Giedrius has been leading Motieka & Audzevičius’s Corporate and M&A team since 2012. His practice concentrates on mergers and acquisitions in high-profile matters, including cross-border transactions and related competition issues, shareholder conflicts, and corporate structuring. He is a key point of contact for legal advice on complex deals in Lithuania and other CEE markets.
Giedrius specialises in the aviation, energy, financial services & fintech, entertainment and technology, and media & telecommunications industries.
His client base consists of domestic and international companies ranging from innovative tech-driven entrepreneurs such as Brolis Semiconductors, Finbee, Mobile Financial Solutions, and Tamo, to large international corporations, like the Avia Solutions Group, Grupa LOTOS S.A, and the Vienna Insurance Group.
Giedrius is ranked highly by the independent Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 legal directories.
He started his career as a paralegal at Lawin and practiced with the Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Partners law firm before joining Motieka & Audzevičius in 2002.
EMBA-Global Asia – Columbia Business School, London Business School, The University of Hong Kong
Duke University, LL.M. (Fulbright Alumnus)
King’s College London, Postgraduate diploma in EU Competition Law
IALS, University of London, M.A. in Taxation
Riga Graduate School of Law, LL.M.
Vilnius University, LL.M.
Member of:
International Bar Association
Lithuanian Bar Association
Legal 500
2023
Giedrius Kolesnikovas is the type of lawyer who can foresee steps ahead. As a result, it saves time when negotiating items that at first may seem sensitive, but looking at the greater picture are not worth the time and effort. Giedrius explains well and advises which topics are exactly of such nature.
Chambers and Partners
2023
Giedrius Kolesnikovas is a problem solver with excellent mediation and negotiation skills. He is a partner we trust to get involved in when matters get really complicated.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius is the heavy artillery on which we lean when the cases are most complex and on the brink of termination. He is a go-to guy to find solutions where you cannot think there are any.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius is a strategic genius with flawless M&A experience and legal knowledge. Giedrius is a business-oriented attorney, who is always up to date on what is happening with his clients’ businesses, what the trends are and what are the current ups and downs.
Chambers and Partners
2022
A partner who is extremely passionate about his work, both from the perspective of the legal matter and the business case and all the logic behind it.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius Kolesnikovas is an M&A star of the region, whose presence in any negotiations makes us calm, knowing that our interests will be fully covered. We cannot count the times when the final result of some negotiation ends up exceeding our expectations solely due to Giedrius’s ingenious negotiation skills.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius Kolesnikovas was running the show and he managed the complex negotiations well. He has a holistic view of the advice given and doesn’t prolong the process for the client to make it burdensome. He searches for solutions.
Chambers and Partners
2022
We appreciate Giedrius’s business expertise as well as his orientation to achieving results, knowledge and the best current legal practices and trends.
Legal 500
2021
He managed complex negotiations well; he has a holistic view on the advice. He searches for solutions.
Chambers and Partners
2020
He's respectful towards other parties but also provides firm arguments.
Legal 500
2020
We see Giedrius as a go-to lawyer in complex legal situations, particularly when a dead-end situation needs a successful closing.
Legal 500
2020
Giedrius Kolesnikovas stands out from any other partner-level lawyers in Lithuania. He has business acumen and is a complete M&A lawyer, possessing deep knowledge of corporate law, taxation, competition law and anti-money laundering regulations. These competences and qualities of Giedrius help save us time and give us a one-stop-shop service, which we greatly admire.
Legal 500
2020
Giedrius Kolesnikovas and Rokas Jankus are always the team which guides us through complex transactions. They have shown us time after time that it is not always necessary to have a large team to deliver the best quality within the shortest possible time limits. They are cost-efficient and conduct hard (yet reasonable) negotiations with counterparties. They also ensure that unnecessary stages of acquisitions are skipped and focus on the substance.
Legal 500
2020
Giedrius Kolesnikovas has a longstanding reputation as an efficient and creative lawyer.
Chambers and Partners
2018
He has a quick understanding of our needs and he provides advice while identifying potential risks in complex matters.
Chambers and Partners
2017
He makes sure to get things done at the most convenient and shortest time possible.
Chambers and Partners
2016
Non-standard thinking and multitasking capabilities.
Legal 500
2016
Stands in a class of his own, recommended not only for corporate matters, but also tax structuring and merger clearance related subjects.
Chambers and Partners
2015
He has attention to detail and sees the broad picture. We have peace of mind that our case is in his safe hands, and nothing will be missed.
Legal 500
2015
Easily pinpoints the heart of the problem and skillfully offers the most appropriate solution.
Chambers and Partners
2014
He immediately understands the key issue and provides a solution that fits our business goals.
Legal 500
2011
A talent for finding a way around desperate deadlocks.
Chambers and Partners
2011
Impressive negotiation skills and the ability to look one step further.
Experience
Giedrius has been leading Motieka & Audzevičius’s Corporate and M&A team since 2012. His practice concentrates on mergers and acquisitions in high-profile matters, including cross-border transactions and related competition issues, shareholder conflicts, and corporate structuring. He is a key point of contact for legal advice on complex deals in Lithuania and other CEE markets.
Giedrius specialises in the aviation, energy, financial services & fintech, entertainment and technology, and media & telecommunications industries.
His client base consists of domestic and international companies ranging from innovative tech-driven entrepreneurs such as Brolis Semiconductors, Finbee, Mobile Financial Solutions, and Tamo, to large international corporations, like the Avia Solutions Group, Grupa LOTOS S.A, and the Vienna Insurance Group.
Giedrius is ranked highly by the independent Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 legal directories.
He started his career as a paralegal at Lawin and practiced with the Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Partners law firm before joining Motieka & Audzevičius in 2002.
EMBA-Global Asia – Columbia Business School, London Business School, The University of Hong Kong
Duke University, LL.M. (Fulbright Alumnus)
King’s College London, Postgraduate diploma in EU Competition Law
IALS, University of London, M.A. in Taxation
Riga Graduate School of Law, LL.M.
Vilnius University, LL.M.
Member of:
International Bar Association
Lithuanian Bar Association
Recognition
Legal 500
2023
Giedrius Kolesnikovas is the type of lawyer who can foresee steps ahead. As a result, it saves time when negotiating items that at first may seem sensitive, but looking at the greater picture are not worth the time and effort. Giedrius explains well and advises which topics are exactly of such nature.
Chambers and Partners
2023
Giedrius Kolesnikovas is a problem solver with excellent mediation and negotiation skills. He is a partner we trust to get involved in when matters get really complicated.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius is the heavy artillery on which we lean when the cases are most complex and on the brink of termination. He is a go-to guy to find solutions where you cannot think there are any.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius is a strategic genius with flawless M&A experience and legal knowledge. Giedrius is a business-oriented attorney, who is always up to date on what is happening with his clients’ businesses, what the trends are and what are the current ups and downs.
Chambers and Partners
2022
A partner who is extremely passionate about his work, both from the perspective of the legal matter and the business case and all the logic behind it.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius Kolesnikovas is an M&A star of the region, whose presence in any negotiations makes us calm, knowing that our interests will be fully covered. We cannot count the times when the final result of some negotiation ends up exceeding our expectations solely due to Giedrius’s ingenious negotiation skills.
Chambers and Partners
2022
Giedrius Kolesnikovas was running the show and he managed the complex negotiations well. He has a holistic view of the advice given and doesn’t prolong the process for the client to make it burdensome. He searches for solutions.
Chambers and Partners
2022
We appreciate Giedrius’s business expertise as well as his orientation to achieving results, knowledge and the best current legal practices and trends.
Legal 500
2021
He managed complex negotiations well; he has a holistic view on the advice. He searches for solutions.
Chambers and Partners
2020
He's respectful towards other parties but also provides firm arguments.
Legal 500
2020
We see Giedrius as a go-to lawyer in complex legal situations, particularly when a dead-end situation needs a successful closing.
Legal 500
2020
Giedrius Kolesnikovas stands out from any other partner-level lawyers in Lithuania. He has business acumen and is a complete M&A lawyer, possessing deep knowledge of corporate law, taxation, competition law and anti-money laundering regulations. These competences and qualities of Giedrius help save us time and give us a one-stop-shop service, which we greatly admire.
Legal 500
2020
Giedrius Kolesnikovas and Rokas Jankus are always the team which guides us through complex transactions. They have shown us time after time that it is not always necessary to have a large team to deliver the best quality within the shortest possible time limits. They are cost-efficient and conduct hard (yet reasonable) negotiations with counterparties. They also ensure that unnecessary stages of acquisitions are skipped and focus on the substance.
Legal 500
2020
Giedrius Kolesnikovas has a longstanding reputation as an efficient and creative lawyer.
Chambers and Partners
2018
He has a quick understanding of our needs and he provides advice while identifying potential risks in complex matters.
Chambers and Partners
2017
He makes sure to get things done at the most convenient and shortest time possible.
Chambers and Partners
2016
Non-standard thinking and multitasking capabilities.
Legal 500
2016
Stands in a class of his own, recommended not only for corporate matters, but also tax structuring and merger clearance related subjects.
Chambers and Partners
2015
He has attention to detail and sees the broad picture. We have peace of mind that our case is in his safe hands, and nothing will be missed.
Legal 500
2015
Easily pinpoints the heart of the problem and skillfully offers the most appropriate solution.
Chambers and Partners
2014
He immediately understands the key issue and provides a solution that fits our business goals.
Legal 500
2011
A talent for finding a way around desperate deadlocks.
Chambers and Partners
2011
Impressive negotiation skills and the ability to look one step further.
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