Senior Associate

Mantas Juozaitis

Experienced legal advisor on tax litigation for businesses expanding in the CIS and EU markets

+370 5 2000 777 mantas.juozaitis@motieka.com

About

Experience

Mantas represents businesses in tax and customs law disputes. His areas of expertise include tax litigation and planning, international trade disputes, general business disputes, arbitration, investment disputes and EU litigation.

Tax law occupies a prominent place in Mantas’ experience making him a key member of our tax litigation team. His understanding of a wide area of law besides taxation enables him to provide out-of-the-box solutions as well as to understand the business thinking. Mantas is also highly experienced in international commercial arbitration. He serves as an arbitrator in the Riga Permanent Court of Arbitrage, Latvia.

Industries

Financial services
Food
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Education

King’s College London, M.A. in EU Law
IALS, University of London, M.A. in Taxation
Georgetown University Law Centre, LL.M. in Taxation
College of Law of England and Wales, Practice diploma in International Arbitration
University of London, Postgraduate diploma in Equity and Trusts
Vilnius University Business School, MBA
Riga Graduate School of Law, LL.M. in EU and International Law
Mykolas Romeris University, LL.B.

Career

Mantas joined us in 2009, after having worked as in-house counsel in a major Lithuanian agricultural conglomerate.

Memberships

Lithuanian Bar Association

Languages

English, Russian, Lithuanian

Top-class firm offers clients expertise in complex tax disputes.
Legal 500 2019

Motieka & Audzevičius is a boutique firm with considerable expertise representing CIS-based corporates and shareholders in complex tax disputes.
Legal 500 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

Edvinas Lenkauskas

01 October, 2019

Represented a renewable energy company in the white-collar crime case

Motieka & Audzevičius dispute resolution team has represented a renewable energy company in a pre-trial investigation which was organized by the Financial Crime Investigation Service under the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

Edvinas Lenkauskas

17 May, 2019

Represented the client in a tax dispute regarding tax avoidance

Our tax team successfully represented the client in a tax dispute before the Vilnius Regional Administration Court.

Mantas Juozaitis

02 August, 2018

Represented the client in a dispute regarding tax avoidance

Our tax experts represent the client in a tax dispute against the tax authorities.

Mantas Juozaitis

10 July, 2018

Represented rapeseed oil manufacturer in a tax dispute

Our tax litigation team has represented the biggest rapeseed oil manufacturer of Lithuania in a tax dispute concerning VAT fraud and application of zero VAT rate on intra-Community supplies.

Mantas Juozaitis

20 April, 2017

Advised a group of companies engaged in digital business

Our tax experts have advised a group of companies doing business in digital economy (i.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

07 March, 2017

Victory before the Supreme Court of Lithuania

Our team has successfully represented a client, one of the largest Lithuanian beverage producers, in a case heard by the Supreme 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

18 November, 2016

Successfully represented a major international commodities trader

Our team has successfully represented a major international commodities trader in the most complex dispute regarding recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitration award in Serbia.

Successful tax dispute resolution in Lithuania

Mantas Juozaitis

16 November, 2016

One of the biggest tax disputes

Our team has successfully defended a major international agro business conglomerate in one of the biggest tax disputes.

Mantas Juozaitis

10 October, 2016

Successfully represented a private investor in a tax investigation

Our tax law experts successfully represented a private investor in a tax investigation initiated by Lithuanian tax authorities.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

19 June, 2015

Represented a waste management company in a complaint to the European Commission

Our team represented a waste management company in a complaint to the European Commission against the Lithuanian Government.

Taxation related dispute resolution in Lithuania

Ramūnas Audzevičius

15 June, 2015

European Commission complaint regarding tax dispute

The Motieka & Audzevičius team has filed a complaint to the European Commission in a taxation related dispute regarding the possible breach of EU law, namely the incorrect implementation of an EU directive.

Mantas Juozaitis

13 May, 2015

Advised a large multinational law firm with 26 offices worldwide

Our tax team has advised a large multinational law firm with 26 offices worldwide on the taxation peculiarities of employing a Lithuanian employee and the risk of creating a permanent establishment.

Mantas Juozaitis

30 March, 2015

Advised the client in a tax dispute

Our tax litigation team has successfully advised the client in a tax dispute in which the Tax Authorities initially refused a deduction of input VAT by arguing that transaction was wholly artificial.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

28 November, 2014

Complaint to European Commission regarding depositors’ interest

Motieka & Audzevičius, on behalf of the client, a group of depositors of an insolvent Lithuanian bank, has filed a complaint against the Republic of Lithuania to the European Commission.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

09 April, 2014

One of the most notable competition cases of recent years

Motieka & Audzevičius represented a leading security service provider in a dispute with the National Competition Council in the Supreme Administrative Court.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

23 December, 2013

Represented a holding company in the European Commission

Our team represented a holding company of a major world aluminum production conglomerate, based in the Russian Federation.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

19 November, 2012

Recognition and enforcement of arbitration award in Serbia

Motieka & Audzevičius' team in cooperation with a local counsel has won a case regarding recognition and enforcement of a GAFTA arbitration award in Serbia.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

07 June, 2012

Successful recognition of arbitral award

Our team has conducted a successful domestic recognition of arbitral award issued by FOSFA Arbitration, London. This was the next step in validating the previously received arbitral award.

Ramūnas Audzevičius

23 May, 2012

Represented Lithuanian bio-fuel producer

Our team has represented one of the biggest Lithuanian bio-fuel producers in the international commercial arbitration court in London. The case was based on the UK law, thus the extensive knowledge of it was necessary in order to successfully perform in the arbitration process.