A. Vilius Bernatonis

Biography

EDUCATION 2012–2013 Diploma in International Arbitration from The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Attended a variety of courses and seminars on contract law and international commercial arbitration matters (2000–2012) 2000 Vilnius University, Faculty of Law (Master of Law). PROFESSIONAL CAREER Since 2017 Partner and Head of the Banking and Finance practice group at law firm TGS Baltic (former TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE) 2009–2017 Partner and Head of the Banking and Finance practice group at law firm Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners (now TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE) 2008–2009 member of the Board of the national electricity company LEO LT, AB Since 2006 Partner at law firm Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners 2003–2008 Head of the Banking and Finance practice group at law firm Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners 1999–2003 lawyer for the state enterprise State Property Fund EDUCATION

Research Interest

Represented the Lithuanian Government, in co-counsel with law firm Shearman & Sterling (Paris office), in large scale arbitration disputes against Russia’s gas giant Gazprom before the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in the arbitration case. This case was initiated by Gazprom against the Republic of Lithuania in relation to its plans to split the gas sales and transmission ownership of Lietuvos Dujos as part of the Europe Union’s drive to force dominant energy companies to improve access for competitors (2012–2015)