OREANDA-NEWS. July 03, 2008. We are proud to notice that the recent development of Sorainen law firm is surmounted by one more solemn event Attorney-at-Law Dr Tomas Kontautas became the fifth partner at Sorainen Vilnius office, which now employs nearly 40 lawyers, reported the press-centre of Sorainen.

Dr Tomas Kontautas has been working with the law firm since 2006 where he led the pan-Baltic – Belarus Insurance practice group and Vilnius office Banking & Finance team. Tomas Kontautas studied at Vilnius university as well at the University of Hamburg and Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he has obtained European Master’s in Law and Economics (EMLE) degree. In 2006 he was awarded doctor’s degree of Social Sciences (Law) at Vilnius University.

During his professional carrier Tomas Kontautas was a lawyer with the law firm Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiunas ir partneriai LAWIN, deputy chairman of Insurance Supervisory Commission, and deputy head of Legal Division of the State Insurance Supervisory Authority. He was also actively involved in drafting insurance laws and regulations in Lithuania and the European Union.