court making application for interim measures in the amount of LTL 236 million.

2 January, 2012

Motieka & Audzevicius has been extensively involved in the preparation of a comprehensive Tax Directors Handbook 2012, the essential guide to the world’s premier tax law firms.

21 December, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius has defended one of the major pharmaceutical company against monetary claim exceeding LTL 6 million filed by the pharmaceutical wholesaler (company is under insolvency) in the Court of Appeals.

15 December, 2011

Team of Motieka & Audzevicius gathered all together for Christmas dinner.

15 December, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the interests of Client before the Vilnius District Court in bankruptcy litigation related with protection of creditor’s rights.

12 December , 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to inform that the new second edition of The Merger Control Review recently went to press.

4 December, 2011

Team of Motieka & Audzevicius has participated in the annual basketball tournament “Cup of the Lithuanian Bar Association”.

29 November, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce the success of the team in the 2011 Legal Awards conducted by Corporate INTL Magazine where the firm has been recognised as ‘2011 Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year in Lithuania’.

24 November, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius has represented the former national airlines, the company which is currently subject to insolvency proceedings, in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania against the Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Lithuania in relation to the cancellation of an injunction.

23 November, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is very pleased that Mr Dmitri Evseev, Partner of Arnold & Porter LLP from London, has graciously accepted our invitation to participate in the forum „Fight Against Corruption in Lithuania. What can be learned from Britain?“, organized by the British Chamber of Commerce and IQ The Economist in Lithuania with the support of Motieka & Audzevicius. The latter forum took place in Vilnius.

22 November, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in the Supreme Court of Lithuania in litigation involving cancellation of the public procurement results, recognition of the present employment contract as invalid and obligation to conclude a new employment contract with the Client.

21 November, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius has been named as a winner in the Lawyers World Annual Jurisdiction Awards 2011.

21 November, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce the launching of Corporate Immigration 2012 in the Getting The Deals Through series, published in London.

18 November, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to continue supporting Law Faculty of Vilnius University through our sponsorship of this faculty development.

17 November, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the interests of Client before the Court of Appeals in bankruptcy litigation related with protection of creditor’s right.

16 November, 2011

Partner Ramūnas Audzevičius has been nominated as Laureate of “The International Socrates Prize” in the field of economy and business by Nomination Committee of Europe Business Assembly (EBA, Oxford, United Kingdom).

11 November, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the interests of the agro service company in the dispute with agricultural entity before the District Court of Kedainiai regarding the debt recovery.

2 November, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce the launch of The Private Competition Enforcement Review with an introduction by Ilene Knable Gotts.

31 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce the latest edition of The Restructuring Review, published by Law Business Research Ltd., in London.

28 October, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the Client in the public interest litigation against the Prosecutor's office.

28 October, 2011

Well-known alpinist Vladas Vitkauskas, who has reached the highest peaks of all the continents, arranged a seminar for the firm’s lawyers on his achievements. Inspirational speech on the significance of concentration and determination in pursuing the tops strengthened lawyers’ motivation to put efforts into being the best that they can be.

28 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius attended and assisted client in the energy industry on site during the dawn raid carried out by the European Commission assisted by the National Competition Authority due to alleged breaches of EU antitrust rules.

25 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to support a significant event of the Law students of Vilnius University – Constitution Day‘s celebration. Constitution Days are 2-day festival organized by the students in honor of the Main Law of the State to show for the public the importance of Constitution. Patron of this festival is a former President of the Republic of Lithuania HE Valdas Adamkus.

25 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce the publication of Private Antitrust Litigation 2012, in Getting the Deal Through series, published in London.

24 October, 2011

Chairman Kazimeras Motieka has awarded the best first year law student Valerija Polončuk at Vilnius University. Award winner was highlighted during the opening ceremony of the conference devoted to commemorate the Constitution Day of Lithuania.

24 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius has been named as a winner of Acquisition International Legal Awards in Banking & Finances.

24 October, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in a dispute with the Anti-corruption Agency, investigating legitimacy of the EU support management, before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania in the anti-fraud investigations, initiated by the State Agency managing the EU support, involving EU funds.

21 October, 2011

Lawyers of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major Vilnius city real estate developers in the litigation in Vilnius 1 district court against the claim by one of the neighboring companies regarding demolition of certain objects.

19 October, 2011

Lawyers of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client against one of the largest banks of Iceland in an international litigation related to securities and financial derivatives in Kaunas regional court.

7 October, 2011

Team of Motieka & Audzevicius has defended his Client’s interests in the District Court of Panevezys.

7 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to inform about the publication of “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Competition Litigation 2012 Edition”.

6 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce the launching of Construction 2012, a volume in Getting The Deals Through series, published in London.

5 October, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011 winner in the category of “Commercial Arbitration Law Firm of the Year, Lithuania”.

30 September, 2011

Expert Counsel Henrikas Celencevičius has been among the key speakers in the conference „Activity of Attorneys in Lithuania: Novelties on Regulation and Rendering of Legal Services“, held in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania.

29 September, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius was awarded as Competition & Antitrust Law Firm of the Year for 2011 of Lithuania by Global Law Experts.

12 September, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius advises a leading regional communications group on sale of controlling stake in communications planning company Publicum Media.

12 September, 2011

Partner Ramūnas Audzevičius has attended the 3rd Annual ABA Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Disputes in Moscow.

1 September, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce that our team‘s member Karolis Gudas has been awarded in the celebretory opening session of new academic year of Mykolas Romeris University.

25 August, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the Client in bankruptcy litigation against the leasing company before the Lithuanian Court of Appeals.

25 August, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the Client before the Court of Appeals in litigation related with protection of creditor’s right.

23 August, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the interests of the Client before the Vilnius District Court in real estate litigation.

22 August, 2011

News portals Delfi.lt and Lrytas.lt are publishing the main points of Chairman Kazimieras Motieka conference speech, organized in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

21 August, 2011

Chairman of Motieka & Audzevicius Kazimieras Motieka has been one of the key speakers at the conference in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

15 August, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce the launching of “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration 2011”, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.

13 August, 2011

Chairman of Motieka & Audzevicius Kazimieras Motieka has provided a commentary to the main Lithuanian news portal lrytas.lt on the most debated topic – Belarus opossition leader‘s arrest after Belarus authorities received information from Lithuania about bank accounts held by the latter leader.

9 August, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce that our law firm has been named as the winner of the Corporate Intl Magazine 2011 Global Award for “Competition & Antitrust Law Firm of the Year in Lithuania”.

1 August, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to inform about launching the ninth edition of Dispute Resolution, a volume in the Getting the Deals Through series of annual reports, which provide international analysis of law and policy in the field.

27 July, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius Advises a Local Energy Investor on the Acquisition of a Greenfield Wind Park Project.

21 July, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the leading companies in the energy industry against the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuanian before the Vilnius District Administrative Court in a dispute regarding the reduction of EU structural funding.

21 July, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the interests one of the major food supply and catering companies before the Lithuanian Court of Appeals in a PPP dispute regarding the annulment of the results of a public procurement procedure.

15 July, 2011

Chairman of Motieka & Audzevicius Kazimieras Motieka has participated in discussion on punitive measures for violation of road safety rules on the Lithuanian National Radio.

5 July, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius advises one of the leading pharmaceutical retailers on the Major Transaction in the Lithuanian Pharmaceuticals Sector.

1 July, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies before the Supreme Court of Lithuania in PPP dispute regarding the annulment of the results of a public procurement procedure.

1 July, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the Client in Kaunas district court as the Court of Appeal instace in Real Estate Litigation with participation of the State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate under the Ministry of Environment of Republic of Lithuania.

27- 29 June, 2011

Partner Giedrius Kolesnikovas has attended a study seminar “International Tax Aspects of Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Finance” in Amsterdam.

18 June, 2011

Partner Ramunas Audzevicius has participated in the Globalaw European Regional Meeting on June 16-18, 2011, in Sofia.

17 June, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the interests of the shopping center developer before the Lithuanian Court of Appeals in the dispute with one of the largest Lithuanian construction company.

6-7 June, 2011

Partner Giedrius Kolesnikovas has participated in study seminar “Taxation of Holding Companies in Europe” in Amsterdam.

5 June, 2011

Team of Motieka & Audzevicius has coauthored “IFLR Litigation & Dispute Resolution Guide 2011” in association with ICC, HKIAC and AAA, published in London by International Financial Law Review.

3 June, 2011

Partner Ramūnas Audzevičius has participated in the 4th CIS-EU Legal Forum: Eurolawyer 2011, held in London on June 2-3.

30 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the insolvent national airlines in the Vilnius District Administrative Court in the dispute with Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the annulment of its resolution.

27 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the leading Lithuanian events management company in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania in the dispute among the events management companies and the Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania regarding prosecution of the cartel agreement.

26 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in the Supreme Court of Lithuania regarding the contractual obligations. According to the Court‘s decision, the case has been investigated in the verbal proceeding as having an influence to the whole judicial practice of the Republic of Lithuania.

26 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies before the Lithuanian Court of Appeals in a dispute regarding annulement of the results of a public procurement procedure.

24 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major Lithuanian hotels in a court of first instance in environmental regulation litigation.

24 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in the Supreme Administrative Court in litigation related with the dispute of the shareholders.

24 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the real estate holding company in the Court dispute with the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Lithuania regarding determination of the Client’s business development plans as contradictory to the public interest.

24 May, 2011

Partner Giedrius Kolesnikovas has participated in the 17th Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference in Paris.

23 May, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to support participation of Law students’ team of Mykolas Romeris’ University in "The ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMC²)". International competition will be held in Geneva and Evian on May 23-29 by several rounds.

23 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have appealed the Court‘s decision in the dispute vs the Lithuanian metrology authority regarding the annulment of this institution’s decision.

19 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client in the dispute before the Supreme Court of Lithuania regarding determination of servitudes and recovery of loss.

17 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in Lithuania in the dispute before the Lithuanian Court of Appeal regarding the annulment of the results of the public procurement.

13 May, 2011

International scientific conference “Labour market in the 21th century” has been held on the occasion of the 370th Anniversary of the Law Faculty of Vilnius University in support of Motieka & Audzevicius. More than 40 scientists from 16 countries have discussed on lots of the labour law issues in the conference hosted by Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania.

12 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania in complex environmental regulatory litigation.

11 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the establishment of election results in the multi-member constituency of Vilnius. Court has recognized that Article 34, Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Article 83 of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to Municipal Councils is in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.

10 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in Lithuania before the Lithuanian Court of Appeal by defending clients‘ interests in a public procurement dispute.

10 May, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius has been recommended by the leading legal directory Chambers Europe 2011 in its key focus areas - Dispute Resolution and M&A and Corporate.

5 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major Lithuanian hotels in the Vilnius District Court as a court of appeal instance in complex litigation case related with the energy supply.

5 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in Lithuania before the Vilnius District Court by defending clients‘ interests in a public procurement dispute.

5 May, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius has been ranked by Chambers Global 2011 among the leading Lithuanian legal firms in Dispute Resolution.

4 May, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies before the Lithuanian Court of Appeals in a dispute regarding annulement of the results of a public procurement procedure.

22 April, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client before the Vilnius District Court as the Court of the Appeals. Court has left a valid beneficial decision for the client in the civil case regarding eviction from the premises let by the claimant. According to the Court‘s decision the claimant‘s demand to evict the client from the premises has been acknowledged as unfounded.

21 April, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the main real estate developers in Vilnius before the Vilnius District Administrative Court regarding the annulment of the administrative act.

14 April, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce about the traditional festival of the Law Students of Vilnius University - The Lawyers’ Days. This 2-day festival is conducted with the support of Motieka & Audzevicius. Patron of the festival is the Lithuania's Minister of Justice Remigijus Simasius.

13 April, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the Lithuanian real estate developers in the Vilnius District Court as a court of appeal instance against the Lithuanian branch of one of the pan-European banking organization.

12 April, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the leading Baltic developer of intelligent engineering solutions in the Court of Appeals of Lithuania in complex litigation against the largest European engineering conglomerate and Kaunas Municipality.

7 April, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the main real estate developers in Vilnius before the Vilnius District Administrative Court regarding the annulment of the construction permit.

6 April, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce about the launch of Vertical Agreements, a volume in the Getting the Deal Through series, that was published in the UK. This publication is consisted of the reports by the leading practitioners from 39 jurisdictions who outline the issues on some of the most relevant procedural issues in their countries.

5 April, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major Lithuanian catering companies in the Supreme Court of Lithuania in complex litigation related public tender and application of the EU law.

5 April, 2011

Atty. Henrikas Celencevicius has judged as a sole arbitrator an international contractual dispute. Clients appreciate H.Celencevicius advises on arbitration-related matters including drafting of arbitration agreements, challenges, enforcement of arbitral awards and other complex matters of the arbitration. He is an experienced member of the firm's international dispute resolution team, practicing in international or domestic arbitration and litigation.

1 April, 2011

The Senior Partner of Motieka & Audzevicius Kazimieras Motieka has been interviewed by the National Radio of Lithuania on a pertinent topic – the Bill of H.E. President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite regarding amendments of the Penal Code of the Republic of Lithuania.

31 March, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius highly recommended by The Legal 500.

25 March, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major Lithuanian hotels in the Supreme Court of Lithuania in complex litigation related with registration of real rights and protection of clients.

21 March 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius advises on the Major Transaction in the Lithuanian Airport Sector.

17 March, 2011

Partner Ramunas Audzevicius has been invited to participate as a mentor in the mentorship project „City Big Brother 2011“, organised by the Lithuanian City of London Club.

15 March, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius has been ranked by World Tax 2011 as a niche firm with the strong reputation in tax litigation and controversy in the Baltic States.

11 March, 2011

Lithuania is celebrating the Day of Restoration of the State Independence. Team of Motieka & Audzevicius is proud that our Senior Partner Kazimieras Motieka has participated directly in those significant processes for our State. K.Motieka is a Signatory of the Act of Restoration of Lithuanian Independence, a Former Vice Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania.

9 March, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client as the third party in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania regarding the obligation to issue a public authority to restore property rights to land and to reimburse damages.

3 March, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the interests of the insolvent national airlines in the Vilnius District Administrative Court in the dispute with Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Lithuania. Administration of civil aviation was involved as the third party in this litigation dispute.

2 March, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the leading oil production companies in Lithuania in a court battle for the annulment of the public contract among the main participators of the Lithuanian energy sector, as well the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Lithuania, in the Vilnius District Court.

1 March, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce about the launching of Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2011, a volume of annual special reports from 55 jurisdictions around the world providing comparative international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

25 February, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to inform you about the release of Cartel Regulation 2011, a volume in the Getting the Deal Through series of annual special reports providing international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

23 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the foreign client in Vilnius district court regarding the annulment of the prosecutor’s decision to freeze the assets (approx. 1 million Euro) of the client held in the bank account. The decision of the prosecutor was annulled.

22 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented former mayor of Vilnius City in the Chief Official Ethics Commission.

18 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in regulatory litigation in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania against the largest Baltic air carrier.

11 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in the dispute before the Court of first instance regarding the annulment of the results of the public procurement.

10 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania against the General Prosecutor of Vilnius District in a dispute related with public interest and detailed plan in one of the major strategic areas of the State.

10 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in the dispute against State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate at Vilnius District Administrative Court regarding the annulment of acceptance of construction works of the building owned by the client’s competitor.

9 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the interests of the Client in the Court of First Instance dispute regarding the results of the public procurement.

9 February, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania regarding annulment of the mandatory prescription of the Environment Protection Department of Utena.

1 February, 2011

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce about the release of Restructuring & Insolvency 2011, a volume in a series of the Getting the Deals Through.

27 January, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client in the dispute against State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate at Vilnius District Administrative Court regarding the annulment of acceptance of construction works of the company manufacturing the solar cells.

25 January, 2011

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented an international consortium in the dispute before the District Court of Klaipeda regarding the results of the public procurement. In accordance with the Court’s decision the client has been recognized as the winning bidder to execute the construction of the municipal waste incineration plant in Klaipeda District.

12 January, 2011

Partner of Motieka & Audzevicius Giedrius Kolesnikovas has advised the sellers of the largest transport infrastructure engineering company in Lithuania in selling the shares to one of the leading private equity and venture capital investor in the Baltic States.

28 December, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius participated as strategic advisers in the case, which was put forward before the foreign court by one of the main banks of that country against the client of the law firm. The bank claimed the debt from the client for financial services rendered. The court of first instance rejected the claim against the client, and the Supreme Court upheld that decision.

21 December, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce that Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania has accepted an oath, as an attorney at law, of our lawyer Tomas Petkevicius.

15 December, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the largest Lithuanian investors in the shareholders dispute related with one of the largest shopping malls in the Lithuanian market. Our team lead litigation and arbitration battle to successful settlement.

8 December, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client before the Supreme Administrative Court in litigation related with restitution of property rights.

7 December, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the Client before the Court of Appeals in complex litigation battle related with protection of creditor’s rights.

25 November, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce about the launching of Private Antitrust Litigation 2011, prepared by Global Competition Review, world's leading antitrust and competition law journal. Practitioners, selected on the basis of their expertise in the field, create an international 'road map' of practice worldwide, providing succinct and relevant country overviews alongside easy cross-border comparison.

23 November, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in the dispute before the Court of Appeals of Lithuania – motion for appeal prepared by Motieka & Audzevicius team was satisfied in its entirety and the Court of Appeals restored the results of the public procurement contest, which were favorable for the client of Motieka & Audzevicius.

19 November, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce the addition of a new team member. Beata Kozubovska will join Corporate and M&A practice group as an associate following her graduation from University College London where she completed and was awarded LL.M in Commercial Law. Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to welcome Ms Kozubovska to their highly respectable legal firm after she pursued her studies in one of the highest-raking world-class universities.

15 November, 2010

Partner Ramunas Audzevicius has attended annual members meeting of Globalaw in San Francisco, USA, hosted by Hanson Bridgett LLP. The purpose of the meeting was both short-term and long-term planning of the network. Such honorable speakers as Mrs.Jackie Speier, a Congresswoman from 12th Congressional District of California, Mr. Darrell Steinberg, President pro Tempore of the California State Senate, Mr.Dennis Herrera, City Attorney of San Francisco, Mr.Jim Wunderman, President and Chief Executive officer of the Bay Area Council, and others have represented their visions about the core elements of the global competitive strategy and legislative base in confronting today’s seemingly intractable challenges. During sessions the Globalaw leaders have discussed progressive ideas on business development, brand building for the continued development and prosperity of the network. Despite the current economic challenges, Globalaw is growing and thriving as never before. According to the officers’ reports this year has proved especially rewarding.

25 October, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to notify about a significant event of the Law students of Vilnius University – Constitution Day‘s celebration. Constitution Days are 2-day festival organized by the students in honor of the Main Law of the State to show for the public the importance of Constitution. Patron of this festival is a former President of the Republic of Lithuania HE Valdas Adamkus. Motieka & Audzevicius‘ team is proud to contribute to this meaningful tradition which has been continuing for the eighth time.

22 October, 2010

Partner Ramunas Audzevicius has attended the GAR Live conference in London organized by Global Arbitration Review where the leading arbitration experts discussed on the key developments in this area. Speakers from among the world‘s leading law firms attempted to predict the next 25 years of arbitration. They have discussed various current innovations in a symposium session, focusing on the very future of international arbitration procedure. Such subjects as possible alternatives to the present arbitral proceedings for international commercial arbitration, mechanism to maintain the best quality arbitration service to users or creating more steps in the arbitration proceedings were analysed keeping in touch with today‘s relevant matters of arbitration.

21 October, 2010

Partner Henrikas Celencevicius has participated in an international conference „Shareholder disputes in arbitration“, which was opened by Remigijus Šimašius, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania. During this conference arbitrators from Estonia, Latvia, Poland, France, Sweden, Finland, Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania have discussed the topics on the arbitration of shareholders‘ disputes.

13 October, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to notify that today the partners of Motieka & Audzevicius Kazimieras Motieka and Jovitas Elzbergas have delivered the award to the best first year student Ruta Baltuonyte at Vilnius University Law Faculty.
As the Dean of Law Faculty of Vilnius University professor Vytautas Nekrosius has stated, among the entrants to this faculty are the best graduates of the Lithuanian schools, so to became the best from the students is an extraordinary challenge. Head of the Law Faculty evaluates competition among the students as a positive sign which signify about the growing new generation of strong lawyers in the state. According to the Dean V.Nekrosius, this award is one more stimulus for the young people to take all the best and most required for the legal professionals from the law studies at university.

11 October, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented a client in the Court of Appeals of the Republic of Lithuania regarding a claim to restrict the property rights to a land plot.

6 October, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to inform that the third edition of The Private Competition Enforcement Review from The Law Reviews series has now gone to press. It provides interesting reading and an invaluable tools for the legal practitioners about the worldwide tendencies in the area of the private competition enforcement with the key recommendations. Issues of the private competition enforcement are largely increasing in many countries due to the commercial activities of their clients on a global scale. This third edition has been prepared by Global Arbitration Review in collaborating with the world‘s leading legal firms. Motieka & Audzevicius is proud to have contributed to the issuance of this publication.

5 October, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented a client in the public procurement regarding the waste incineration services. Value of this project is EUR 130 million. Recently the procurement has been appealed to the court through the other participant‘s involvement in further selection despite the fact it is not applicable to the requirements of the procurement. Under the claim of the party, represented by our attorneys, the interim measures have been applied and the execution of the public procurement has been suspended pending the court investigates this case essentially.

1 October, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in the dispute before the Court of Appeals of Lithuania regarding the annulment of the results of the public procurement.

21 September, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce the launch of The European Antitrust Review 2011 published by Global Competition Review. The twelfth annual edition provides all updates on the competition law of 18 European States and analysis on discrete competition issues affecting specific industries. In preparing this report, Global Competition Review has cooperated with leading competition lawyers and economists.

15 September, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to notify about the publication of The International Arbitration Review by Law Business Research Ltd. The Lithuanian chapter has been prepared by the professionals of Motieka & Audzevicius.

7 September, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented a client before the Supreme Court of the Republic of Lithuania in the verbal hearing regarding the initiation of restructuring proceedings.

1 September, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania in litigation arising out of the claim for annulment the order of the Ministry of Transport to suspend the operating license of formerly major Lithuanian air carrier.

1 September, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius were mandated to negotiate with a public administration authority on behalf of a client, regarding the renewal of high value contract clauses.

30 August, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in the dispute before the Court of Appeals of Lithuania regarding the annulment of the results of the public procurement.

30 August, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented an investor against sellers, who broke contractual warranties. Vilnius regional court passed a ruling validating a settlement agreement by which a case regarding hudge damages was brought to an end.

24 August, 2010

Attorneys at law of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised in the process of sale of Charter Jets (private aviation company). Partner Giedrius Kolesnikovas comments that the transaction is one of many transactions where lawyers of Motieka & Audzevicius consulted clients in aviation industry. The law firm continues to strengthen its position in this sector.

19 August, 2010

Client entrusted attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius with the defense of his interests in the National Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania regarding intellectual property belonging to the client, and also assigned to the law firm the defense of his position in a case concerning defamation.

17 August, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania in litigation arising out of the claim for annulment the sales-purchase agreement.

16 August, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania in PPP litigation.

10 August, 2010

Partner Henrikas Celencevicius as an ad hoc arbitrator has begun to conduct an international dispute.

5 August, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised UAB "Orion Asset Management" in acqusition of Investment Fund management company IPV (Investiciju portfeliu valdymas) – one of the oldest mutual fund management companies in the country.

2 August, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania in insolvency litigation.

1 July, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius are representing AB "Linas Agro Group" in acquisition of 50 % stake in Ukrainian company UkrAgro NPK (one of the leading fertilizer production company in Ukraine) from Arvi ir ko.

30 June, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.

19 June, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in the dispute before the Court of Appeals of Lithuania regarding the annulment of the results of the public procurement.

16 June, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have assisted shareholders of the holding company of one of the leading pharmaceutical wholesale and retail companies in exercising put option and exiting the joint venture with foreign partners.

3 June, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the major provider of building maintenance services in the Baltic States in the dispute before the Supreme Court of Lithuania against Klaipeda City Municipality regarding the losses arising out of privatization transaction.

1 June, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major Lithuanian real estate companies in the dispute before the Supreme Court of Lithuania regarding the renewal of the process under the claim from General prosecutor’s office.

28 May, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client in the restructuring litigation before the Supreme Court of Lithuania.

23 May, 2010

Mantas Juozaitis of Motieka & Audzevicius has obtained an LL.M in Taxation degree with distinction at Georgetown University. Mr.Juozaitis is now the first holder of the Georgetown LL.M in Taxation in Lithuania.

20 May, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client in the restructuring litigation before the Court Appeals of Lithuania.

17 May, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in the dispute before the Supreme Court of Lithuania regarding the annulment of the results of the public procurement.

14 May, 2010

Attorneys at law of Motieka & Audzevicius are representing the interests of main creditors in the insolvency of national airline flyLAL Lithuanian Airlines.

6 May, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major bakery companies in the litigation process against Kaunas County Administration and natural persons regarding the recognition of property rights into non-registered and unfinished buildings.

30 April, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client in the restructuring litigation before the Supreme Court of Lithuania.

27 April, 2010

Ramunas Audzevicius, a partner of Motieka & Audzevicius, has participated in a conference International Commercial Arbitration in the CIS, organized by Magisters, the international law firm, in cooperation with the magazine „International Commercial Arbitration News“.

23 April, 2010

Ramunas Audzevicius, a partner of Motieka & Audzevicius, has participated in a conference, organized in honour of Dr. John Avery Jones, a judge of the First Tier Tax Tribunal.

15 April, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to be a major promoter of the annual Festival of the Law Students of Vilnius University. This year it will be organized for the 31st time. The Lithuania's Minister of Justice Remigijus Simasius became a patron of the Festival.

2 April, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the leading developer of intelligent engineering solutions in Lithuania in a court battle for annulment of the public contract between one of the municipalities and Europe's largest engineering conglomerate.

31 March, 2010

Legal 500 EMEA lists Motieka & Audzevicius among the leading Lithuanian law firms in Dispute Resolution, RE & Construction, Corporate & MA, EU & Competition, and Tax.

17 March, 2010

We are proud to announce that Mr. Justinas Jarusevicius of Motieka & Audzevicius has been awarded the prize for the first place in the competition "The Best Attorney's Speech 2010" which was organized by the European Law Students' Association (ELSA).

10 March, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major food supply and catering companies in the dispute before Kaunas county court regarding the annulment of the results of the public procurement.

2 March, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to notify about the publication of Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2010 in UK. The Lithuanian chapter has been prepared by lawyers of Motieka & Audzevicius.

1 March, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client in the Supreme Court of Lithuania against Lithuania's major oil refinery regarding the compensation for the use of invention protected by patent.

20 February, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius advised the client in more than 1,1 million euro dispute with one of the largest investment banks in the Baltic States.

17 February, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius advised the client in more than 2,2 million euro dispute with one of the largest real estate developers in the Baltic States.

27 January, 2010

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have drafted the overview of the Lithuanian cartel regulation laws in the 2010 edition of the “Getting the Deal Through” comparative guide to law and regulation. The 2010 Cartel Regulation is the first “Getting the Deal Through” overview of the Lithuanian anti-cartel laws.

11 January, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius is pleased to announce that two attorneys have entered into partnership with Motieka & Audzevicius effective from January 1, 2010. Henrikas Celencevicius and Giedrius Kolesnikovas have been invited to become the partners of Motieka & Audzevicius.
Senior Partner Kazimieras Motieka congratulates the new partners and wishes them to continue with the traditions of the law firm with their own ideas, abilities, constant improvement of knowledge, high culture and exemplary behavior to sustain law firm’s erudition, impeccable behavior and professionalism in relationships with clients. Short CV’s of the partners:

28 December, 2009

Edition of Lithuanian Bar Association “Bar News” has published an interview with senior partner of Motieka & Audzevicius Kazimieras Motieka.
The article, named “You Must Work So That You Would Not Feel Guilty Against Yourself ”, is dedicated to K.Motieka’s 50-year anniversary of the attorney practice.
Please find the full text of the article in Publication section of the website.

17 December, 2009

Today, during the Board Session of the Law Faculty of Vilnius University, Motieka & Audzevicius has delivered the award to the top first year student Ms. Aliona Bitkivskaja.

4 December, 2009

Lawyer Emil Radzihovsky of Motieka & Audzevicius has obtained the Magister Juris (MJur) degree at the University of Oxford. Mr Radzihovsky is now the first holder of the Oxford Mjur in Lithuania.

27 November, 2009

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to announce about the launch of Restructuring & Insolvency 2010. This edition was published by Getting The Deal Through in the UK.

23 November, 2009

Attorney at law Giedrius Kolesnikovas has represented AB “Dvarcioniu keramika” (major tile manufacturer in the Republic of Lithuania) in implementing official mandatory tender offer of its shares.

16 November, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended one of the major catering and food supply companies in the litigation against the company‘s major competitor in the Court of Appeals regarding the results of the public procurement contest.

13 November, 2009

Motieka & Audzevicius has been listed among leading tax law firms in Lithuania by Tax Directors Handbook – the leading directory of tax experts.
This handbook analyses the tax capabilities of law firms in 46 jurisdictions, including tax rates, the tax impact on business etc.

30 October, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client against Lithuania’s major oil refinery regarding the compensation for the use of invention protected by patent.

25 October, 2009

Motieka & Audzevicius is delighted to promote a significant event of the Law students of Vilnius University – commemoration of the Constitution Day.

18 September, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius agreed to defend one of the largest investors in Lithuanian energy industry from the claim that exceeds 520 000 000 litas (i.e. more than 220 000 000 USD).

14 September, 2010

Motieka & Audzevicius has contributed to the launch of Private Antitrust Litigation 2010. This edition was published by Getting The Deal Through in the UK in association with Global Competition Review.

3 September, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended one of the major corporate finance, asset management and brokerage service firms in litigation against the investor‘s claim to arrest the assets of the client.

1 September, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended one of the major catering and food supply companies in the litigation against the company‘s major competitor in the Court of first instance regarding the results of the public procurement contest.

28 August, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client in litigation initiated by bank regarding the claim of forfeit and damages against one of the major players in Lithuania in the field of corporate finance, asset management and brokerage service. Litigation has been led to the settlement.

26 August, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have assisted one of the major players in Lithuania in the field of corporate finance, asset management and brokerage service to reach a settlement in litigation initiated by bank regarding the claim of forfeit and damages.

21 August, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major event organiser in Lithuania in cartel case, where court of appeal instance granted the appeal of the client and imposed the interim measures on the decision of the national competition authority regarding the penalty (final decision).

13 August, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended one of the major players in Lithuania in the field of corporate finance, asset management and brokerage service in litigation initiated by bank regarding the imposition of the interim measures (final decision).

31 July, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client in bankruptcy litigation against the administrator’s claim to declare the share sales – purchase agreement null and void.

30 July, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the clients in civil litigation against the General Prosecutor's Office.

20 July, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have participated in blood donation, organized by Institution National Blood Centre at Lithuanian Bar Association’s premises.

13 July, 2009

Attorney at Law Giedrius Kolesnikovas was elected to the managing board of Dvarcioniu keramika, AB.

29 June, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have successfully represented one of the major bakery companies in the litigation process regarding the land lease rights beneath the buildings owned by the company.

26 June, 2009

Lawyer of the law firm Motieka & Audzevicius Mr. Tomas Samulevicius has represented the client before the European Court of Auditors and the European Commission regarding the legality of public procurement procedures.

16 June, 2009

Hedman Group – unique network of law firms in the Baltic states, Finland and Russia is established.

15 June, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major bakery companies in the litigation process regarding the legality of registration of buildings.

12 May, 2009

Mr. Giedrius Grazulis of Motieka & Audzevicius was appointed to be the General Secretary of the Lithuanian Young Bar Association.

12 May, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have succesfully defended one of the major catering and food supply companies in the litigation against the company‘s major competitor in the Court of Appeals regarding the results of the public procurement contest.

29 April, 2009

Mr. Giedrius Grazulis of Motieka & Audzevicius was elected to the Board of the Lithuanian Young Bar Association.

23 April, 2009

We are proud to inform that Motieka & Audzevicius has been ranked by Chambers Europe 2009 as a one of the leading in Dispute Resolution and Corporate/Commercial areas of expertise.

06 April, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major players in Lithuania in the field of coporate finance, asset management and brokerage service in an investigation initiated by Securities Commission of the Republic of Lithuania.

27 March, 2009

Motieka & Audzevicius has been ranked as a leading firm in its working fields by Legal 500. Published for over twenty years, the Legal 500 provides the worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers in over 100 countries.

26 March, 2009

Motieka & Audzevicius is looking to employ a lawyer. Please find more information in Career section of the website.

13 March, 2009

Motieka & Audzevicius signed the agreement with Vilnius City Municipality for defense from claims that were submitted to the court by the formerly Vilnius City Mayor Mr. Juozas Imbrasas.

23 February, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have assisted the largest Lithuanian petroleum exploration company to reach a settlement in negotiations and represented in related litigation against Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment regarding annulment of it‘s decisions.

18 February, 2009

Attorney at law Giedrius Kolesnikovas was elected to the managing board of UAB Kelprojektas (leading road and bridge engineering company in Lithuania). Giedrius Kolesnikovas shall represent the interests of one of the main shareholders in the company.

13 February, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client in litigation with bailiff regarding the annulment of the unlawful enforcement.

9 February, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the client in litigation with real estate contractor regarding the claim to award the additional reward for the accomplished work and damages.

27 January, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented insolvent company in litigation against black-handed creditor to recognize null and void all the agreements that have been entered into between insolvent company and the creditor.

26 January, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have provided strategic legal advice for the client in dispute with Russian sugar factories ending with full satisfaction of the client’s claims in the international commercial arbitration court.

20 January, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the Baltic investor in procedure at the Appeals Division of the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania against local rival from charges on the validity of the trade mark registration. All claims to annul client‘s trade mark registration have been rejected.

15 January, 2009

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have consulted and drafted necessary documents for creating of the holding structure for one of the major agribusiness companies in Lithuania.

28 December, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius advised the purchaser in the acquisition of the shares of the sea cargo handling company.

24 December, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius sucessfully advised the purchaser in the acquisition of wholesale veterinary products business.

15 December, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the local investor in litigation against State tax inspection from charges in tax avoidance case. All calculated taxes and fines have been withdrawn by the central tax administrator after several court cases.

12 December, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented the majority shareholder of the largest Lithuanian petroleum exploration company in the legal squeeze out of minority shareholders.

10 December, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised the local investor on creation of the holding structure of real estate development company.

2 December, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have completed of vendor due diligence of aviation services company.

20 November, 2008

Mr.Giedrius Kolesnikovas of Motieka & Audzevicius, together with Hedman Partners and Skrastins & Dzenis, has delivered a presentation of latest trends in mergers & acquisitions in Lithuania in Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce in Finland.

18 November, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended the largest Lithuanian petroleum exploration company in litigation and negotiations against Lithuanian Government regarding invalidation of arbitration clause.

7 November, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have successfully advised and represented one of the major Lithuanian real estate developers in sales of the part of the land plot necessary for social needs of Vilnius City.

27 October, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the local investor in squeeze out litigation for establishment of the price of the shares.

8 October, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have defended shareholders of one of the largest companies in Lithuania against the hostile claim for invalidation of the share sale-purchase contract.

7 October, 2008

Today, during the Board Session of the Law Faculty of Vilnius University, Motieka & Audzevicius has delivered the award to the top first year students Ieva Jasinauskaite and Justinas Jarusevicius.

3 October, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented one of the major Lithuanian real estate developers in litigation against Kaunas City Municipality in respect of illegal refusal to transfer the rights to organize the detailed planning of the territory.

25 September, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius are representing one of the largest airlines in the Baltic states in litigation against rival company for compensation of damages incurred due to rival‘s alleged breach of EC competition rules. Upon the request of attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius on the 25th of September 2008 Vilnius district court has applied interim measures and arrested assets of the rival company in amount close to 200 million Litas.

19 September, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented the major Lithuanian ground handling company in litigation against Lithuanian Competition Council in respect of starting of investigation against one of the local airport.

18 September, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented the major Lithuanian property administration company in complex acquisition of one of the largest property administration entities in Vilnius market.

8 September, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius are advising one of the largest commodity trade and agricultural business companies in Lithuania in litigation in against the one of the major Russian agricultural business holdings.

18 August, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have participated in drafting prospectus and other necessary documents for the listing of the operational leasing and management services company in Warsaw Stock Exchange.

19 June, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented insolvent company in litigation against black-handed creditor.

21 May, 2008

Lawyer Tomas Samulevicius of Motieka & Audzevicius has obtained an LL.M degree at Columbia Law School. Mr.Samulevicius is now the first holder of the Columbia LL.M and Ivy League LL.M in Lithuania.

30 April, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the claimant in litigation related with illegal construction of premises.

28 March, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the largest Lithuanian petroleum exploration company in litigation against Lithuanian Geological Survey and Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania in respect of performance of obligation to issue the administrative decision.

26 March, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the client in litigation regarding the public tender against both Kaunas City Municipality and consortium led by the Europe's largest engineering conglomerate.

3 March, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the local investor in litigation for specific performance of the right to enter into the privatization agreement.

16 February, 2008

Tomas Samulevicius, an attorney of the firm and an LLM candidate in Columbia Law School has participated in the European Law Moot Court Regional Semi-Finals, held in Maribor, Slovenia, on 13-17th of February 2008, as a member of the Columbia Law School team. The Columbia team has shown great result and secured the first place by beating out 11 teams representing top European and US law schools. This achievement has opened the door for the Columbia team to participate in the Final round of the European Law Moot Court to be held in Luxembourg in April of 2008 and argued before the judges of the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance.

10 January, 2008

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius is advising an international investor regarding construction of the office and apartment center "Evita".

18 December, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised local investors in construction of the terminal of maintenance and repair in Vilnius International Airport.

14 December, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented one of the largest airlines in the Baltic States in litigation against Lithuanian Competition Council in respect of starting of investigation against one of the international airports.

28 November, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius have represented the shareholder of major ceramic tile manufacturers in the sale of the shareholder’s interest in the company.

26 November, 2007

Mr. Ramūnas Audzevičius, the partner of Motieka & Audzevičius, along with Mr. Edvardas Makelis (former Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania) and Mr. Hugh M. Thomas (former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers) has been elected to the Supervisory Board of Agrowill, one of the largest agribusiness companies in Lithuania.

9 November, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius have represented the shareholders of one of the leading drug and medical substances wholesaler companies in the sale of part of their shares and structuring shareholders’ agreement.

24 October, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised one of the biggest Latvian investment funds in purchase of the shopping centre in Kaunas.

19 October, 2007

Today, during the Board Session of the Law Faculty of Vilnius University, Motieka & Audzevičius has delivered the award to the best first year student Rasa Daugulytė.

September, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius advised the majority shareholders of the major biofuel production companies in structuring the joint venture with foreign investors.

20 September, 2007

Attorney at law Jovitas Elzbergas, former Director of Legal department of the Vilnius Municipality, has joined Motieka & Audzevičius team as a partner. He will lead real estate & construction law practice group. J.Elzbergas has graduated Law Faculty of Vilnius University, as well as International Business School of Vilnius University, studied law in Zurich University (Switzerland). According to the Senior Partner of Motieka & Audzevičius Kazimieras Motieka, J.Elzbergas with his high expertise and wide experience is one of the leading Lithuanian lawyers in real estate & construction law.

31 August, 2007

Web-site of Motieka & Audzevičius was renewed. Our present and future clients will have a possibility to learn more about our philosophy, employees and performed work.

17 August, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the largest airlines in the Baltic States in litigation against the State in relation of the civil claim submitted by the Prosecutor’s office of Vilnius City.

1 August, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the major foreign investors acting in Lithuanian real estate market in litigation regarding detailed plan and permit for construction in Vilnius City.

15 July, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius have advised one of the largest airlines in the Baltic States on matters of allegations for the breach of competition laws by Lithuanian Competition council. The investigation initiated by the Lithuanian competition council against the airlines was terminated by that council itself with no negative consequences to the client of Motieka & Audzevičius whatsoever.

10 July, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised Lithuanian investors in privatization of Malev Hungarian Airlines.

22 June, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the largest Lithuanian oil exploration company in litigation against Lithuanian Geological Survey regarding the public tender.

20 June, 2007

Motieka & Audzevičius from Lithuania, Hedman Osborne Clark from Estonia and Finland, Skrastins & Dzenis from Latvia have established the Baltic Partnership by entering into Cooperation agreement. The purpose of the Partnership is to cooperate in providing high value legal services and attracting new clients and businesses in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.

25 May, 2007

Lawyer Giedrius Kolesnikovas of Motieka & Audzevicius has obtained an LL.M degree at Duke University, School of Law. Mr.Kolesnikovas is now the first holder of the Duke LL.M in Lithuania.

4 May, 2007

Motieka & Audzevičius is seeking to employ a paralegal.
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2 April, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius are representing major Lithuanian construction management company in litigation regarding crush of the building in Vilnius.

22 March, 2007

Motieka & Audzevičius has signed an agreement for co-operation with Vilnius University. Pursuant to the agreement Motieka & Audzevičius and Vilnius University have obliged themselves to extensively cooperate on the legal and social projects.

March, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented Swiss based international trading company in execution of the GAFTA arbitration award in the Republic of Belarus.

10 January, 2007

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius are representing the leading drug and medical substances wholesaler companies in insolvency procedure of another drug and medical substances wholesaler company.

31 December, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised one of the largest pharmacy chains in acquisition of numbers of pharmacies.

11 December, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised Swiss based international trader in international dispute and against the major Russian grain trader.

16 November, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised local investors in acquisition of the paper factory in Kaunas.

27 October, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented minority shareholders in conflict of the shareholders of one of the major Lithuanian brewery producers.

20 October, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the largest airlines in the Baltic States in postprivatisaiton litigation with the Property Bank of the Republic of Lithuania.

10 October, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the largest airlines in the Baltic States in litigation against one of the Lithuanian international airports regarding the lease of the land.

September, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius have represented the purchaser of the shares of the major wholesaler of foodstuffs and provider of catering services.

19 September, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the largest Lithuanian financial brokerage companies in litigation against the Securities Commission of the Republic of Lithuania.

8 August, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised Lithuanian investors in privatization of hotels located in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

1 June, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented local investor in litigation against Klaipeda State Seaport and one of the largest Lithuanian stevedoring companies regarding nullity and voidance of the lease agreement of the land in Klaipeda State Seaport.

February, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius have advised the sole shareholder of the air cargo company in the sale of the shares.

13 February, 2006

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented local investor in litigation against Klaipeda State Seaport and one of the largest Lithuanian stevedoring companies regarding execution of the tenant rights to more than 4,5 hectares in Klaipeda State Seaport.

21 December, 2005

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented Swiss based international trading company in recognition and implementation of GAFTA arbitration award in the territory of the Republic of Belarus under 1958 NY Convention.

12 December, 2005

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised the major Lithuanian producer of refrigerators in respect of the debt collection in the Russian Federation.

September, 2005

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised one of the largest Latvian banks in conflict with the shareholder in a local joint venture.

May, 2005

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius have represented the participant of privatization of one of the largest airlines carrier, who has later won the privatization tender.

24 February, 2005

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevičius have represented the shareholder of major ceramic tile manufacturers in the sale of the majority shareholder’s interest in the company.

January, 2005

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised 50 percent shareholder of the local ship loading company in the conflict of the shareholders and litigation in respect of infringement of the national competition rules.

7 December, 2004

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented the local investor in litigation against Klaipeda State Seaport and one of the largest Lithuanian stevedoring companies regarding recognition and confirmation of the rights to lease more than 4,5 hectares in Klaipeda State Seaport.

27 October, 2004

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the Lithuanian municipalities against the Ministry of Finance in litigation regarding state guarantees.

15 October, 2004

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised local investors in acquisition of control of one of the largest bread factories in Lithuania.

22 September, 2004

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised shareholders of one of the largest Lithuanian agribusiness companies in acquisition of one of the major Danish international grain traders.

30 June, 2004

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented 50 percent shareholder in conflict of the shareholders of one of the Lithuanian real estate holding companies.

January, 2004

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised major Ukrainian fertilizers distribution and production company in legal strategy of expansion.

15 January, 2004

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented one of the largest Lithuanian agribusiness companies in business incorporation in Latvia.

November, 2003

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised Swedish based international trading company in takeover of the state property in execution of both arbitration award and order of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

October, 2003

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented Swiss based international trading company in litigation against Austrian holding company due to nonperformance of suretyship agreement.

17 September, 2003

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised and represented major local investor in litigation regarding acquisition of real estate of the machinery factory.

10 September, 2003

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have advised Danish investor in structuring of Ukrainian joint venture with Lithuanian investors.

May, 2003

Attorneys of Motieka & Audzevicius have represented Swiss based international trading company in GAFTA arbitration against the Belarusian entity owned by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.

December, 2002

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have advised a local investor in insolvency procedure of the largest rapes seeds oil producing factory.

10 December, 2002

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have represented the local investment bank in litigation against one of the internationally owned investment banks in Lithuania.

October, 2002

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have represented Swiss based international commodity trader in insolvency procedure the major rape seeds oil bottling factory.

5 August, 2002

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have advised Lithuanian investor in acquisition of one of the largest medical centers in Lithuania.

20 May, 2002

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have advised shareholders of one of the largest Lithuanian agribusiness companies in legal strategy of expansion in the Russian Federation.

May, 2001

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have advised Swiss based international investor in conflict of the shareholders of the major Ukrainian rape seeds oil producer.

February, 2001

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have advised and represented Swedish based international trading company in recognition and implementation of the arbitration award in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan under 1958 NY Convention. It was a first case in legal history when arbitration award was implemented under 1958 NY Convention in Azerbaijan.

October, 2000

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have advised one of the largest Lithuanian agribusiness companies in business incorporation in the Russian Federation.

September, 2000

Attorneys of Motieka Law Office have advised Danish investor in incorporation of fertilizers distribution and production business in Ukraine.