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.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Jovita Valatkaitė is very easy to talk to and consult. Usually after her consultations no more questions come up.’

  • ‘Very nice, high quality, good responsiveness.’

  • ‘Dalia Foigt-Norvaišienė - high management skills, very fast.’

  • ‘Straight to the point.’

  • ‘Cobalt Lithuania is excellent in combining local, sometimes very bureaucratic legislation, and the needs of our global company.’

  • ‘Their knowledge level is excellent, and they have very good experience working with domestic and international companies.’

Key clients

  • Google
  • Amazon.com, Inc
  • ERGO
  • FedEx
  • AT&T Inc.
  • Guidehouse
  • Visma Custom Solutions
  • Remote
  • Doctors Without Borders (Médecins sans frontières)
  • Softeq
  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • LIDL Stiftung & Co. KG
  • Wolt Enterprises Oy
  • BMI Group

Work highlights

  • Assisted Google with significantly updating its policies and practices.
  • Provided comprehensive advice to Amazon.com, Inc., in respect of local requirements and rules regarding mandatory medical checks, including requirements for the medical examination provider, health check procedures, compensation requirements, personal data protection, liability issues, and other related risks.
  • Advised on changing the General Manager and Board Member at ERGO entities (ERGO Life Insurance SE, ERGO Insurance SE).

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jovita Valatkaitė

Other key lawyers

Žilvinas Kvietkus, Eglė Gliaudelytė, Dalia Foig-Norvaišienė