EUGENIJA SUTKIENE
MANAGING PARTNER
Tel: +370 5 251 4444; 251 4445
Fax: +370 5 251 4455
E-mail:
eugenija.sutkiene@tgslegal.com
www.tarkgruntesutkiene.com
PRACTICE AREAS:
Mergers and Acquisitions; Privatisation; Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency; Public Private Partnership; Real Estate; Securitization; Construction; Leasing; Environment; Energy and Utilities; Regulatory; Media and Advertising; Intellectual Property; Information Technology; Telecommunications; Trade; Labour
CAREER:
1999-2003 partner and head of Law Firm Jaskutelis, Sutkiene & Masiokas (former Vilnius office of the USA law firm McDermott, Will & Emery)
1991 established the Vilnius office of the USA law firm McDermott, Will & Emery, and headed it for eight years
1989-1992 head of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Lithuania and in charge of Commercial Arbitration at that Ministry
1984-1989 head of the Legal Department of the Lithuanian State Wholesale Enterprise
EDUCATION:
1984 Vilnius University, Faculty of Law (Higher Education Diploma,), studies at international law at the University of Krakow, Poland, training in the foreign law firms McDermott, Will & Emery (USA) and Paisner & Co (currently Berwin Leighton Paisner), UK
WORK EXPERIENCE AND MAJOR TRANSACTIONS:
EIB
Advises PKN Orlen on various matters related to company management, intellectual property law and other issues, represented the company in connection with the acquisition of Ventus-Nafta gas stations network and conclusion of agreements on sale-purchase of real estate (2007-2009);
Represented UAB Ukio banko investicines grupe in privatisation of private limited liability company Tvornica Lakih Metala d.d. (Sibenik, Croatia), sale of the Vilnius Concerts and Sports Hall to the Vilnius City Municipality, acquisition of aluminium factory Aluminij d.d. (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2007);
Counselled insurance companies Seesam and Ergo on establishment of SE (Societas Europaea) (2006);
Counselled the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania on a pilot project designed for the optimisation of the financial management and accounting model of the Lithuanian Diplomatic Service and for the working out of strategies in other areas of the Lithuanian Diplomatic Service (2006-2007);
Counselled and represented a syndicate of lenders comprising Nordea Bank Finland, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, etc. in securing a EUR ~255 million syndicated loan and in connection with other matters related to the loan (2005);
Together with CAIB (Corporate Finance Ltd) advised the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the State Property Fund with regard to restructuring of the electric energy sector, reorganisation of AB Lietuvos Energija, incorporation of two electric energy distribution companies, preparation of a draft Law on Electric Energy and enforcement of legal acts in relation to privatisation of the pargest companies of electric energy production and distribution in Lithuania (AB Rytu Skirstomieji Tinklai and AB Vakaru Skirstomieji Tinklai) (1999–2004) as well as advised the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on reorganisation of Lithuania's energy sector and development of the legal framework for the operation thereof, drafted legal acts to regulate the energy sector (1999–2004)
Assisted Balcans Investment Bank A.D. in connection with the privatisation of the shares of BIRAC ZDP Zvornik (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina), a factory owned by Energoinsvest MDP (2002);
Handled all in-country legal aspects of the privatisation of state-owned shares in AB Lietuvos telekomas (Lithuanian Telecom) for the Government of Lithuania (initial privatisation) and assisted it in developing the legal basis for the telecommunications sector in Lithuania (1997–1998), also advised AB Lietuvos telekomas (Lithuanian Telecom) on the offering of shares and depository receipts through stock exchanges in Lithuania and in London (the second phase of the privatisation) (2001);
Assisted numerous major Western banks (including EBRD, Nordic Investment Bank, ABN Amro Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Bankers Trust Company (Trust and Security Services, Global Security Services), Deutsche Bank AG) in connection with their financing projects.
PUBLICATIONS:
International Law Office. Corporate Chapter (1999–2002);
Privatisation & Public/Private Partnership Review 2002-2003 Lithuanian Privatisation;
The EU Parliament Magazine Agriculture Chapter: Homework for Lithuania, No. 146, 30 September 2003;
The American Bar Association’s magazine International Lawyer Comparative Law Essay (vol. No. 36, p. 751);
The manual Commercial Contracts (Corporate, M&A sections), 2006;
Publications in the local business newspapers (1999-2007).
MEMBER:
Lithuanian Bar
IBA (International Bar Association)
AEL (Association of European Lawyers)
Antitrust Alliance
EWLA (European Women Lawyers’ Association)
LANGUAGE:
English, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian