Managing Partner – Šulija & Partners Law Firm Vilnius, Lithuania | Legal Services

Dr. Gintautas Šulija gained extensive expertise in managing large-scale international transactions, navigating complex M&A deals, and facilitating resolution for local companies involved in disputes with foreign partners. His professional career includes working as a contract attorney at Fried, Frank, Harris, Schriver & Jacobson LLP (London office) from 2007 to 2008, as well as earlier roles at a local Lithuanian law firm.

Currently, he heads both the Corporate and M&A, as well as the Commercial practices at our firm. Gintautas routinely represents foreign corporations, safeguarding their investments and fostering business development in Lithuania.

Over the past 15 years, he has advised on over 100 notable aircraft finance transactions, facilitating the sale, lease, and financing of both factory-new and used Airbus, Boeing, Gulfstream, Dassault Falcon, Pilatus, and Diamond aircraft.

Starting from 2016, Gintautas was listed as a leading individual in the shipping and transport area of EMEA Legal 500. In 2017, Gintautas Šulija was named among other thought leaders nominated by Who is Who Legal 2017 who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel, and other market sources.

According to the testimonials published by EMEA Legal 500 in 2020, "Šulija Partners Law Firm Vilnius has a predominantly international client base, which includes foreign companies and international private investors. It acts on the acquisition and leasing of private and commercial aircraft. In addition, international aviation finance transactions are another mainstay of the practice; team head Gintautas Šulija is a go-to name for advice in this space".

A member of the Lithuanian Bar Association since 2003.

Publications:

Aviation Finance & Leasing (Lithuania) // Getting the Deal Through, contributing ed. Bisset M., Clyde & Co LLP, Law Business Research, London 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020;
Freedom of Contract and its Limits: Analysis of International Aviation Transactions (in Lithuanian), ISSN 1392-1592, Teisės Problemos, No. 4 (78), 2012, pp. 26-48;
Standard Contract Terms in Cross-Border Business Transactions: a Comparative Study from the Perspective of European Union Law. Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien 2011;
Co-author of "Unfair Suretyships in Lithuania", in: Regulating Unfair Banking Practices in Europe: the Case of Personal Suretyships, Weatherill S., Ciacchi A. (eds.) Oxford University Press 2010;
Co-author of "Reform of the Property Tax and Problems of Real Estate Appraisal for Taxation Purposes in Transitional Economies of Central and Eastern Europe", the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA 2138-3400 USA January 2006;
Commentary of the Penal Code of the Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian), Chapter "Sentencing", Articles 47, 55–58, 61–66 Vilnius: Teisinės informacijos centras, 2004 (co-author).