Background
Valiunas, Rolandas was born on January 13, 1965 in Vilkaviskis, Lithuania.
Valiunas, Rolandas was born on January 13, 1965 in Vilkaviskis, Lithuania.
From 1971 to 1982 Rolandas Valiūnas learned at the 5th Middle school Marijampolė, where he graduated with the gold medal (with distinction). After the Soviet army service he studied law in the graduate studies from 1984 to 1989 at the Law Faculty of Vilnius universitetas. From 1999 to 2000 he studied at the Baltic Management Institute (BMI), the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program (2000).
Then he continued his education in 1994 at the "Queen Mary & Westfield Coledge the University of London (in UK 1994), USA, at the Academy of International Law in Dallas, Texas, USA (1996). After that, he is a lecturer in the course of the BMI Institute "Corporate Governance". From 1990 he is a lawyer.
From 1989 to 1991 he worked in the first Law Firm Vilnius, from 1991 1992 at the law firm "Foresta", in 1992 at the law firm "Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir partneriai" as managing partner. According to "The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers," he is the best lawyer in the area of mergers and acquisitions in Lithuania. He contributes to the national and international conferences regarding business law topics and has authored and is co-author of numerous legal publications in the business press (Verslo žinios etc).
Rolandas Valiūnas features in the following practice areas: Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions. Rolandas is CEO of BMI and Investors' Forum in Lithuania, Vice President of ICC Lietuva. 2010 – to date Advisory Board, Law Firm Management Committee, International Bar Association (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
1998 to date - Board Member, Law Clinics 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, Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA).
2010 – to date Advisory Board, Law Firm Management Committee, International Bar Association (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, Law Clinics 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, Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA).