Deals & Cases
Sorainen represented Lytagra in a dispute regarding an inspection report prepared by Kaunas Territorial Customs office and revoking the decision of the Customs Department. The Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court annulled a Court of First Instance and Customs Department ruling according to which Lytagra had to pay more than EUR 570 000 in definitive anti-dumping duties, […]
Sorainen is advising Betsson on the acquisition of gaming operator Lošimų strateginė grupė, trading as TonyBet in Lithuania. Betsson is acquiring Lošimų strateginė grupė through wholly owned subsidiaries and deal closing is expected to take place within a month. The initial acquisition consideration is EUR 4.0 million. TonyBet is the second largest licensed online operator […]
Sorainen assisted Virtualių paslaugų operatorius in a tax dispute related to the application of a VAT exemption for payment services. Sorainen advised the client in the last stage of a tax dispute in which all the earlier stages were unsuccessful for the client. The Supreme Administrative Court upheld the position expressed in the appeal claim […]
Sorainen Belarus advised a Chinese consortium that included online game developer and operator Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co, on Belarusian aspects of acquisition of Playtika, the social and mobile games company based in Herzliya, Israel, owned by Caesars Interactive Entertainment, with a strong development team located in Minsk, Belarus. Sorainen team, which included partner Maksim Salahub, […]
In protecting the principles of a democratic society and media independence, SORAINEN is providing pro bono legal assistance to the newspaper BAUSKAS DZĪVE (BDz) in its fight with Iecava Regional Council (Council) over publishing of journalistic articles and advertising in the municipal newspaper Iecavas Ziòas. BDz has asked the Council to stop publishing these items […]
