Ellex‘s employment team is experienced in a wide range of employment matters including handling the employment aspects of M&A transactions and integrations, remote work arrangements, and employee terminations, among other areas. Practice head Ramūnas Petravičius has a strong track record in complex employment disputes, alongside notable transactional and regulatory experience, while Rimantas Stanevičius is another key name for labour disputes. At the associate level, Nerijus Patlabys and Kamilė Skrupskytė are key names; Patlabys is praised as ’fantastic, commercially minded and easy to use’ and offers advice on a variety of matters including relocations, employment benefit schemes, and redundancies, while Skrupskytė has experience covering disputes, HR strategies, and whistleblowing claims.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Fast responses and very practical advice with a pragmatic approach to risk.’

  • ‘Nerijus Patlabys is always practical, clear and willing to give a recommendation based on a sensible estimation of risks.’

  • ‘This team offers excellent, responsive advice that is very commercial and easy to understand.’

  • ‘They are always very responsive with short turnaround times. The content of their work is always precisely what I am looking for. Hence I do not need to keep coming back to them to ask for more.’

  • 'Ramūnas Petravičius is a highly experienced and internationally recognised professional in labour and employment law. His roles and affiliations underscore his expertise, leadership, and influence in this field, particularly in Lithuania and within international networks.'

Key clients

  • Fima
  • Gren Lietuva
  • World Courier
  • WorkMotion
  • Elavon Inc.
  • Devexperts LLC
  • Intrum
  • Al Global Investments & Cy S.C.A
  • Foodspring GmbH
  • Pandos

Work highlights

  • Supported Gren Lietuva with the direct and indirect acquisition of six energy companies in Lithuania from UAB "E energy invest."
  • Assisted WorkMotion, a global HR platform operator, with expanding its business. The client required assistance with entity incorporation, securing staff leasing authorisations, and initiating operations in the country.
  • Advising Elavon Inc. on its remote work arrangements.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ramūnas Petravičius

Other key lawyers

Rimantas Stanevičius, Nerijus Patlabys, Kamilė Skrupskytė