Cobalt‘s employment law practice group serves a diverse range of clients from a variety of industries, including financial services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and retail. The team advises clients on policy updates, contract reviews, dispute resolution, and cross-border restructurings. Recent work includes comprehensive advice to McDonalds regarding various employee training programmes in Lithuania, alongside updating employment contracts to align with local laws and regulations for Wolt Enterprises Oy. The team is led by Jovita Valatkaitė, who brings particular expertise in handling group redundancies, complex individual redundancies, restructurings, and employee reduction strategies.

The employment law practice at Ellex has a strong and diverse team that handles various employment law-related matters. The team is led by Ramūnas Petravičius, who has a wealth of experience specialising in the area. Raimundas Lideika and Jurgita Samrickiene handle employment-law disputes, whilst nationally renowned tax experts Gintaras Balcius and Rūta Švedarauskienė provide practical advice on all aspects of employee share plans, incentives, and employment taxes. Furthermore, Migle Petkeviciene assists clients with employee data protection matters, and Nerijus Patlabys offers key support across the department.

Sorainen‘s employment team is regularly engaged in handling a variety of employment law-related matters across the market. Among key types of work and areas of recent growth, the firm has been assisting clients with the preparation of violence and harassment policies, as well as providing employee training sessions on the same topics. With a continued strong migration practice, including relocations and the renewal of residence permits, the firm demonstrates its considerable breadth of knowledge. The team is led by Algirdas Pekšys and Agnietė Venckienė who bring expertise in large-scale business reorganisations and cross-border employment projects.

The WIDEN  employment team is comprised of numerous employment law specialists. The team is led by three talented individuals: Tomas Bagdanskis is highly respected in contentious and advisory employment matters and is well-placed to advise on dismissal cases, redundancies, and legislative matters; Vilius Mačiulaitis is a well-regarded practitioner with strong experience in handling unfair dismissal and compensation-related cases, with frequent activity on behalf of employers; and Mantas Mikalopas has an emerging and growing practice representing every party of labour relations in contentious work.

The Deloitte Legal, Professional Partnership of Advocates employment and immigration service line is well known for its expertise and experience in matters related to residency and the employment of EU and third-country citizens in Lithuania. The team offers effective support, especially in the fields of international transactions, employee secondment, relocation, and taxation. The breadth of knowledge within the team is evidenced by its engagement with clients from a range of industry backgrounds, including energy, manufacturing, construction, retail, and transportation. The team is led by Tomas Davidonis, who brings particular expertise in both international and local reorganisations and restructurings.

The employment and migration team at ECOVIS ProventusLaw is consistently involved in a diverse range of work across the market. The practice offers advice and assistance to Lithuanian companies regarding employee-related strategies, documents, employment and migration law, and tax issues. Furthermore, the team represents employers in cases of unfair competition concerning both former and existing employees, whilst also advising on the non-disclosure of confidential information during labour relations and after such relationships have ended. The team is led by Loreta Andziulytė, who excels in helping companies build strategic legal frameworks to ensure compliance and foster positive labour relations.

The employment team at Eversheds Saladžius (a member of Eversheds Sutherland) is actively engaged in a wide range of work across the market. The practice’s offering in this area is not limited to just employment law services, but is connected to personal data protection management matters as well. The depth of knowledge possessed by the team is evidenced by its range of clients, which come from a diverse set of industry sectors, including fintech, energy, healthcare, and industrials. The team is led by co-heads Neringa Bubnaityte and Justinas Usonis.

The employment and migration team at Noewe Legalis consistently involved in various projects throughout the market. The practice assists clients (both employers and employees) in resolving complex employment law issues, with extensive legal knowledge in this area. The firm has particular strength in handling migration issues, providing assistance with all migration-related procedures, including representation before migration authorities. Such knowledge and experience is utilised in migration projects, assisting with the setting up of companies as well as reorganisations, restructurings, and relocations. The team is led jointly by Giedrė Dailidėnaitė and Vytautas Vicius.

Triniti Jurex Law Firm‘s employment and migration team is frequently involved in diverse matters across the market. A recent focus for the practice has been on addressing the legal distinctions between employment and civil legal relations under Lithuanian law. This area of the practice is topical and affects numerous businesses and individuals; such extensive experience in this domain enables the firm to provide clear advice to clients and ensure they remain compliant with the constantly evolving regulatory landscape. The team is led by Jurgita Judickienė, who brings particular expertise in dispute resolution and employment law risk management.

WALLESS‘s employment and migration team regularly works on a variety of issues across the market. The practice advises clients regarding all day-to-day employment law matters, be that employee hiring, terminations, or remunerations, as well as aiding in complex employment issues, such as international secondments, relocation matters, obtaining visas, and employment-related taxation. The team is led by Alina Makovska, who handles a wide range of responsibilities and brings great expertise in corporate, employment, and migration matters.

The employment team at GLIMSTEDT Bernotas & Partners is consistently engaged in a broad range of matters and projects. The group offers advice on the development and implementation of corporate policies related to employee privacy and personal data protection, as well as conducting employment law due diligence and contract drafting. Aušra Maliauskaitė-Embrektė leads the team and has significant experience handling issues that arise in cross-border transactions.

LEADELL Balciunas ir Grajauskas has experience in a range of employment law matters. The team is best known for its litigation work, with issues representation in cases regarding the termination of employment contracts and the remuneration of damages incurred due to illegal actions of employees being a core part of its offering. The team is led by co-heads Gintaras Balčiūnas and Marius Grajauskas.

CEE Attorneys‘s team, led by Aleksandras Masaliovas, offers a broad service of legal advice related to employment law, employee mobility, and cross-border employment projects. Masaliovas brings considerable expertise in cross-border employment matters, engaging with the foreign posting of employees and other employment-related immigration procedures.

Law Firm Elegant Solution‘s team provides a wide range of employment law services, including advice on the development and implementation of corporate policies, legal due diligence, collective employment relationship issues, and the contracts of both high-level executives and foreign workers. The team is led by Karolina Baronaitė-Birmontė, an ‘incredible professional’ involved in issues ranging from employee transfer matters to negotiations with trade unions.