This page contains information on participation of the professionals of Baltic Legal Solutions Lithuania in scientific and practical conferences, workshops and discussions; here you will find theses, presentations and other materials of our lawyers.

PPP Projects - are they viable in Lithuania? On 28th April 2010, Iraida Zogaite, Partner, Advocate of the Professional Law Partnership "Jurevicius, Bartkus & Partners" will deliver a presentation on PPP projects and their implementation in Lithuania in the breakfast technical briefing as organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania. For more information on the event please refer to its website www.bccl.lt In Lithuanian

Jurevičius, Bartkus & Partners – the main sponsor of the international scientific 2009 ATRIP IP Congress “Horizontal Issues in IP Law: Uncovering the Matrix” On 14th – 16th September 2009, the 2009 ATRIP IP Congress “Horizontal Issues in IP Law: Uncovering the Matrix” as organized by the ATRIP association in cooperation with Vilnius University will take place at the University of Vilnius. The Association has been operating since 1981 – it unites the most remarkable professors and scientists of intellectual property law coming from 65 foreign countries. For the first time, the ATRIP Congress will be held in the Baltic region. Jurevičius, Bartkus & Partners is the main sponsor of the Congress. For more information on the 2009 ATRIP IP Congress please refer to the Congress website at www.atrip.tf.vu.lt. In English

Gintautas Bartkus delivered a presentation at the seminar "Better Regulation in the EU and Lithuania" Gintautas Bartkus, Managing Partner and Advocate of the Professional Law Partnership "Jurevicius, Bartkus & Partners", delivered a presentation entitled "Possibilities for Simplification of Information Obligations Imposing Administrative Burden for Businesses within the Context of Better Regulation" at the seminar "Better Regulation in the EU and Lithuania" as organized by the Ministry of Economy of the Respublic of Lithuania on 28th July 2009. In Lithuanian

Legal Entities Gintautas Bartkus, Managing Partner and Advocate of the Professional Law Partnership "Jurevicius, Balciunas & Bartkus", delivered a lecture entitled "Legal Entities" at the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries on 28 - 29 May 2009. In Lithuanian

Effective Public Administration Presentation entitled "Effective Public Administration" delivered by Gintautas Bartkus, Managing Partner and Advocate of the Professional Law Partnership "Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus" in a business forum "What state burden can we still take? The State's Survival Strategy" on 19th March 2009 organised by the Lithuanian Free Market Institute. In Lithuanian

JBB carried out the scientific study for the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania The scientific study "Possibilities for Simplification of Information Obligations Imposing Administrative Burden for Businesses within the Context of Better Regulation" as carried out by the Professional Law Partnership "Jurevicius, Balciunas & Bartkus" was presented to the state institutions, representatives of business organizations, the society as well as other interested groups. The scientific study is available on the Ministry's of Economy website at http://www.ukmin.lt/lt/veiklos_kryptys/reglamentavimas/studija/index.php. In Lithuanian

Practical Aspects for Compulsory Sale of Shares and Analysis of the Legal Entity Activity A presentation delivered by Gintautas Bartkus on 23 September 2008 to lawyers, shareholders, heads of the companies, financiers and other interested persons. In Lithuanian

Civil procedure as a Legal Form of Judicial Law-Making A presentation by prof. Valentinas Mikelėnas published in a special Conference's as held on 5-6 June 2008 edition "Purpose of Modern Civil Procedural Law". In English

Civil procedure as a Legal Form of Judicial Law-Making On 6th June 2008, Partner and Advocate prof. Valentinas Mikelėnas of the Professional Law Partnership “Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus” will deliver a presentation entitled "Civil procedure as a Legal Form of Judicial Law-Making" in the international scientific-practical conference "Purpose of Modern Civil Procedural Law" to be held at the Ministry of Justice on 5-6th June 2008. Advocate's paper is also published in a special Conference's edition "Purpose of Modern Civil Procedural Law". In Lithuanian

Application of the Law of the European Union by the Lithuanian Courts of General Jurisdiction: the Experience of First Four Years On 22-23 May 2008, prof. habil. dr. Valentinas Mikelėnas, Partner and Advocate of the Professional Law Partnership “Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus” participated in the conference "National Supreme Courts and European Private Law" as organised by the European University Institute in Florence where he was delivering a presentation captioned "Application of the Law of the European Union by the Lithuanian Courts of General Jurisdiction: the Experience of First Four Years". In the 2-day conference the role of the National Supreme Courts and the ECJ in the creation of the European private law was being discussed. Moreover, the potential for improvements in judicial dialogue between State Supreme Courts, the ECJ and academics was debated. Partner, Advocate prof. Valentinas Mikelėnas provided with an analysis of the application of the Law of the European Union by the Lithuanian courts of general jurisdiction during the first four years in the EU. In English

Additional Agreements between the Employee and Employer Presentation by Ieva Povilaitienė as delivered in the scientific conference "Five Years of Labour Code - Issues and Perspectives", 14 March 2008. In Lithuanian

Bodies and Competence of Legal Entities A presentation delivered by Gintautas Bartkus to the Lithuanian attorneys-at-law and notaries on 22 October 2007. In Lithuanian

Why arbitration? Presentation by prof. Valentinas Mikelėnas as delivered at a seminar 'International Commercial Arbitration: Lithuania and Switzerland compared' organised by the Professional Law Partnership 'Jurevicius, Balciunas & Bartkus and Swiss-Baltic Chamber of Commerce Lithuania, 13 September 2007. In English

Lithuanian Legal System in The Light of EU Law On 10 March 2003 an advocate of the Professional Law Partnership Jurevicius, Balciunas & Bartkus read the report for foreign investors. Evaluation of Lithuanian law in the light of EU law implementation. In English

Professional Law Partnership Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus is participating in the implementation of the Study on the Transparency of Costs of Civil Judicial Proceedings in the European Union At the moment Professional Law Partnership Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus is participating in the project Study on the Transparency of Costs of Civil Judicial Proceedings in the European Union being implemented by the European Commission; the project’s implementation proves to be a part of the creation of an effective European Area of Justice. The Study thus seeks to identify the typology of costs of civil judicial proceedings and to improve the transparency of costs. Implementing the project one Country Expert has been appointed in every Member Sate with surveys of the justice pursuing participants (judges, advocates, bailiffs, etc.) being carried out in Member Sates. Prof. Valentinas Mikelėnas, Partner & Advocate of the Professional Law Partnership Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus, has been appointed to serve as the Lithuanian expert. Filled in survey forms should be sent by email to Egle.Zemlyte@jbblegal.lt In English

Study of Non-profit Legal Persons in the European Union and their Operating Principles Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus have prepared the study of non-profit legal persons in the European Union and their operating principles systemic analysis, which was commissioned by the Economy Ministry. In Lithuanian

Analytical Study of Legal Regulation of Company Liquidation Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus have prepared the analytical study of legal regulation of company liquidation systemic analysis, which was commissioned by the Economy Ministry. In Lithuanian

Study of Legal Regulation of Business: Analysis of Permits, Certificates or Other Similar Documents Needed in Economic Activity Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus have prepared the study of legal regulation of business: analysis of permits, certificates or other similar documents needed in economic activity systemic analysis, which was commissioned by the Economy Ministry. In Lithuanian

Companies and Other Legal Entities — Choosing Criteria and Registering Series of lectures by Gintautas Bartkus to Lithuanian advocates and notaries public regarding problems of registering legal persons. In Lithuanian

Practical Issues of Spanish Investments in the New Europe Raimundas Jurevičius surveyd business opportunities and investment climate in the Baltic States at the Spain Road Show New Europe in 24 February 2004. In English

Responsibility of Directors. Theoretical and Practical Aspects Presentation by Gediminas Lisauskas in Kaunas Leader Club, 5 March 2004. In Lithuanian

Issues of Applying Civil Liability for Products of Inappropriate Quality Presentation by Vytautas Mizaras at a seminar on 13 May 2004 In Lithuanian

Issues of Applying Conventional Civil Liability Presentation by Vytautas Mizaras at a seminar on 13 May 2004 In Lithuanian

M&A Baltic Legal Overview Overview of M&A legal aspects in the Baltics by Gintautas Bartkus in Verslo Žinios conference “M&A — A Fast Way of Business Development. Why It's Important Now?“, 15 June 2004 In Lithuanian

Law News Gintautas Bartkus, Eglė Lauraitytė and Jurgita Stūronaitė for the clients of Professional Law Partnership Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus surveyed the main law changes during 2004 and some Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania cases in the area of taxes. October 2004 In Lithuanian

Problems in Applying the Civil Code of Lithuanian Republic Lecture of Gintautas Bartkus about problems in applying the new Civil Code of the Lithuanian Republic. Organisers of the lectures — Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists and German employers organisation Nordmetall, April 2005. In Lithuanian

Options for Reform of and Private Sector Participation in the Water Supply and Sewerage Operations in Lithuania. Final Report — Part 1 World Bank Report, with contribution of Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus. In English

Changes in Laws Regulating Intellectual Rights Protection While Implementing the Directive of the European Parliament and Council 2004/48/EB of 29 April 2004 on Protecting Intellectual Rights Presentation of Vytautas Mizaras, read at the conference “Problems of Protecting Intellectual Rights in a Digital Environment”, 2 December 2005. In Lithuanian

Enforcement of Exclusive Trademarks Rights in Lithuania Presentation of Vytautas Mizaras, read at the Seminar on the Use of Trademarks in Business and Trade, 26—27 April 2006. In Lithuanian

Study of Licensed Business Areas Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus have prepared a study of licensed business areas systemic analysis, which was commissioned by the Ministry of Economy. In Lithuanian

Topical Issues of Public Private Partnership (Concession) Presentation by Iraida Žogaitė and Gytis Kaminskas at the political consultation—seminar about concession for members of Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 5 May 2006. In Lithuanian

Options for Reform of and Private Sector Participation in the Water Supply and Sewerage Operations in Lithuania. Final Report — Part 2 World Bank Report, Jurevičius, Balčiūnas & Bartkus contributed to the report. In English

Issues and Tendencies of Development of Lithuanian Tort Law Presentation of Vytautas Mizaras, read at the conference “Trends and Perspectives of the Modern Civil Law”, 15—16 September 2005. In English

Preventive Protection of Copyrights and Ancillary Rights Article by Vytautas Mizaras, based on his presentation read in the conference “Copyrights on Literature, Science and Arts: Relevance and Perspectives“, in Vilnius 15 December 2004. The article was published in the book “Literatūros, meno ir mokslo kūrinių autorių teisių apsauga. Konferencijos medžiaga“, 2005 by Eugrimas publishing house. In Lithuanian

Doing Business in Russia Raimundas Jurevičius and representatives of Ernst & Young CIS presented the tax, legal and risk management issues at the seminar for Lithuanian companies doing business in Russia on 31 March 2004. In Russian

European Courts: What We Have to Evaluate? Digest of a report by Gintautas Bartkus, read in "Verslo Žinos" conferences for law administration problems and significance of entering the EU, December 2003 In Lithuanian