An accomplished and internationally recognised commercial litigator, Ramūnas has substantial experience in international commercial, regulatory, and investment disputes, and he has developed the trust of such major Lithuanian and international companies as the Avia Solutions Group, Bosca, ŽIA Valda, flyLAL, Basel, Srbijagas, G4S Lithuania, ICOR, Limedika, Linas Agro, the KG Group, Vilniaus Prekyba, Lietuvos Dujos, NDX Energija, and Lotos Geonafta, among many others.
International arbitration makes up a primary part of Ramūnas’ practice, and he regularly represents clients under UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC, LCIA, MKAS, GAFTA, FOSFA, CAS, Lithuanian Court of Arbitration, and Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration rules, and his arbitration skills and experience have been recognised by the Global Arbitration Review.
Complex litigation is the other fundamental part of Ramunas’ practice, and he is highly experienced in representing clients before the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights, the Supreme Court of Lithuania, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, and the Lithuanian Court of Appeal. He has also advised clients in cases before courts of the highest instances in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Latvia, and Estonia.
Ramūnas is regularly listed in Who’s Who Legal Arbitration (Thought Leaders) and Commercial Litigation (Future Leaders) and is ranked highly by the independent Legal 500, Chambers Global, and Chambers Europe legal directories. Legal 500 also includes him in its CEE Arbitration Power List and Dispute Resolution Hall Of Fame.
In 2022 Ramūnas was appointed a member of the Court of the London Court of International Arbitration. He has also been elected to the Executive Committee of the Swedish Arbitration Association. Since 2023 Ramunas has been a Board member of the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe. Since January 2024, he has served as a Board member of the SCC Institute.
Before joining Motieka & Audzevičius in 2003 as a partner, Ramūnas was an Associate at the K. Motieka Law Office, General Counsel at Linas Agro, and a lawyer at Respublika, the popular Lithuanian daily newspaper.
Working languages: English, Russian, Lithuanian.
University of Oxford, Said Business School, EMBA
Harvard Business School, PLDA
Queen Mary University of London, LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution
IALS, University of London, M.A. in Taxation
King’s College London, M.A. in EU Law
Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, LL.M.
Vilnius University, Diploma in Law
Member of:
International Bar Association
Lithuanian Bar Association
