
About
Elijus Burgis is a Partner and Head of the firm’s Corporate Transactions Department. He has more than 20 years of experience in advising on different M&A, banking, project finance and competition law matters. International law directories have ranked him among the leading Lithuanian experts in M&A, Banking and Competition law. Elijus Burgis holds a Law degree from Vilnius University, Lithuania and a Master of European Law degree from Stockholm University, Sweden.
During the years of his practice Mr Burgis has been an adviser in a number of the largest M&A transactions and financing projects in Lithuania and has also advised clients on various matters related to corporate, banking and finance, securities and competition law.
- Corporate/Commercial – Band 1, Chambers Global 2025
- Corporate/Commercial – Band 1, Chambers Europe 2025
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Leading partners, The Legal 500 2025
- Corporate/Commercial – Band 2, Chambers Global 2023
- Corporate/Commercial – Band 2, Chambers Europe 2023
- Banking and finance – Highly regarded, IFLR1000 2022
- Corporate and M&A – Hall of fame, Legal500 2022
- M&A – Highly regarded, IFLR1000 2022
- Banking and finance – Band 3, Chambers 2020
- Competition/Antitrust – Band 3, Chambers 2020
- Competition – Highly regarded, IFLR1000 2020
- Project finance – Highly regarded, IFLR1000 2020
Languages
- Lithuanian, English, Russian
Membership & education
- Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) (since 2009)
- Member of the Lithuanian Bar Association (since 2002)
- Since 2002 Member of the European Young Bar Association, President (2005-2006)
- Since 2000 Member of the Lithuanian Young Bar Association, President (2004-2009)
- Faculty of Law, Stockholm University, Sweden (Master of European Law) (2001)
- Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, Lithuania (Law degree) (1999)
Despite fears, war did not tip the scales of the M&A market in 2022 (2023 - 01 - 18)
The Buzz in Lithuania: Interview with Elijus Burgis of COBALT (2022 - 06 - 29)
Baltic Competition Law News – December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 19)
Baltic Competition Law News – November 2016 (2016 - 11 - 02)
Baltic Competition Law News – May 2016 (2016 - 05 - 31)
Baltic M&A Monitor 2015 (2015 - 07 - 01)
Baltic Competition Law News – July 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)