The Lithuanian office of Varul has announced its merger with the Primus law firm, already operating in Estonia and Latvia, giving Primus — which until January 1, 2016, operated under the “Red” brand — full pan-Baltic coverage.
The news comes less than a week after the Estonian and Latvian offices of Varul announced that they would be leaving the firm to tie up with Tark Grunte Sutkiene and BDO Legal, respectively (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on April 14 and April 19, 2016).
“Recent changes in the legal market are influenced by the dynamic competitive environment,” said Robert Juodka, Managing Partner at Varul Lithuania, in reference to the dramatic developments of the past week. "In recent years we observe steady and sustainable growth of our office in Lithuania. We believe that combining our forces with new partners in Estonia and Latvia, we are strengthening our positions in the Baltic region and have the possibility to create innovative and ambitious network of legal services, which will be able to offer innovative legal solutions not only in the Baltic countries, but for clients in other European jurisdictions as well."
“Currently we are very active in the Polish market,” Juodka continued. “Our Vilnius office is one of the founders and members of the Polish-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce. Almost a year ago we have established Polish Desk, which offers specialist assistance to Polish companies, who would like to start doing business in Lithuania, implement projects or conclude contracts with Baltic partners."
The office will continue to operate under the Varul trademark until the legal procedures related with the name change are completed.
