
About
Dr Irmantas Norkus is the Managing Partner of COBALT Lithuania, with over 20 years of extensive experience in private and public M&A, competition, banking and finance. During his career Dr Norkus has led numerous landmark cross-border and domestic transactions and projects and has handled some of the most complex antitrust matters of recent times. He has represented a broad range of high-profile corporate clients, investment funds, issuers, financial institutions and institutional investors. Dr Norkus’ exceptional and impeccable service has earned him a reputation as a leading lawyer in his areas of practice.
- Corporate/Commercial – Band 1, Chambers Global 2025
- Corporate/Commercial – Band 1, Chambers Europe 2025
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Hall of Fame, The Legal 500 2025
- Corporate/Commercial – Band 1, Chambers Global 2024
- Banking – Market leader, IFLR1000, 2024
- Competition – Market leader, IFLR1000 2024
- M&A – Market leader, IFLR1000 2024
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Hall of Fame, The Legal 500 2024
Languages
- Lithuanian, English, Russian
Membership & education
- Since 2004 Member of the International Bar Association
- Since 1999 Member of the Lithuanian Bar Association
- 2001 Doctor Juris, Vilnius University
- 1996 Master’s degree in Law, Vilnius University
- 1997 Study visit to Business School, Leeds University, UK
- 1993 Study visit to John Marshall Law School, Chicago, USA
Comparative guide to the latest M&A trends in the Baltics 2023 (2023 - 04 - 14)
The Buzz in Lithuania – Interview with Irmantas Norkus of COBALT (September 2019) (2019 - 09 - 02)
The Buzz in Lithuania: Interview with Irmantas Norkus of COBALT (April 2018) (2018 - 04 - 02)
New Code of Ethics And Increased Visibility of The Big Four (August 2016) (2016 - 08 - 01)
Baltic M&A Monitor 2015 (2015 - 07 - 01)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (April, 2014) (2014 - 04 - 01)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (January, 2014) (2014 - 01 - 02)
Baltic M&A Monitor 2014 (2014 - 01 - 01)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (October, 2013) (2013 - 10 - 31)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (July, 2013) (2013 - 07 - 04)
Baltic & Belarus M&A Monitor 2013 (2013 - 07 - 02)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (May, 2013) (2013 - 05 - 01)