
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
The Buzz in Lithuania – Interview with Irmantas Norkus of COBALT (September 2019)
The Buzz in Lithuania: Interview with Irmantas Norkus of COBALT (April 2018)
New Code of Ethics And Increased Visibility of The Big Four (August 2016)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (April, 2014)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (January, 2014)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (October, 2013)
Lithuanian Competition Law News (July, 2013)
Baltic & Belarus M&A Monitor 2013