Energy, Commodities and International Trade
MMSP advises on complex legal, regulatory and dispute-resolution matters in the energy sector. The team has particular experience in natural gas, LNG and electricity, including major infrastructure projects, sector restructuring, pricing disputes, investment protection and regulatory change. Its lawyers have acted on matters involving some of the most significant developments in Lithuania’s energy market and have represented public authorities and private investors in disputes arising from energy-sector regulation and investment.
MMSP combines transactional and regulatory knowledge with substantial dispute-resolution experience, enabling the firm to advise clients throughout the life cycle of major energy investments – from project development and regulatory challenges to negotiation, disputes and enforcement.
Clients
- Governments and public authorities responsible for major energy-sector reforms and strategic infrastructure.
- State-owned and regulated energy businesses.
- International energy companies and investors.
- Foreign investors in energy-related investment disputes.
- Companies involved in major cross-border commercial and supply relationships.
- Businesses operating in highly regulated and strategically important sectors.
Representative Experience
- 01Advising on the development of Lithuania’s LNG terminal in Klaipėda, one of the country’s key strategic energy infrastructure projects.
- 02Advising on negotiations and dispute management involving major international energy companies in connection with the restructuring and deprivatisation of Lithuania’s natural-gas transmission system operator.
- 03Advising on matters connected with the decommissioning of the Visaginas nuclear power plant.
- 04Advising the Government of Lithuania on reform of the electricity and natural-gas sectors.
- 05Acting for the Republic of Lithuania in an SCC arbitration concerning natural-gas pricing against a major international gas supplier.
- 06Acting for the Republic of Lithuania in a UNCITRAL investment arbitration concerning implementation of the EU Third Energy Package and the restructuring of the Lithuanian gas sector.
- 07Acting for the Republic of Lithuania in ICC proceedings concerning district-heating pricing.
- 08Advising and representing a foreign investor in a renewable-energy dispute with an Eastern European state administered by the SCC.
- 09Providing senior-level governance and strategic experience in an international natural-gas company developing and increasing production from gas fields in Ukraine.
- 10Advising on disputes, regulatory measures and negotiations arising from cross-border investments and international commercial relationships.
The team’s experience is particularly relevant where energy-sector regulation, international investment law, commercial contracts and state policy intersect.
