Partner

Jovitas Elzbergas

Co-Head of the Dispute resolution practice leading Regulatory and White-collar teams

+370 5 2000 777 jovitas.elzbergas@motieka.com

About

Experience

Jovitas’ key area of expertise lies in real estate and construction disputes, focusing on commercial properties, project development, commercial leases, property investment and finance. In particular, he has extensive experience in the handling of cases where the public sector is one of the parties.

He has in-depth expertise in the energy, infrastructure and transport, water and waste management industries. He also leads the team of lawyers in organising defence in major state investigations and white collar cases.

Jovitas’ recent track record includes representing the largest Lithuanian entities – real estate and construction market leaders Realco, Panevėžio statybos trestas and Panevėžio keliai, companies engaged in industrial and energy solutions such as Axis industries and Veolia, food manufacturing pioneer KG Group and utilities market leader City Service SE.

He is also continuously ranked by independent legal directories Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

Industries

Construction and Real Estate
Energy
Environment

Education

University of Zurich, Law studies
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Executive Master of Business Administration
Vilnius University, Master of Business Administration
Vilnius University, LL.M.

Career

Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Jovitas was the Head of the Legal Department of Vilnius Municipality.

Memberships

Lithuanian Bar Association

Languages

English, Russian, German, Lithuanian

Strong and strategic.
Legal 500 2019

Really finds a solution for every problem.
Chambers and Partners 2019

Top-class fellow co-head Jovitas Elzbergas excels in real estate litigation.
Legal 500 2018

Even in seemingly hopeless situations, the team is always able to bring a strategy to the table.
Chambers and Partners 2018

He is business-orientated and a maximum result seeker, according to clients.
Chambers and Partners 2017

Together with Ramūnas Audzevičius heads the dedicated and talented dispute resolution team of business-orientated lawyers
Legal 500 2016

One of the best advocates in Lithuania in energy and construction litigation.
Legal 500 2015

Delivers results swiftly, covers all bases and always aims to deliver the best result.
Legal 500 2014

Experience Highlights

Jovitas Elzbergas

08 May, 2019

A case regarding the claim for damages

Our law firm has successfully represented a client (one of the defendants) in a civil case regarding the claim for damages, allegedly caused by members of a company’s management body.

Jovitas Elzbergas

16 April, 2019

Convinced the court that the state land was legally leased to the client

Motieka & Audzevičius dispute resolution team has successfully represented the client as a defendant in a civil case before the Vilnius Regional Court.

Valentas Mitrauskas

15 January, 2019

Successfully represented the client in the restructuring proceedings

Our law firm has achieved winning related to our client’s (a company that produces edible and crude (unrefined) oil) restructuring proceedings.

Valentas Mitrauskas

07 December, 2018

The court confirmed the initiation of restructuring proceedings and refused to initiate bankruptcy proceedings

Motieka & Audzevičius team has successfully represented our client – a company that produces edible and crude (unrefined) oil – in a civil case before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania.

Jovitas Elzbergas

31 October, 2018

Successfully represented a client in a case regarding state land plot

Our team represented a client in a case against the National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture regarding the return of almost 40 ares of state land plot to the state.

Jovitas Elzbergas

01 October, 2018

Successfully represented a leading waste management company

Our team has successfully represented a leading waste management company in Lithuania before the national courts of all instances.

Jovitas Elzbergas

03 September, 2018

Represented agricultural company in a case regarding annulment of contracts

Our team has successfully represented a client – one of the largest companies engaged in agricultural products processing – as defendant in a civil case regarding annulment of contracts and claim for damages.

Jovitas Elzbergas

02 July, 2018

Successfully represented a client in a case brought by the State Tax Inspectorate

Our team has successfully represented our client (as a defendant) before the Klaipėda Regional Court in a civil case brought by the State Tax Inspectorate.

Jovitas Elzbergas

27 June, 2018

Successfully represented Administration of Plungė District Municipality regarding interim measures

Our team successfully represented Administration of Plungė District Municipality in a public procurement case and achieved another one important victory.

Jovitas Elzbergas

29 May, 2018

Successfully represented Administration of Plungė District Municipality

Our team successfully represented one of Lithuania’s local authorities – Administration of Plungė District Municipality – in a public procurement case.

Jovitas Elzbergas

11 May, 2018

Represented a well-known construction company before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania

Our team has successfully represented a well-known construction company before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania.

Jovitas Elzbergas

03 November, 2016

Procurement tender for the implementation of waste utilisation activities

Our team successfully represented a client that participated and won the state procurement tender for the implementation of waste utilisation activities, in a case heard by the Supreme Court of Lithuania.

Jovitas Elzbergas

27 October, 2016

Successfully represented company engaged in agricultural products processing

Our team has successfully represented a client – one of the largest companies engaged in agricultural products processing – in a civil case before the Kaunas Regional Court and the Court of Appeal of Lithuania.

Jovitas Elzbergas

18 October, 2016

Represented a company active in construction business

Motieka & Audzevičius has successfully represented a company active in construction business in the Baltic states.

Jovitas Elzbergas

22 August, 2016

Represented in a dispute regarding public tender for Klaipėda swimming pool construction

Motieka & Audzevičius has successfully represented a company leading in the industrial and energy sectors before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania in the dispute regarding the public tender for Klaipėda swimming pool.

Jovitas Elzbergas

16 January, 2015

Represented a client in a case regarding the sale of the State land

Motieka & Audzevičius has represented a client before the Supreme Court of Lithuania in the case concerning a piece of land that had been sold by the State to the client due to a mistake committed by a State institution.

Jovitas Elzbergas

16 April, 2014

Represented a company acting in the energy sector

Motieka & Audzevičius has represented a Lithuanian limited liability company acting in the energy sector and an investor from the Netherlands in a dispute with the Republic of Lithuania.

Jovitas Elzbergas

13 February, 2014

Case against the State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate of Lithuania

Our team has represented a client in a case against the State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate of Lithuania.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

20 November, 2013

Represented Lithuanian Gas in the international scope energy dispute

Motieka & Audzevičius' team has represented Lithuanian Gas (AB Lietuvos Dujos), a major energy company, in the Supreme Court of Lithuania.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

10 October, 2013

Represented a leading international energy company

Motieka & Audzevičius has represented a leading international energy company in a litigation concerning the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award rendered by the arbitral tribunal constituted under the SCC rules.