Compliance Academy

Gediminas has extensive experience in the provision of legal solutions for national and international clients relating to the restructuring of corporate groups, M&A assistance, competition law, state aid and a large variety of other commercial matters. He is highly competent in assisting high net worth individuals with asset protection, inheritance planning, wealth management and tax planning.

For the last 10 years, Rita worked in the banking sector, where she not only worked directly with large corporate clients and a variety of financial institutions and correspondent banks, but also managed strategic projects of the bank and advised the management on matters of anti-money laundering and combatting terrorist financing (AML/CTF).

Years of experience at major Scandinavian commercial banks has given Rita extensive knowledge of corporate banking relationship management, with a strong focus on AML/CTF, ensuring implementation of and compliance with regulatory requirements. She gained expertise in client market, financial and risk analysis as well as business process management and development to improve existing and introduce new processes related to AML/CTF and Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures.

Rita’s experience with financial markets, financial products, business processes and change management and knowledge of AML/CTF regulations and compliance, enable her to understand clients’ needs and offer the best solution to ensure their compliance with and practical implementation of AML/CFT regulations.

Vytautas has more than 9 years of professional experience in business law on national and international projects, with a special focus on corporate, M&A, IT, data protection, transaction and tax law as well as competition law matters. Vytautas is often part of multidisciplinary teams assisting clients with tax, accounting, financial, regulatory and other complex business issues. He has extensive experience coordinating cross-border projects.

Justinas has more than 15 years of experience in the field of international taxation. He holds a leading position at an international provider of tax advice. Justinas is an expert in management, administration, trust, consulting, business process relocation and corporate structure services. His extensive experience enables Justinas to share insights on regulatory evolution and identify and manage risks related to selected business models.

Ieva has specialized in business-oriented legal services with a strong focus on banking and finance, investment funds, alternative financing, consumer credit and capital markets for more than 8 years. Working on national and international projects at consulting firms and as an in-house lawyer, Ieva gained experience in advising businesses on varied matters of regulatory compliance, licensing of financial market participants, FinTech operations, etc. She also has extensive experiance in advising on legal implications of Artificial Intellegence and IT in various sectors. Having a multidisciplinary education in law and economics, Ieva is skilled in coordinating complex projects that require innovative and tailor-made solutions.

Sandra has been advising Lithuanian and foreign companies on direct tax and application of tax incentives more than ten years. She also has experience in tax optimization projects, performing tax due diligence, advising on mergers and reorganizations as well as international taxation issues. She has gained experience working with companies engaged in manufacturing activities in various industries, as well as in the information technology (IT), trade and services sectors.

Sandra represents companies in tax disputes, assist clients in representing their position with the tax authority on binding rulings and inquiries on various tax issues. Gained knowledge and experience help her to identify needs of each client, to assess the issue from tax as well as legal perspective and to provide the client the best solution.

Simona has professional experience in corporate and commercial law, corporate governance, corporate compliance and international taxation. She has contributed to and successfully led cross-border corporate and transaction structuring projects, helped clients manage the risks of these projects. Simona has an extensive knowledge of Cyprus and Dutch corporate and tax law. She is highly skilled in understanding clients’ business needs.

Dalia has more than 14 years of experience in public and private sector consulting in areas such as the evaluation of EU funds and programmes, analysis and interpretation of legislation governing the administration of EU funds, improving organisational management processes, and operational audits of companies.

She currently specialises in the preparation of internal audit documentation and the provision of internal audit outsourcing services, as well as in the strategic management of companies, the optimisation of business functions, and the sustainable management and control of financial, property and other resources.

Eitvydė is a Senior Associate in the Business Law Unit, whose main areas of practice are company law, real estate and construction law, and competition law. Eitvydė advises local and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and other corporate matters. Eitvydė also assists clients in ensuring internal compliance with competition law and advises them on restrictive agreements and concerted practices between companies prohibited by competition law. Eitvydė has also gained experience in representing clients in transactions related to real estate development, joint operations, purchase and sale, as well as in relations with state and municipal institutions.

Dalia has been working in the field of corporate law for more than a decade. Most of her professional activities have focused on the financial sector, including areas such as life insurance, pension funds, management companies and the regulation of consumer credit. Working as an in-house lawyer at both international and Lithuanian-owned companies, she has acquired extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance monitoring, and business project development and improvement. She thus has deep knowledge of internal company processes and principles. Dalia also has an interest in sustainability regulation in the financial sector and assists clients with integrating sustainability-related requirements into the operational documents of financial market participants.

Has worked in business-focused legal services for more than 3 years, advising clients on a variety of tax and finance law matters. Currently specializes in the financial sector, including licensing of financial market participants, FinTech post-licensing legal compliance, and supervision of FinTech operations (investments, risk management and other aspects). Also analyses practical application of cryptoassets in the financial sector and the general regulatory environment for cryptoassets.