This year law firm WIDEN is recommended in 22 practice areas by Legal500

27 марта, 2026 о наших новостях

In the 2026 edition of “The Legal 500 EMEA” published by the international legal directory “Legal500“, law firm WIDEN received the highest rating in the Employment Law practice area in Lithuania and is also recommended in 21 other law practice areas. In addition, 7 lawyers received individual rankings, with 3 Partners named “Leading Partner” in 4 practice areas, 2 named “Next Generation Partner”, and 2 more lawyers named “Leading Associates.”

New and improved law firm‘s WIDEN rankings highlight the firm’s strong track record of high-quality legal work and client-focused service, also point to the firm’s stable and deepening capabilities across the Baltic region.

In 2026, Legal500 recognized the following practice areas of the law firm WIDEN:

Lithuania:

Employment – Tier 1

EU and competition – Tier 3

Fintech – Tier 3

Project and energy – Tier 3

Shipping and transport – Tier 3

Tax – Tier 3

TMT – Tier 3

Banking, finance, and capital markets – Tier 4

Dispute resolution – Tier 4

Commercial, corporate and M&A – Tier 5

Real estate and construction – Tier 5

Estonia:

Fintech – Tier 2

IP, IT and telecoms – Tier 2

Tax – Tier 2

Dispute resolution – Tier 3

Employment – Tier 3

Real estate and construction – Tier 3

Banking, finance, and capital markets – Tier 4

Commercial, corporate and M&A – Tier 4

Latvia:

Commercial, corporate and M&A – Tier 3

Employment – Tier 3

Dispute resolution – Tier 4

In addition, 7 lawyers received individual rankings:

3 Partners were listed as Leading Partners in 4 practice areas:

Оливер Няэс – in Estonian Dispute resolution practice area;

Рауно Кинкар – in Estonian Fintech;

Рауно Кинкар – in Estonian IP, IT and telecoms;

Томас Багданскис – in Lithuanian Employment.

2 Partners in Lithuania were listed as Next Generation Partners:

Вилюс Мачюлайтис in Employment and Йоланта Стоне in Real estate and construction practice areas.

2 Associates were ranked as Leading Associates:

Aistė Mačiulaitė in Employment in Lithuania and Аве-Лы Кяси in Dispute resolution in Estonia.

About the Legal500 EMEA

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