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2009
30.11.2009
This program showed practical ways to business owners, board members and top executives how by adhering to high corporate governance standards companies can get 10-40% valuation premiums, reduce their interest rates on loans by up to 0.5% and attract foreign investments. By adopting leading corporate governance practices like recruitment of independent professional board members or separation of management and steering roles, companies can strengthen their competitiveness on the global markets, increase their performance and transparency, and lower risk of corporate failures.
27.10.2009
"Bernotas & Dominas GLIMSTEDT" is ranked as a top-tier Lithuanian law firm in the field of banking and finance by the International Financial Law Review 1000 (www.iflr1000.com). Glimstedt is praised for being strong in the capital market and debt finance work.
21.10.2009
On 22 October Mr. Hogni Kristjansson, EU Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland comes to for a two-day visit. The Government of Iceland has officially applied for the EU membership and is expected to join the EU in 2012, which is currently preparing for accession negotiations, is highly interested in the eurointergration experience of. During the visit, i.e. on 23 October, Mr. Kristjansson will meet ESTEP members of the Board Dr. Klaudijus Maniokas, Former Deputy Chief Negotiator of for the EU Accession, and Mr. Darius Žeruolis, Former Deputy Government Secretary for EU Affairs. The meeting will be focused on 's experience in accession negotiations and other Iceland-related issues.
 
06.10.2009
Arminta Saladžienė, Chairman of the Management Board of NASDAQ OMX, Lithuania, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the newly established Baltic Institute of Corporate Go ernance has been honoured with the Swedbank Baltic Sea Award 2009 for her work regarding good corporate governance in the Baltic States.
06.10.2009
Swedes Assign Award to Lithuanian Lady
 
President of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius Receives "Baltic Davos" Award
On Monday, at the so-called "Baltic Davos" (the Baltic Development Forum) Summit in Stockholm, Arminta Saladžienė, President of NASDAQ OMX Vilnius was honored with the Baltic Sea Award for the initiative to raise awareness of good corporate governance in the Baltic Region.
 
08.09.2009
A group of business partners, namely Bonniers Business Press (Verslo žinios, Dienas Bizness and Äripäev), Ernst & Young, GLIMSTEDT, ISM University, NASDAQ OMX Baltic stock exchanges and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce announced a non-profit initiative to raise awareness of good corporate governance in the Baltic region and, for this purpose, the establishment of the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG).
15.04.2009
Attorney at Law Rūta Radzevičiūtė has joined the Law firm. She has acquired Master of Law diploma at Vilnius University. In 2003-2005 she studied  at French School of Law at the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University, the project of Paris X Nanterre University (France) and Vilnius University (Lithuania). Rūta Radzevičiūtė  has previously worked at Law firm "Eversheds Saladžius".
06.04.2009
We are pleased to inform that we have become the TerraLex Member for the Republic of Lithuania. Belonging to TerraLex, one of the largest global networks of independent law firms, grants us an access to more than 155 leading, independent law firms and 15 000 attorneys in over 100 countries.
31.03.2009
Contributions to the annual report Doing  Business published by the World Bank. Associate Lawyer Audrius Žvybas overviewed the Lithuanian legal regulation on constructions, company registration procedures and Attorney ar Law Oksana Lyakhova overviewed the Belorussian part.
 
07.03.2009
Associated partner Paulius Gruodis delivered a presentation on the topic "Structuring an International Franchise" at the conference "Franchising - new business development opportunities", which took place in Vilnius.
26.01.2009
GLIMSTEDT, law firm belonging to one of the largest Scandinavian law firm alliances, opened an office in Minsk (Belarus). It is one of the first international law firms that offer their services in Belarus.