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Justinas Jarusevičius
A prominent disputes lawyer specialising in arbitration and commercial litigation
+37052000777 justinas.jarusevicius@motieka.comExperience
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Justinas works as lead counsel in complex cross-border and national commercial litigation and arbitration.
Justinas’ recent experience includes working as a lead counsel for the biggest group of companies within the Baltic States with a yearly turnover of EUR 5 billion in damage litigation. Lithuanian Court of Appeals awarded a record amount in Lithuanian history that exceeds EUR 100 million.
As a sworn member of the New York State Bar and a graduate of Harvard Law School (a unique combination in the Baltic States), Justinas is a respected expert in US-related legal matters.
Justinas successfully develops financial service disputes practice, including regulatory litigation against the supervisory body Bank of Lithuania, contractual disputes, damage litigation as well as fraud and asset recovery-related disputes. He recently achieved a fully favourable preliminary judgment at the European Union Court of Justice at ABC Projektai case significant to the whole ecosystem of payment and e-money institutions.
He recently was appointed to act as lead litigation counsel regarding the improper application of EU sanctions for a major Lithuanian holding energy company with subsidiaries in Poland, Latvia and Estonia and a major Lithuanian wind electricity producer.
Justinas is an officer of the Asset Recovery Committee of the International Bar Association. He is recommended by Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal Commercial Litigation and Arbitration as well as is ranked as Global Elite Thought Leader.
Justinas joined us in 2008 after receiving the Kazimieras Motieka scholarship as the best law student at Vilnius University.
Working languages: English, German, Lithuanian
Harvard Law School, LL.M.
Vilnius University, LL.M.
King’s College London, Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law
Vilnius University, PhD (cand.)
Paris Arbitration Academy, Diploma in International Arbitration
Member of:
Lithuanian Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Is Europe’s fintech regulatory climate stifling innovation?
4 September 2024Losing everything and winning: BrucBond wins against the Bank of Lithuania
16 July 2024With the economy being in a bit of a bind, Lithuania has a cause for hope
16 June 2023Lithuanian freezing order – key issues to know when you try to get one
4 September 2020Review of recent Lithuanian case law development on the application of the New York Convention
12 November 2015Experience
Justinas works as lead counsel in complex cross-border and national commercial litigation and arbitration.
Justinas’ recent experience includes working as a lead counsel for the biggest group of companies within the Baltic States with a yearly turnover of EUR 5 billion in damage litigation. Lithuanian Court of Appeals awarded a record amount in Lithuanian history that exceeds EUR 100 million.
As a sworn member of the New York State Bar and a graduate of Harvard Law School (a unique combination in the Baltic States), Justinas is a respected expert in US-related legal matters.
Justinas successfully develops financial service disputes practice, including regulatory litigation against the supervisory body Bank of Lithuania, contractual disputes, damage litigation as well as fraud and asset recovery-related disputes. He recently achieved a fully favourable preliminary judgment at the European Union Court of Justice at ABC Projektai case significant to the whole ecosystem of payment and e-money institutions.
He recently was appointed to act as lead litigation counsel regarding the improper application of EU sanctions for a major Lithuanian holding energy company with subsidiaries in Poland, Latvia and Estonia and a major Lithuanian wind electricity producer.
Justinas is an officer of the Asset Recovery Committee of the International Bar Association. He is recommended by Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal Commercial Litigation and Arbitration as well as is ranked as Global Elite Thought Leader.
Justinas joined us in 2008 after receiving the Kazimieras Motieka scholarship as the best law student at Vilnius University.
Working languages: English, German, Lithuanian
Industries
Education and Memberships
Harvard Law School, LL.M.
Vilnius University, LL.M.
King’s College London, Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law
Vilnius University, PhD (cand.)
Paris Arbitration Academy, Diploma in International Arbitration
Member of:
Lithuanian Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Recognition
Insights
Is Europe’s fintech regulatory climate stifling innovation?
4 September 2024Losing everything and winning: BrucBond wins against the Bank of Lithuania
16 July 2024With the economy being in a bit of a bind, Lithuania has a cause for hope
16 June 2023Lithuanian freezing order – key issues to know when you try to get one
4 September 2020Review of recent Lithuanian case law development on the application of the New York Convention
12 November 2015