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Dr Lauras Butkevičius

Partner / Lithuania
+370 615 20094
+370 5250 0800

About

Dr Lauras Butkevičius has over 20 years of legal experience advising companies in trade, production, pharma, TMT, and other sectors on various competition and state regulatory issues.

He represents clients before the Lithuanian competition authority, national courts, and the EU Courts. Lauras has a strong record in representing association bodies and major market players in litigation against the Lithuanian competition authority. His experience includes cartel litigation, procedural disputes with the competition authority, litigation regarding blocked mergers, etc. Lauras’ practice also focuses on complex merger control matters, including multijurisdictional filings, phase II cases as well as designing and implementation of structural and behavioral remedies. He worked on the largest and most complex merger transactions of recent years in TMT, health care, trade, production, road construction, financial services, and other sectors. Lauras has also experience in acting as a trustee appointed by the national competition authority in merger cases.

Chambers Europe notes that Lauras is “solution-oriented and his creative thinking skills are top level” and “very strong lawyer with high client care capabilities”. The Legal 500 praises him for being “exceptional partner in unique cases” and mentions that “he is always very sharp and quickly gets the core of the problem”.

Lauras is a professor of practice at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University and member of Science Center of Administrative Law and Administrative Justice. His main areas of scientific interest, research, and expertise are competition law and policy, state supervision of private undertakings, and European Union law. Lauras often gives speeches on EU and national competition law and regulatory issues.

Practice

Recognition
CV
  • EU and Competition – Leading partner, The Legal 500 2025
  • Competition/Antitrust – Band 2, Chambers Europe 2025
  • Competition – Recommended partner, Lexology 2025

Languages

  • Lithuanian, English, Russian

Membership & education

  • Member of the Competition Law Committee of the Lithuanian Bar Association (since 2019)
  • Member of the Lithuanian Bar (since 2005)
  • 2008 Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, Doctor of Social Sciences (Law)
  • 2006 Academic research, Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • 2004 Study visit, the Court of First Instance (now the General Court), Luxembourg
  • 2003 Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, Master’s Degree in Law

We are driven by your recognition

“Lauras Butkevičius <…> brings specific experience advising companies in the trade, pharmaceuticals, and TMT sectors on competition and state regulatory issues”
The Legal 500 2025, EU and Competition
“Cartel and litigation expert Lauras Butkevičius”
The Legal 500 2024, EU and Competition
“Lauras Butkevičius – exceptional partner in unique cases, our team loves working with him – he is always very sharp and quickly gets the core of the problem”
The Legal 500 2024, EU and Competition
“Partner Lauras Butkevicius is very well regarded competition and regulatory advisor with extreme client care focus. We are confident that we will get top-notch advice which will be not formalistic”
The Legal 500 2021, EU and Competition
“Lauras Butkevičius is easy to work with, always aims to make the client understand emerging legal issues and provides working solutions to them”
The Legal 500 2021, EU and Competition
“Our main experience is in merger control field where Lauras is a top lawyer in the Baltics. His knowledge is not limited to Lithuania only – you can get reliable advice regarding both national and EU merger control matters. What we like specifically is that we always get advice that is not legalistic, meaning that Lauras tries to find solutions for real life situations and does not provide formalistic advice”
The Legal 500 2020, EU and Competition
“Lauras Butkevičius has strong knowledge and abundant practice in competition law. He provides high level of service. Lauras Butkevičius makes in-depth analysis of the issue and delivers strategic solutions for it. We see Lauras Butkevičius as a top-expert in competition law in Lithuania, and we would highly recommend Lauras Butkevičius for competition law issues”
The Legal 500 2020, EU and Competition
“Lauras Butkevicius is well known as expert of competition law with outstanding competence. All practical experiences also are supported by strong theoretical background and constantly updates from key events of competition law worldwide. Strong portfolio of wide practices in most famous and difficult Lithuania’s competition cases. Deep knowledge about specific market that company operates in”
The Legal 500 2020, EU and Competition
“Lauras Butkevičius is a very dynamic partner who thinks quickly”
Chambers Europe 2025, Competition and Antitrust
“Lauras Butkevičius is very strong lawyer with high client care capabilities. He knows both European and national competition law and its practice”
Chambers Europe 2025, Competition and Antitrust
“He is solution-oriented and his creative thinking skills are top level”
Chambers Europe 2025, Competition and Antitrust
“He always understands our needs and handles matters not formalistically but taking into account the specifics of our sector. He tries to see the bigger picture”
Chambers Europe 2025, Competition and Antitrust
"Lauras has extensive knowledge and experience in competition law. He always takes into account the client's needs and always justifies the solutions he proposes, pointing out their advantages and disadvantages"
Chambers Europe 2024, Competition and Antitrust
"Lauras understands the environment in which we operate, as well as competition law trends in Lithuania and Europe, and can therefore offer us the best solutions"
Chambers Europe 2024, Competition and Antitrust
"He is friendly, works quickly and is smart”
Chambers Europe 2023, Competition and Antitrust
"Lauras is incredibly organised and responsive"
WWL: Competition Future Leaders – Partners 2023
“Lauras makes in-depth analysis of the issue and delivers strategic solutions for it. We see him as a top expert in competition law in Lithuania”
Chambers Europe 2022, Competition and Antitrust