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Legal 500 ranks FORT among the Leading Law Firms in the Baltics

In April, international guide to law firms – Legal 500 – has published the latest rankings of law firms The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2017. They compile data from Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Just like in the previous years, FORT is recognized to be one of the leading law firms in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania acknowledging expertise and experience of the FORT team. Read more…

FORT success in public procurement case

FORT attorney at law Mantas Meizeraitis successfully advised locally and internationally experienced wastewater treatment company in more than 7 mln. Euro litigation against municipality controlled contracting authority on wastewater sludge treatment facility construction tender clauses. Read more…

FORT repeatedly receives high scores in Chambers Europe ratings of 2017

In April, an edition of Chambers Europe 2017 came out ranking the top law firms in the European region. Similarly, as in previous years, FORT has been recognized as one of the leading law firms in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. FORT has been ranked highly for the performance of the firm and success in several practices, including corporate law and commercial law, real estate law, dispute resolution, banking and finances, etc. Thus, FORT has reaffirmed its status as a highly qualified law firm of international acumen. Read more…

FORT represented share subscribers of bankrupt bank “Snoras” in the Court of Justice of the European Union

FORT lawyer dr Aistė Samuilytė-Mamontovė and attorney at law dr Andrius Mamontovas represented the share subscribers of the bankrupt bank “Snoras” in the oral hearing in the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) on 30 March 2017. The Supreme Court of Lithuania (the Supreme Court) decided to address to the CJEU after persons represented by FORT requested to explain the definition “deposit” provided in the Directive 94/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on deposit-guarantee schemes. Read more…

FORT advised Tuleva in obtaining the license of a mandatory pension fund manager

On 27 March 2017, the Financial Supervision Authority of Estonia issued Tuleva Fondid AS the license of a mandatory pension funds manager, with simultaneous registration of two pension funds.

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FORT partner Prof Dr Mindaugas Kiškis gave a presentation in the conference “Business and Data“, which took place in Riga

On 29 March 2017  FORT’s partner Mindaugas Kiškis participated in the conference “Business and Data“, which took place in Riga. During the conference Mindaugas gave his presentation on currently hot topic “Legal implications and consequences of EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)”.

For more information please refer to (only in Latvian): http://konferences.db.lv/conferences/organizacijas-un-dati/

FORT supports international conference “Real Estate and Construction in the Baltics 2017”

On 10 March 2017, XX international conference “Real Estate and Construction in the Baltics 2017” will be held in Riga, where FORT is involved as one of the official cooperation partners.

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FORT achievement in the investors‘ case of bankrupt bank Snoras

The Court of Appeal of Lithuania has satisfied the appeal of FORT Vilnius and has decided that the court of first instance has created conditions for non-economical exploitation of state funds and has increased the risk for different court decisions to be adopted under the same circumstances by obliging 212 investors of bankrupt bank Snoras to submit 212 separate claims and not a joint one. Read more…

FORT shares its experience with Rotaract club

FORT associate Vadimas Maksimenka proved that experience sharing shall be and is entertainment also. Read more…

FORT Vilnius is selected to participate in the Business Consultant Network

FORT Vilnius supports the start-ups in Lithuania and is selected to participate in the national Business Consultant Network (BCN). The main purpose of the BCN is to provide qualified and personalized services to entrepreneurs in realization of their business idea during the first year of activity and in later business development. Read more…