Belarus begins the new year hoping to quickly resolve current uncertainty in relations with Russia. Problems began a year ago when the President and the Government of Belarus raised the issue of compensation for losses to the Belarusian budget due to a Russian tax manoeuvre as well as the issue of elimination of barriers in […]
Deals & Cases
We are advising US company Rocket Software on opening a development centre in Vilnius. Founded in 1990 in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently employing 1500 people around the world, Rocket Software plans to hire more than 200 engineers and programmers in Lithuania in the next 2-3 years. Says Andrew Baldrian, VP of Engineering at Rocket Software: […]
Deals & Cases
On 13 January a Lithuanian Supreme Court ruling established new case law in Lithuania on the extent of employers’ obligation to inform and consult with employee representatives. In a dispute between employee representatives and their employer, the court reached a decision in favour of the employer, represented by our team. Failure to reach consensus does […]
We advised Data Delivery LLC, the Belarus-based developer of the RocketData.io platform for managing business reputation and online data, on implementing share options for employees under the special regime of the High-Tech Park where Data Delivery is a resident. The Sorainen team of partner Maksim Salahub with senior associate Viktoryia Mikhnevich and associate Aliaksei Vashkevich […]
Publication / Karin Madisson, Liisa-Maria Puur, Häli Sokk, Nele Suurmets, Dr Mari Agarmaa, Vladislav Leiri, Gerda Jokubauskaitė, Jurgita Nikita, Jonas Kiauleikis, Liutauras Vasiliauskas, Agnietė Venckienė, Aurelija Daubaraitė, Jurgita Tekorienė, Laura Matukaitytė, Tatsiana Zubarava, Alesia Khadasevich, Aliaksei Daryin, Ann Laevskaya, Artem Melnikovich, Alexey Anischenko, Alexey Fidek, , Maksim Salahub, Maria Rodich, Oliver Ämarik, Dr Carri Ginter, Paul Künnap, Toms Kārlis Broks, Edvīns Draba, Zanda Frišfelde, Valts Nerets, Krista Niklase, Raivo Raudzeps, Augustas Klezys, Algirdas Pekšys
Doing Business 2020 is the 17th in a series of annual studies investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies— from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time. Full report available here.