Law firms merge to strengthen position in the Baltic States Jan 24, 2011
The business law firms of Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas and Devyžis &
partners WILL have announced their merger in Lithuania and from the 24th
of January 2011 the firm will be operating under the common name VARUL
across the Baltics.
“A year ago we formed a network of business lawyers, and today we are making an important step forward to strengthening our positions in Lithuania seeking to create one of the strongest business law firms in the Baltic States. According to the number of attorneys and lawyers, VARUL becomes one of the top law firms in the Baltic region”, - says Managing Partner of VARUL in Estonia Helmut Pikmets.
VARUL across all three Baltic countries has 65 attorneys and lawyers. In addition to the merger in Lithuania the Estonian office also announced three new partners who joined the team.
“We joined our competencies, experience and potential to expand our legal services portfolio and to ensure the highest quality of our services. One common name – VARUL – will represent the firm’s integrated network in all of these countries”, - affirms partner and lawyer Marius Devyžis.
According to Robert Juodka, the Managing Partner of VARUL in Lithuania, our firm will expand its collaboration with foreign companies requiring for experts who provide legal services in all three Baltic countries at the same time. “We feel this demand not only from foreign companies, but also from the Baltic businesses as they are expanding into neighbouring markets”, - says R. Juodka.
The law firm VARUL has offices in Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, and Tartu. The firm is focused on advising both domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law. Our M&A/Corporate, Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public Private Partnership, Real Estate and Construction and Tax practices are highly ranked by international legal directories.
For further information please contact:
ESTONIA
Helmut Pikmets, Managing Partner
Phone: +372 6264 300
helmut.pikmets@varul.com
LATVIA
Gints Vilgerts, Managing Partner
Phone +371 6732 0000
gints.vilgerts@varul.com
LITHUANIA
Robert Juodka, Managing Partner
Phone +370 5 248 7337
robert.juodka@varul.com
VARUL across all three Baltic countries has 65 attorneys and lawyers. In addition to the merger in Lithuania the Estonian office also announced three new partners who joined the team.
“We joined our competencies, experience and potential to expand our legal services portfolio and to ensure the highest quality of our services. One common name – VARUL – will represent the firm’s integrated network in all of these countries”, - affirms partner and lawyer Marius Devyžis.
According to Robert Juodka, the Managing Partner of VARUL in Lithuania, our firm will expand its collaboration with foreign companies requiring for experts who provide legal services in all three Baltic countries at the same time. “We feel this demand not only from foreign companies, but also from the Baltic businesses as they are expanding into neighbouring markets”, - says R. Juodka.
The law firm VARUL has offices in Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, and Tartu. The firm is focused on advising both domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law. Our M&A/Corporate, Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public Private Partnership, Real Estate and Construction and Tax practices are highly ranked by international legal directories.
For further information please contact:
ESTONIA
Helmut Pikmets, Managing Partner
Phone: +372 6264 300
helmut.pikmets@varul.com
LATVIA
Gints Vilgerts, Managing Partner
Phone +371 6732 0000
gints.vilgerts@varul.com
LITHUANIA
Robert Juodka, Managing Partner
Phone +370 5 248 7337
robert.juodka@varul.com
