Partner

Justinas Jarusevičius

A prominent dispute lawyer, specialising in arbitration and commercial litigation

+370 5 2000 777 justinas.jarusevicius@motieka.com

About

Experience

Justinas specialises in litigation and arbitration advising our major clients in complex disputes. He also works with post-deal and shareholder disputes as well as competition law.

Justinas has worked on a several shareholder disputes, which included investigation of legal person activity, and was the leading lawyer on numerous restructuring and insolvency procedures as well as public interest litigation. His experience includes working as a counsel in real estate and regulatory litigation, and participation in several high-value arbitration cases.

Justinas’ expertise focuses on the energy, financial services and construction and real estate industries.

Industries

Construction and Real Estate
Energy

Education

Harvard Law School, LL.M.
Vilnius University, LL.M.
King’s College London, Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law
Vilnius University, PhD (cand.)

Career

Justinas joined us in 2008 after receiving the Kazimieras Motieka scholarship as the best law student of Vilnius University.

Memberships

Lithuanian Bar
New York State Bar

Languages

English, German, Lithuanian

Motieka & Audzevičius provides competition advice that is based on industry knowledge but rooted in business reality.
Chamber and Partners 2018

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

They provide not only legal knowledge but way more – strategic business advice for our future development and growth.
Chambers and Partners 2017

The team is extremely dedicated to us and also values long-term relationships, according to clients.
Chambers and Partners 2017

Experience Highlights

Justinas Jarusevičius

08 July, 2019

Successfully represented the deposit system manager in the court of the appellate instance

Our Dispute Resolution team represented the client in the court of the appellate instance where the case was heard at the oral hearing.

Damage claim dispute resolution in Lithuania

Ramūnas Audzevičius

04 July, 2018

Successfully defended former CEO against 1,5 million USD damage claim

After winning the case at the Court of the first instance our team has successfully defended a former CEO of the oil trading company at the Court of Appeal of Lithuania against the 1.5 million USD damage claim brought by the company it used to manage.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

12 April, 2017

Represented Gazprom, a major player of international energy industry

Our team has represented Gazprom, a major player of international energy industry, before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

22 December, 2016

Case before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania

Our team in partnership with Dentons, the world's largest law firm, has represented PAO Gazprom before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

22 June, 2016

Successfully defended Gazprom in major SCC arbitration

Motieka & Audzevičius has once again successfully represented OAO Gazprom in major SCC arbitration against Lithuania.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

26 October, 2015

Successfully represented Gazprom before the Supreme Court of Lithuania

Motieka & Audzevičius has successfully represented OAO Gazprom in a hotly debated litigation before the Supreme Court of Lithuania as well as the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

26 May, 2015

Represented a real estate administrative services provider

Our team has represented a real estate administrative services provider before Vilnius Regional Administrative Court.

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.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

21 October, 2014

Represented a real estate administrative services provider

Our team has represented a real estate administrative services provider before Vilnius regional administrative court.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

17 October, 2014

Represented a premises accommodation administrative services provider

Motieka & Audzevičius has represented a premises accommodation administrative services provider in an investigation commenced by the Competition Council of Lithuania.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

02 June, 2014

Case at the European Commission

The Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian electricity transmission system operators, which are owned by their respective states, have signed an agreement on the unified use of the Baltic electricity infrastructure.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

13 December, 2013

Arbitration clause dispute before the Supreme Court

Motieka & Audzevičius represented a client before the Supreme Court in a dispute regarding an arbitration clause in the shareholders agreement.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

11 December, 2013

Unprecedented competition case

Our firm represented the client, a city infrastructure company, in a case against a major Scandinavian bank before the Supreme Court 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

05 November, 2013

Represented the infrastructure company

Our lawyers have represented the city's infrastructure company before the Supreme Court of Lithuania in a dispute concerning the alleged illegal termination of a contract and a contractual fine.

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.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

19 April, 2013

Dispute with one of the largest international corporations

Our team has represented one of the biggest infrastructure companies in Lithuania in a dispute with one of the largest international corporations, whose activities encompass the energy, drive technology, automation, building technologies and healthcare sectors.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

12 April, 2013

Guaranteed the successful enforcement of a favourable decision

The lawyers of our firm have represented the largest infrastructure company in Lithuania in the Supreme Court of Lithuania in a dispute with one of the largest international corporations, whose activities encompass energy, drive technology, automation, building technologies and healthcare sectors.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

11 January, 2013

Defended the interests of the pharmaceutical distribution company

Our team has defended the interests of a major pharmaceutical distribution company against a monetary claim of nearly EUR 2 million filed by an insolvent pharmaceutical wholesaler in the Court of Appeals.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

06 August, 2012

Proved that unprofitable contract is null and void

The team of our firm defended the interest of the client by proving to the Court of First Instance that unprofitable contract is null and void and thus the counterparty has an obligation to return over EUR 1 million for the Client. The case concerned stock transactions where insolvent company brought a claim against a former shareholder of the company.