An expert of arbitration with a focus on foreign investment disputes and international trade
Rimantas has extensive experience in international arbitration disputes, in particular, ones arising under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties and high-value commercial agreements, having served as a consultant or representative to company claimants and respondents as well as government claimants and respondents. Rimantas advises global companies, foreign governments as well as international law firms. His experience includes representation in commercial and investment arbitration cases constituted under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC, ICC and other arbitration rules.
In addition to international and high value arbitration work, Rimantas had worked on a number of high profile international litigations in the Baltics and CIS region as well as the Court of Justice of the European Union and advises companies on trade, energy, investment, regulatory and transactional matters.
The energy sector is one of his particular areas of expertise. Through years of experience he has advised Gazprom, the Government of Serbia, Global Energy Consulting OÜ, ICOR, Lietuvos Dujos, Srbijagas and others.
Mykolas Romeris University, LL.B.
University of Edinburgh, LL.M. in International Commercial Law
Vilnius University, PhD in Investor-state Arbitration
Queen Mary London, PhD (cand.) in Investor-state Arbitration and Public International Law
Columbia Law School, Visiting scholar (International Arbitration)
National University of Singapore, Visiting scholar (International Arbitration)
Rimantas joined us in 2011.
Lithuanian Bar Association
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration
Swiss Arbitration Association
Young International Arbitration Group (London Court of International Arbitration)
Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC)
Russian Arbitration Association
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Columbia International Arbitration Association
English, Russian, Lithuanian
