Consortium to Assist in Handling Crisis
Responding to the current situation on the market where both private businesses and state institutions more frequently prefer experts who are able to work out and implement practical solutions to consultants offering merely theoretical contemplations, Raidla Lejins & Norcous together with other four business organizations formed a consortium. The consortium under the moniker Avanti is a concentration of different competences ready to provide practical advice to Lithuanian businesses facing difficulties from a single point of contact.

The Avanti consortium is formed of Raidla Lejins & Norcous, finance management company M-Finance, finance consulting company AIM invest as well as advertising and communication agencies The Milk and PR Service/Edelman Affiliate.

Cooperation with Tax Advisors
As of 20 April 2009 Raidla Lejins & Norcous is strengthening its competence and together with tax advisors MERITS, the core of which is formed of people who have earlier worked at the tax department of Deloitte in Lithuania, are going to offer clients top-tier integrated tax and legal advice.

A partnership of tax advisors and a law office providing business law services will give our clients an exceptional opportunity to get all tax and legal services from a “one-stop shop”, which will help them to save time and receive integrated proposals and solutions for their business from professionals of two different areas.

Currently available tax planning opportunities

More information about partnership

Belarus: State Economic Liberalisation Plan 2009 in Action
Raidla Lejins & Norcous lawyers have produced an update on Belarus: State Economic Liberalisation Plan 2009. On 13 January 2009, the Belarusian Government together with the Administration of the President adopted the Plan on Top Priority Measures to Liberalize Conditions for Conducting Business Activity in 2009. The Belarusian Government has already started to implement the Plan. In particular, legislation was enhanced in the sphere of foreign trade, organisation of construction, wage regulation and fixed asset accounting.

You may read the entire news alert here

Raidla Lejins & Norcous Lawyers Participating in the Saulėtekis Program
Raidla Lejins & Norcous is participating in the Government’s initiated Saulėtekis (“Sunrise”) program intended for improvement of business environment. Our associated partner Audrius Kairevičius is a member of the Working Group for Improvement of Territory Planning and Urbanistic Renovation System. The WG is outlining and putting forward proposals regarding amendments to the Territory Planning Law. It is our pleasure to contribute to the implementation of the program and afford a possibility for our clients to make relevant proposals.

More information about the program in Lithuanian can be found here

Norcous Academia Essay Competition Winner
Seeking to contribute to education of the future law professionals, Raidla Lejins & Norcous’ project Norcous Academia has launched a long-term collaboration with Belarus European Humanities University acting in Lithuania. Norcous Academia takes part in various academic projects of the University, the winners of which are granted a possibility to pursue an internship in our firm and apply their theoretical knowledge to practice as well as gain valuable experience.

In February, Norcous Academia and the European Humanities University held an essay competition. The winner of the competition, Artyom Anisimov, was granted a possibility to pursue his internship in the Belarus Help Desk group at Raidla Lejins & Norcous. Participants of the competition had to write an essay Prospects for Foreign Investors in the Light of Recent Legal Developments in Belarus and display their academic achievements. The new colleague, Artyom Anisimov, distinguished not only by his original insights in business law but also by good academic performance and achievements in international moot court competitions.

Norcous Academia is promoting application of theory into practice and planning to arrange similar projects with law students from different universities. In the nearest future, a possibility to pursue internship at the firm will be offered to the winner of one section of the Scientific Mind Event at Mykolas Romeris University.