Dr. Rimantas Simaitis
Position
Partner
Practice
Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution (Negotiation, Arbitration, Mediation), Insolvency (Bankruptcy and Restructuring) Law, Penal Law and Procedure, Energy Law, Transport Law
Joined Firm
2006
Education
Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, PhD (2006)
Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, Master’s degree in Law (2000)
Experience
Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, assistant, lecturer, associated professor (2002–to date)
Judicial Training Center of the Republic of Lithuania, lecturer (2007 - to date)
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania working group on monitoring of problems of implementation of the Code of Civil Procedure, member of the group (2005-to date)
Council of Europe, expert on mediation (2007-2008)
Judicial Council of Lithuania various working groups, member, chairman (2004-to date)
Chairperson of the Working Group on Mediation of European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ-GT-MED) (2006–2007)
The Lithuanian Court of Appeals, advisor to the Chairman of the Civil Division (2003–2006)
The Supreme Court of Lithuania, assistant to judge of the Civil Division (2000–2003)
Lithuanian Students‘ Association, lawyer (2000)
Vilnius University Law Clinic, member of the board, legal trainee (1998–2000)
Law firm Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas & Partners LAWIN, trainee (1999)
Chairperson of the Working Group on Mediation of European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ-GT-MED) (2006–2007)
The Lithuanian Court of Appeals, advisor to the Chairman of the Civil Division (2003–2006)
The Supreme Court of Lithuania, assistant to judge of the Civil Division (2000–2003)
Lithuanian Students‘ Association, lawyer (2000)
Vilnius University Law Clinic, member of the board, legal trainee (1998–2000)
Law firm Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas & Partners LAWIN, trainee (1999)
State Youth Fund of the Republic of Lithuania, expert of Youth projects (1998 – 1999)
President, ex officio Rector of Vilnius University, member of the Council and Senate, member of th eCouncil of the Lithuanian Students’ Association, Student Representation Organisation of Vilnius University (1997 – 1999)
1997 – 1999 (from 03.1997 – Vice President; from 09.1997 – President; from 09.1998 – Chairman of the Examination Panel), ELSA Lietuva (National Lithuanian group of the European Law Students’ Association), (till 01.12.1997 called the Lithuanian Law Students’ Association)
President, ex officio Rector of Vilnius University, member of the Council and Senate, member of th eCouncil of the Lithuanian Students’ Association, Student Representation Organisation of Vilnius University (1997 – 1999)
1997 – 1999 (from 03.1997 – Vice President; from 09.1997 – President; from 09.1998 – Chairman of the Examination Panel), ELSA Lietuva (National Lithuanian group of the European Law Students’ Association), (till 01.12.1997 called the Lithuanian Law Students’ Association)
Languages
Lithuanian, English, Russian
Memberships
On-line mediator of Chamber of Arbitration Milan (RisolviOnline)
Member of the Lithuanian Bar (2006-to date)
Chairman of the Board of the Alumni Society of the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University (2003-to date)
Recommended arbitrator of Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration (2006-to date)
Contact
Office: Vilnius
E-mail: Rimantas.Simaitis(at)rln.lt
Tel: +370 5 250 0800
Fax: +370 5 250 0802
