Entertainment

Practice Areas

Industries

Dispute Resolution

The strongest business dispute resolution team in Lithuania and the Baltic region.

Corporate and M&A

An experienced and business-oriented team that brings success to the transaction.

Construction and Real Estate

We manage the risks arising from real estate development projects.

Tax

We focus on tax disputes and tax structuring with a goal to ensure fair taxation.

Public Procurement

At each stage of the case, we find the most favorable solution for the client.

Competition

Your guide through competition law labyrinths and firewall from the Competition Council.

Financial Services and Compliance

Result-oriented team offering tailored solutions for financial market leaders and innovators.

Data Protection

Our team is here to help you navigate the complex landscape of GDPR compliance.

Intellectual Property

Our expertise helps to protect your IP portfolio and enforce your IP rights worldwide.

Insolvency Solutions

We help to make objective decisions and ensure an efficient insolvency process.

Agriculture

We advise agribusiness companies on standard and highly specific issues.

Aviation

We provide all specialised legal services to the modern aviation industry.

Energy

We are here to offer cutting-edge solutions to complicated situations.

Entertainment

Solutions that meet the challenges of today’s world.

Environment

We help your business to be sustainable and comply with environmental requirements.

Financial Institutions

Assisting financial institutions in licensing process and compliance matters.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing is a backbone of the economy and as such it needs adequate legal protection.

Pharma and Biotechnology

We guide through the regulatory maze at every stage of the pharma business.

Real Estate

The best legal advisors when starting a real estate project and solving disputes.

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

We consult on various issues and offer the most efficient solutions in the field of TMT.

Trade and Distribution

We advise clients on all aspects of routes to market.

Transport

You chose the way – let us worry about the formalities.

Why our team?

Experience highlights

Motieka & Audzevičius brings together specialists in various areas of law who represent entertainment and leisure businesses, provide them with unique market insights, and advise on complex disputes and sophisticated transactions.

The leisure and entertainment business sector is increasingly moving towards interactive and mobile content, with computer games becoming the most popular and profitable product in the sector. Therefore, lawyers need to continuously evolve with the business, delve deeper into technological innovations and stay one step ahead.

Our lawyers solve problems to help reduce the risk of costly litigation and offer solutions based on out-of-the-box thinking and years of experience.

Our services for the entertainment industry include the following:

copyright, licensing, trademarks;
tax advice;
bankruptcy and restructuring solutions;
financing and raising private equity capital;
corporate governance;
regulatory matters;
representation in court;
competition law issues.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

Successfully defended gambling organizer’s position in the Supreme Administrative Court

18 October 2021

Tomas Petkevičius, Milda Visockė

Defended a former director of Lithuanian basketball club from yet another unfounded claim

8 October 2021

Justinas Jarusevičius, Paulius Grendelis

Successfully represented Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater in negotiations

19 July 2021

Tomas Petkevičius, Milda Visockė

The claim for damages of a Lithuanian basketball club against its former director rejected

29 June 2021

Giedrius Kolesnikovas, Rokas Jankus

Advised gaming platform Eneba on Series A investment

22 December 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas, Laurynas Ramonas

Represented the client in obtaining the authorisation of the Competition Council on acquisition of entertainment business

10 November 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas, Rokas Jankus

Advised on acquisition of prominent entertainment companies and arenas

16 October 2020

Ramūnas Audzevičius

Successfully represented gambling organizer in the dispute with the regulator

7 October 2020

Mantas Juozaitis, Edvinas Lenkauskas

Advised casino regarding gambling tax during the COVID-19 quarantine

20 May 2020

Ramūnas Audzevičius, Henrikas Stelmokaitis

Represented a client in the first instance of a media-law case

2 April 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

Represented MyFitness on cross-border acquisition of Gym Plius

4 February 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

The biggest seed investment in Lithuanian history

21 October 2019

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

Advised a client on cross-border swap of shares

26 February 2018

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

A side-step cross-border merger of Lithuanian entertainment business leaders

30 July 2015

Why our team?

Our lawyers solve problems to help reduce the risk of costly litigation and offer solutions based on out-of-the-box thinking and years of experience.

Our services for the entertainment industry include the following:

copyright, licensing, trademarks;
tax advice;
bankruptcy and restructuring solutions;
financing and raising private equity capital;
corporate governance;
regulatory matters;
representation in court;
competition law issues.

Experience highlights

Ramūnas Audzevičius

Successfully defended gambling organizer’s position in the Supreme Administrative Court

18 October 2021

Tomas Petkevičius, Milda Visockė

Defended a former director of Lithuanian basketball club from yet another unfounded claim

8 October 2021

Justinas Jarusevičius, Paulius Grendelis

Successfully represented Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater in negotiations

19 July 2021

Tomas Petkevičius, Milda Visockė

The claim for damages of a Lithuanian basketball club against its former director rejected

29 June 2021

Giedrius Kolesnikovas, Rokas Jankus

Advised gaming platform Eneba on Series A investment

22 December 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas, Laurynas Ramonas

Represented the client in obtaining the authorisation of the Competition Council on acquisition of entertainment business

10 November 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas, Rokas Jankus

Advised on acquisition of prominent entertainment companies and arenas

16 October 2020

Ramūnas Audzevičius

Successfully represented gambling organizer in the dispute with the regulator

7 October 2020

Mantas Juozaitis, Edvinas Lenkauskas

Advised casino regarding gambling tax during the COVID-19 quarantine

20 May 2020

Ramūnas Audzevičius, Henrikas Stelmokaitis

Represented a client in the first instance of a media-law case

2 April 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

Represented MyFitness on cross-border acquisition of Gym Plius

4 February 2020

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

The biggest seed investment in Lithuanian history

21 October 2019

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

Advised a client on cross-border swap of shares

26 February 2018

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

A side-step cross-border merger of Lithuanian entertainment business leaders

30 July 2015

Key contacts

Giedrius Kolesnikovas

Partner

Duke, Columbia, LBS, HKU, RGSL, Lond., VU

Rokas Jankus

Partner

VU, Lond.

Expert contacts

Edvinas Lenkauskas

Partner

Maastricht, Radboud, MRU

Daumantas Vilniškis

Assistant Lawyer

VU (expected 2024)

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