Rolandas Valiūnas (born 13 January 1965 in

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) is a

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n business

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and consultant,

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, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of "Ellex Valiūnas ir partneriai". He is an

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(since 2004).

Biography

From 1971 to 1982 Rolandas Valiūnas learned at the 5th Middle school

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, where he graduated with the gold medal (with distinction). After the

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service he studied

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in the graduate studies from 1984 to 1989 at the Law Faculty of

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. Then he continued his education in 1994 at the Queen Mary & Westfield Coledge, in 1996 at the Academy of International Law in

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, Texas. From 1999 to 2000 he studied at the Baltic Management Institute (BMI), the Executive

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(EMBA) program (2000). After that, he was a

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in the course of the BMI Institute "

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". Since 1990 Valiūnas is a lawyer. From 1989 to 1991 he worked in the first law firm in

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, from 1991 to 1992 at the law firm "Foresta", in 1992 at the law firm "Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir partneriai" (LPVP) as managing partner. According to "The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers", Rolandas Valiūnas is one of the best Lithuanian lawyers in the area of

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. He contributed to the national and international conferences regarding

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topics and has authored and was co-author of numerous legal publications in the business press (

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etc.). Rolandas Valiūnas is CEO of BMI and Investors' Forum in Lithuania, Vice President of ICC Lietuva.

Family and personal life

Rolandas Valiūnas is married to a gynecologist Renata Valiūnienė. Rolandas Valiūnas has the sons Mantas Gabrielius Valiūnas and Giedrius Valiūnas (* 1989). Rolandas Valiūnas has daughters Grytė Marija and Elzė Gintvilė.Ačiū, kad esi, o aš pabandysiu padaryti tave laimingą
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Membership

*2010 – to date Advisory Board, Law Firm Management Committee,

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(IBA) *2007 – to date Advisory Board, European Regional Forum, IBA *2006 to date – Board Member, Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration *2004 - 2006 Co-Chair, European Regional Forum, IBA *2002 - 2005 Deputy Chairman, Council of Lithuanian Bar Association *2000 - 2005 Member of General Professional Program Committee, IBA *1998 to date - Board Member,

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of Vilnius University *1995 to date - Recommended arbitrator of Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration *1994 - 1997 President, Lithuanian Young Bar Association (LJAA) *1991 - 2000 - Vice-President,

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(UIA)

References

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