At the annual Financial Times and mergermarket European M&A Awards held in London on 8 December 2011, Raidla Lejins & Norcous was awarded the title of Legal Adviser of the Year in the Baltics. The Financial Times and mergermarket, an international M&A intelligence service, celebrated their fifth annual awards ceremony where they recognise excellence in corporate, private equity, banking and legal M&A services. Award winners are selected based on intelligence concerning M&A transactions in Europe as well as the opinion of an independent expert panel of leading European M&A practitioners. You may find more information here.

Bloomberg
According to Bloomberg’s M&A Legal Advisory Rankings, Raidla Lejins & Norcous were ranked 5th amongst the top legal advisors who advised on M&A transactions in the CEE region. Raidla Lejins & Norcous is amongst Bloomberg’s top ranked 20 legal advisers. Our firm was ranked alongside the international law market leaders Allen & Overy, Linklaters LLP, White & Case LPP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and others.
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Legal500
The independent Legal 500 directory, which is recognised in over 100 countries, in 2011 announced the ratings of Lithuanian law firms, with Raidla Lejins & Norcous top ranked in corporate and M&A, banking and finance, EU and competition and TMT practice areas. According to The Legal 500, managing partner Dr Irmantas Norkus is ‘a business adviser in addition to a practical lawyer’. You may find more information here.

PLC Which lawyer?
The international legal directory PLC Which lawyer? recently announced its 2011 ratings of law firms. Raidla Lejins & Norcous has been recognised as a leading Lithuanian law firm in the category of dispute resolution. In addition, RLN corporate/M&A and real estate practice areas are highly recommended. The firm’s legal experts have been included in the list of recommended lawyers: managing partner Dr Irmantas Norkus is recommended in competition/anti-trust, corporate/M&A, and finance practice areas; partner Elijus Burgis is recommended in competition/anti-trust and corporate/M&A; and partner Aušra Mudėnaitė is recommended in real estate and dispute resolution. You may find more information here.

Mergermarket
According to October 2011 league table of Mergermarket, an independent M&A intelligence service, Raidla Lejins & Norcous law firms operating in the Baltics are ranked 6th by volume amongst the law firms which advised on transactions in the CEE region. For the second time this year Raidla Lejins & Norcous is included in the Top 10 highest ranking law firms in the CEE region. You may find more information here.

To evaluate the performance of CEE law firms in the three quarters of 2011, Mergermarket included those M&A deals, the value of which was greater than USD 5 million (per single transaction). In the period from January till October 2011 Raidla Lejins & Norcous advised on 34 transactions, 14 of which were worth more than USD 5 million (per single transaction).

IFLR1000
In the 21st edition of the international financial law guide International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000) Managing Partner of Raidla Lejins & Norcous Vilnius office Dr Irmantas Norkus and Partner Elijus Burgis have been ranked as the leading transactional and finance law experts for the fifth consecutive year. Such a ranking of lawyers is produced based on the complexity and innovative nature of the transactions they advise on, and the quality and scope of services they provide. You may find more information here.

Chambers Europe
In 2010 the international law directory Chambers Europe announced the ratings of Lithuanian law firms with law offices Raidla Lejins & Norcous top ranked in Real Estate law. Chambers Europe distinguished Raidla Lejins & Norcous partner Aušra Mudėnaitė as highly acknowledged experts in Real estate Law.

Chambers Europe recommends our firm in Banking & Finance, Competition/ Antitrust, Corporate/Commercial, Dispute Resolution and Employment Law. Our managing partner Dr. Irmantas Norkus is recommended as an expert lawyer in the fields of Banking & Finance and Competition/ Antitrust law.

Bloomberg
According to Bloomberg Raidla Lejins & Norcous law firm alliance operating in the three Baltic States is the fifth in terms of the number of advised M&A deals in Eastern Europe. Raidla Lejins & Norcous is the only law firm operating in Lithuania that made it to the top five list along with other leading law firms in Eastern Europe.

Bloomberg used data of M&A deals exceeding USD 5 m each during first quarter of 2010 to evaluate performance of law firms’ activities in Eastern Europe.

RLN offices in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia acted as a counsel in 4 M&A deals (exceeding USD 5 m) during the first half of this year.

Legal 500
In 2010, the independent Legal500 Directory, which is recognised in over 100 countries, announced the ratings of Lithuanian law firms, with Law Offices Raidla Lejins & Norcous top ranked in banking and finance and M&A advisory. The Law Offices is also recommended as one of the best in dispute resolution, EU and competition, and intellectual property law. The Legal 500 Directory distinguished Dr. Irmantas Norkus, Managing Partner of Raidla Lejins & Norcous, and Elijus Burgis, RLN’s Partner, as highly acknowledged experts in M&A, and RLN’s Partner Žilvinas Kvietkus as a recommended expert in intellectual property.

Raidla Lejins & Norcous gained one of the leading positions in real estate and construction. The office is praised for innovation, growth and transactional acumen coming from extensive property restructuring mandates. Partner Aušra Mudėnaitė is recommended as a specialist of the range.

Associate Partner Dr. Rimantas Simaitis, the firm’s expert in dispute resolution, was mostly acknowledged for his outstanding negotiation skills and excellent knowledge of court room procedures.

ISI DealWatch
According to the data announced at the end of March 2010 by financial markets monitoring agency ISI DealWatch, Raidla Lejins & Norcous gained the lead on M&A deals among the law firms in the Baltics in 2009. ISI Deal Watch analysis shows that in 2009 Raidla Lejins & Norcous advised in deals worth over LTL 2 billion (USD 784 million) in total.

In 2009, Raidla Lejins & Norcous acted as a counsel in 13 transactions in the Baltics, with eight transactions being advised by Raidla Lejins & Norcous Vilnius office. According to this index (number of transactions advised) Raidla Lejins & Norcous is leading among Lithuanian law firms.

PLC Which lawyer? Awards
Legal directory PLC Which lawyer? announced the results of PLC Which lawyer? Law Firm Awards’ 2009 wherein Raidla Lejins & Norcous is the runner-up in the category of Law Firm of the Year: Baltics. The results of the prestigious PLC Which lawyer? Awards are based on the clients’ votes. RoschierRaidla alliance is the runner-up in the category of Law Firm of the Year: Northern Europe.

PLC Which lawyer?
In the new edition of PLC Which Lawyer? directory Raidla Lejins & Norcous has been highly recommended in the areas of Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution and recommended in Competition/Anti-trust, Corporate Real Estate, Corporate/M&A. Our managing partner Dr. Irmantas Norkus is recommended in Banking & Finance, Competition/Anti-trust and Corporate/M&A, while partner Aušra Mudėnaitė is recommended in Dispute Resolution and Real Estate areas. Our new partner Elijus Burgis is recommended in Competition/Anti-trust.

IFLR 1000
International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR 1000) announced its international rankings for year 2009. IFLR 1000 recommended our firm in Banking & Finance, M&A practice areas. Our managing partner Dr. Irmantas Norkus and managing associate Ruslanas Bronikovas are recommended as leading lawyers in the fields of Banking & Finance and M&A law. Firm’s new partner and head of the transactions practice group Elijus Burgis is recognized as one of the best M&A and Banking & Financial lawyers in Lithuania.

PLC Which lawyer?
Legal directory PLC Which lawyer? announced the results of PLC Which lawyer? Law Firm Awards’ 2008 wherein a Nordic-Baltic alliance RoschierRaidla has won in the category of Law Firm of the Year: Northern Europe. The results of the prestigious PLCWhich lawyer? Awards are based on the clients’ votes.

Raidla Lejins & Norcous is a member of the alliance since the year 2004.

The global law directory Chambers Global ranked our firm a top tier Lithuanian law firm in commercial and corporate law as well as in dispute resolution. Our managing partner Dr. Irmantas Norkus is recommended as an expert lawyer in the fields of M&A, Project finance, Privatisation, and our partner Aušra Mudėnaitė is ranked as an expert lawyer in the field of Real Estate law.

Chambers Europe
CHAMBERS EUROPE recommends our firm in Competition/Antitrust, General Business Law, Employment, and Real Estate.
The directory recognizes Dr. Irmantas Norkus being “the first lawyer in Lithuania to specialize in competition, so he is very strong in the field”. According to Chambers Global, Aušra Mudėnaitė is a “well-regarded and admirable” lawyer in the real estate field. She gained valuable experience working for clients at state and municipal levels, as well as in dispute resolution institutions; the directory also highlights that “good things are beginning to be heard” about Skirmantė Klumbytė, an experienced litigator whom clients feel they can readily recommend for real estate matters.

The “young and ambitious office” <…> has already gained visibility in the market and is growing. It has recently been most active in M&A, project finance and privatisations, and interviewees describe the firm’s lawyers as “strong, yet flexible in negotiations.” The firm benefits from its strong RoschierRaidla partners in Finland and deals with both international and local clients. Peers commented on the group’s developing activity in arbitration, including involvement in a compensation claim against the state of Lithuania which has been taken to ICSID. “Highly intelligent and professional”.

IFLR 1000
IFLR 1000 recommends our firm in all four practice areas of corporate finance law - banking, capital markets, M&A and project finance. Our managing partner Dr. Irmantas Norkus is recommended as an expert lawyer in the fields of Banking, M&A, Competition law, and partner Aušra Mudėnaitė as an expert lawyer in the field of Real Estate law. Our managing associate Ruslanas Bronikovas is recommended in the field of Banking law.

Legal 500
THE LEGAL 500 names our Lithuanian practice as one of the largest law firms in Lithuania and recommends us in Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, EU and Competition, IT & Telecoms, Real Estate and Construction, and Tax.
Reviewing our banking and finance practice, THE LEGAL 500 notices Dr. Irmantas Norkus’ work; the directory also highlights our partner Žilvinas Kvietkus’ experience in pharmaceutical law.

PLC Which lawyer?
Legal directory PLC Which lawyer? recommends us in Banking and Finance, Dispute resolution, Corporate/M&A, Corporate Real Estate as well as Competition/Antitrust.
The managing partner Dr. Irmantas Norkus is recommended in Banking and Finance, Corporate/M&A and Competition/Antitrust. Our partner Aušra Mudėnaitė is recommended in Dispute resolution and Real Estate fields.