Mr Žilvinas Kvietkus > Cobalt > Vilnius, Lithuania > Lawyer Profile

Advising a wide range of local and multinational clients, Cobalt is highly active in a plethora of major M&A spanning from defence and aerospace to maritime, transportation, energy, and IT. The firm is also noted for its strong cross-border capabilities, assisting acquisitions both into and out of Lithuania. A highly experienced team, managing partner Irmantas Norkus has broad transactional, banking, and competition experience, as does partner Elijus Burgis . Heading the M&A practice group is corporate and private equity expert Juozas Rimas , meanwhile life science and EU pharmaceutical expert Zilvinas Kvietkus also supports. Akvilė Bosaitė, co-head of the banking and finance practice, is another notable expert on M&A.

Representing major technology giants Huawei and Apple, as well as payment service providers and pharmaceutical companies, Cobalt‘s team has a solid track record in handling prominent TMT matters in Lithuania. Practice head Zilvinas Kvietkus stands out for his ‘exceptional knowledge of pharmaceutical business‘, and is adept at advising on contentious and non-contentious TMT cases in the sector. Renata Vasiliauskienė focuses on data protection, licensing, and regulatory compliance, and managing associate Julija Beldeninovienė handles contentious mandates. Juras Žymančius is another key contact.

Cobalt assists global household names including Amazon, Google, and FedEx, with compliance with local employment regulations, especially issues relating to recent changes to the Labour Code. The firm has also seen several mandates regarding employee disputes, reorganisations, employee transfers, and migration issues. The employment team is spearheaded by Jovita Valatkaitė, who provides guidance on a broad spectrum of employment and relocation matters, and also has niche expertise in employee data protection work. Eglė Gliaudelytė is central at associate level, while legal counsel Dalia Foigt-Norvaišienė  and Žilvinas Kvietkus also contributing to the practice.

Cobalt‘s IP team particularly stands out for its focus on the healthcare, pharmaceuticals and life science sectors, where it regularly represents multinational industry giants in patent protection, infringement, and enforcement cases. Alongside these areas, the IP practice also provides advice in the fields of data protection and IT. The practice is led by Žilvinas Kvietkus, who has extensive experience advising on copyright, trade mark and patent issues in the Lithuanian and EU pharmaceuticals sectors. Managing associate Julija Beldeninovienė is another core member of the team with knowledge of the pharmaceuticals, infotech, and IP spaces.