Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas
Encyclopedia
VARUL is an international law firm
, founded in Baltic states
in 2005 (Advokaadibüroo Paul Varul
has been one of the leading business law firms in Estonia
since 1994 with offices in Tallinn and Tartu). It is home to more than 65 lawyers spread 4 offices (Tallinn
, Tartu
, Riga
and Vilnius
) in 3 different countries and employs a total of around 65 attorneys and lawyers. The firm is focused on advising both domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law (Banking and finance
, Corporate and M&A, Dispute resolution
, EU and competition, Intellectual property
, Real estate
and construction, Shipping
and transport
, TMT
, Legal market)
VARUL offers a full range of legal services to its clients. It specializes in investment, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real-estate and construction, business and corporate financing, banking, dispute resolution and arbitration, public private partnerships (PPP), project financing, competition, company law, contract law, labour law, insurance law, transport and logistic, bankruptcy and company liquidation law, litigation and arbitration, intellectual property law, European Union law, international trade law, telecommunication law as well as other fields of law, that have practical significance to business.
The business law firms Smaliukas, Juodka, Beniusis & Partners (establ. 2007) of Lithuania (the Managing Partner Robert Juodka), Paul Varul of Estonia and Vilgerts in Latvia have merged their operations as of December 7, 2009, and up until the beginning of 2011 operated under the name Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas, the newly established company informed.
In 2011 Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas has merged with Law Firm Devyžis & Partners WILL in Lithuania and the firm now operates under the common brand VARUL.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
, founded in Baltic states
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
in 2005 (Advokaadibüroo Paul Varul
Paul Varul
Paul Varul is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia 1995–1999. He was involved in drafting all the major legal acts of private law in Estonia Paul Varul (born 10 December 1952 in Valga) is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of...
has been one of the leading business law firms in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
since 1994 with offices in Tallinn and Tartu). It is home to more than 65 lawyers spread 4 offices (Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
, Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
and Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
) in 3 different countries and employs a total of around 65 attorneys and lawyers. The firm is focused on advising both domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law (Banking and finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, Corporate and M&A, Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution is the process of resolving disputes between parties.-Methods:Methods of dispute resolution include:* lawsuits * arbitration* collaborative law* mediation* conciliation* many types of negotiation* facilitation...
, EU and competition, Intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
, Real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
and construction, Shipping
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
and transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
, TMT
TMT
TMT may refer to:* Tandem mass tag, a label used for quantitative mass spectrometry–based proteomics* Tarsometatarsal articulations* Technology, Media, Telecommunications – an investment sector, e.g., late-1990s TMT bubble...
, Legal market)
VARUL offers a full range of legal services to its clients. It specializes in investment, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real-estate and construction, business and corporate financing, banking, dispute resolution and arbitration, public private partnerships (PPP), project financing, competition, company law, contract law, labour law, insurance law, transport and logistic, bankruptcy and company liquidation law, litigation and arbitration, intellectual property law, European Union law, international trade law, telecommunication law as well as other fields of law, that have practical significance to business.
Management
Every national branch of VARUL is managed by separate managing partner: Gints Vilgerts manages office in Riga (Latvia), Helmut Pikmets – offices in Tallinn and Tartu (Estonia) and Robert Juodka – office in Vilnius (Lithuania).History
The law firm Vilgerts was established in 2008 by Gints Vilgerts to focus on providing top quality legal services to local and international corporations (The firm was soon joined by two new partners, Debora Pavila and Julija Jerneva from Sorainen and so the firm gained competition law specialists).The business law firms Smaliukas, Juodka, Beniusis & Partners (establ. 2007) of Lithuania (the Managing Partner Robert Juodka), Paul Varul of Estonia and Vilgerts in Latvia have merged their operations as of December 7, 2009, and up until the beginning of 2011 operated under the name Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas, the newly established company informed.
In 2011 Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas has merged with Law Firm Devyžis & Partners WILL in Lithuania and the firm now operates under the common brand VARUL.
Offices
VARUL is organized in 4 each office is a largely autonomous component of a loose international organization:
TallinnTallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...- TartuTartuTartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
VilniusVilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
Publications
- Getting the Deal Through: Electricity Regulation in Lithuania 2010 (Lithuania)
- Getting the Deal Through: Private Equity in Lithuania 2010 (Lithuania)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cartels & Leniency 2010 (Estonia)
- Getting the Deal Through: Private Equity in Lithuania 2009 (Lithuania)
- Getting the Deal Through: Electricity Regulation in Lithuania 2009 (Lithuania)
- Getting the Deal Through: Dispute Resolution in Lithuania 2009 (Lithuania)
- Getting the Deal Through – Vertical Agreements 2009 (Estonia)
- The Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies (Estonia)
- Public Procurement 2009 (Estonia)