Biography

Mantas Pakamanis, the firm’s managing partner, practice focuses on complex, high-value business and regulatory disputes, with particular emphasis on multi-jurisdictional disputes. He has extensive experience of commercial litigation in a broad range of industries before the Lithuanian Courts. Mantas also acts as counsel in domestic and international arbitrations, including London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration (VCCA) and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He also represents parties in arbitration-related court proceedings, especially relating to recognition and enforcement, and the setting aside of foreign arbitral awards before the Lithuanian Courts.
Prior to founding Pakamanis & Partners, Mantas worked for many years in the dispute resolution department at a prominent international law firm. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a judicial clerk. Mantas working languages are English, German, Russian and Lithuanian.

Education

Columbia Law School, Diploma in International Arbitration
Mykolas Romeris Law School, PhD in Arbitration
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Diploma in International Arbitration
Utrecht University School of Law, LL.M.

Memberships

Lithuanian Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association
German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
Russian Arbitration Association
Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Young International Arbitration Group (London Court of International Arbitration)
International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)

Published work

M. Pakamanis, The Court of Arbitration for Sport and its significance in the creation of sports law, Jurisprudence, 2017.
M. Pakamanis, The role of class actions in ensuring effective enforcement of competition law infringements in the European Union, International Comparative Jurisprudence, 2016.
M. Pakamanis, Interaction between the doctrines of forum non conveniens, judgment enforcement, and the concept of the rule of law in transnational litigation in the United States, International Comparative Jurisprudence, 2015.