Established 30 years ago, Ellex Valiunas is a Baltic law firm with offices in Riga, Tallin and Vilnius. 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has an excellent offering in all financial and corporate areas in Lithuania. 

Its banking team covers the full extent of banking work, including financing transactions, financial regulatory and compliance, and money laundering and terrorist financing prevention. The firm is often selected to advise large international banks and is widely recognised for its vast experience in the area. 

The team is active in debt capital markets as well, where recent engagements have included bond issuances and securitisation work. 

Its M&A practice is among the top in Lithuania both in terms of deal volume and profile of transactions. It is frequently seen on the largest and most sophisticated M&A deals in Central and Eastern Europe. 

In projects, the firm is involved in the development of some of the most complex Lithuanian and regional projects. Its lawyers are highly experienced in PPP, energy and construction/real estate work and provide comprehensive legal support to all aspects of projects. 

Key clients 

Among the clients of the firm in banking are Partners Group, Baltic Classifieds Group, Nordic Investment Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank,ViaCon Group, Veho, AIP II Holding 4 and AIP II Holding 4 GP, Nordea Bank, LiveOn, AAS BTA Baltic Insurance and Technopolis. 

In capital markets it works with EIG Management Company, Baltic Classifieds Group, Citigroup Global Markets, Deutsche Bank, London Branch, ING Bank, UniCredit Bank, BA 28 and UAB Vilniaus.  

In corporate and M&A, it works with Partners Group, Baltic Classifieds Group, Dokobit, Amber Trust and Baltic Mill, Beta Growth, Graanul Invest, Gren and Modus Asset Management.  

In financial services regulatory it works with Curve Europe, Sonect Europe, Witty Global and W1tty Capital. 

In project development it works with Partners Group. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Financial services regulatory 

"Strong technical expertise. Strong network." 

Investment funds 

"Ellex Valiunas have a very deep knowledge of the real estate sector in Lithuania, their lawyers are very professional negotiators and their work quality is really high and consistent. Last but not least – they always keep their word regarding deadlines."