Marius Juonys
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Competition/Antitrust
Band 1
About
Provided by Marius Juonys
Practice Areas
Marius Juonys is a partner solely dedicated to competition-related matters, with 20 years of experience in this area. He and his team were involved probably in all major competition cases over the past 10 – 15 years. On a number of occasions, he was also invited by public authorities as a competition expert in various working groups entrusted with the task of preparing legislative proposals. Unsurprisingly, Marius Juonys is recognized as one of the most experienced practitioners while he and his colleagues are the only team of practitioners in Lithuania for many years ranked as tier No. 1 by all major legal directories (Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA ). Meanwhile specialized edition „Global Competition Review“ ranks the Ellex competition team as the sole „Elite“ practice in Lithuania for many consecutive years.
Along with practicing competition law, Marius Juonys teaches competition law at Vilnius University.
Professional Memberships
Marius Juonys is a member of Lithuanian Bar Association.
He is a member of Competition Law Committee of the Lithuanian Bar Council.
He is also a member of Committee on Corporate Affairs and Law and Committee on Economic and Business Environment of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists.
Education
King’s College, London (United Kingdom)
Postgraduate studies of the Economics of Competition Law
2018 - 2019
Baltic Management Institute (Lithuania)
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
2010
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
China Postgraduate course Shanghai Management Explorer
2009
Lex Mundi Institute (USA)
USA Foundation Management Program
2008
King's College London, University of London (United Kingdom)
EC Competition Law
2006
Riga Graduate School of Law (Latvia)
Master of International and European Law (LL.M.)
2001
Vilnius University (Lithuania)
Lithuania Master of Laws (LL.M.)
2000
Chambers Review
Europe
Marius Juonys remains one of the top competition law specialists in Lithuania thanks to his impressive activity in merger clearance filings and cartel investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Marius Juonys knows our issues well and it doesn't take long to explain things to him. He knows the business and understands it, so he gives good explanations and asks the right questions."
"He is a top-level expert with a good reputation in the market and significant hands-on experience in competition law matters."
"He is very knowledgeable about the perspective that the authority will adopt, which was helpful for the clients, and he can deal with issues in the right way."
"His strong personal values are well balanced with excellent expertise and great communication skills."
"Marius is very attentive to details and provides high-level consultations."
"Marius Juonys knows our issues well and it doesn't take long to explain things to him. He knows the business and understands it, so he gives good explanations and asks the right questions."
"He is a top-level expert with a good reputation in the market and significant hands-on experience in competition law matters."
"He is very knowledgeable about the perspective that the authority will adopt, which was helpful for the clients, and he can deal with issues in the right way."
"His strong personal values are well balanced with excellent expertise and great communication skills."
"Marius is very attentive to details and provides high-level consultations."