Companies operating in the defense and security sector face specific legal requirements and regulations. This area includes technology development, production, export, cooperation with state institutions, and participation in national and international programs.
Legal Services
Legal services help companies ensure compliance with legal acts, manage risks, and smoothly develop their activities in the defense ecosystem. Legal experts advise on various issues - from establishing a company, attracting investments, and drafting contracts to export control, public procurement, intellectual property protection, or technology transfer. It is worth contacting legal service providers when:
- The company develops, manufactures, or exports defense or dual-use technologies, components, or equipment.
- Permits or licenses are required for activities related to weapons, military equipment, or sensitive technologies.
- The company plans to participate in defense or security public procurement.
- Defense infrastructure or manufacturing projects are underway that require construction permits or regulatory approvals.
- It is necessary to prepare cooperation, technology development, supply, or licensing agreements.
- The aim is to protect intellectual property or attract investment and expand into international markets.
The table below lists legal service providers working in the field of defense:
| Company name | WALLESS – international law firm | Ellex Valiunas | TRINITI JUREX, a professional association of lawyers | Law firm partnership TEGOS |
| Areas of expertise in the defense sector | Covers the full legal spectrum of the defense and dual-use sectors, from strategically managed public procurement and complex contract negotiations to sector-specific regulatory compliance (export controls, sanctions, licensing), cybersecurity, intellectual property protection, and the structuring of high-value financing and M&A transactions. | 1. Market entry (establishment, licensing, security clearances, handling classified information) 2. Public procurement strategy (defence exemptions, bidder qualification, disputes) 3. Classification of dual-use items, status assessments, regulatory compliance and export controls 4. Structuring joint ventures and industrial cooperation 5. Supply chain structuring and subcontractor compliance and other services | Public procurement, company formation, operations and investments, startups and investments, contract drafting, intellectual property protection, personal data protection, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, industrial cooperation | International sanctions Public procurement in the defence and security sectors Legal support for market entry and product launch assistance Intellectual property protection Contract drafting and negotiation Cybersecurity and data protection Regulatory compliance Financing solutions for defence and security companies |
| Experience with public procurement and international programs | Extensive strategic involvement in large-scale public procurement projects, from procurement strategy and tender participation to dispute resolution; significant experience in public-private partnership (PPP) structures and the coordination of cross-border projects, including the development of the Rūdninkai Military Campus (over EUR 1 billion) and the electrification of the Vilnius–Klaipėda railway. | We have extensive experience in public procurement in the defence and security sectors, advising Lithuanian and international companies, including leading companies in the US and Western European defence and aviation sectors. We have advised “Oshkosh Defence”, “Global Clearance Solutions”, “Airbus Helicopters” and “Česká letecká servisní” | We represented an international manufacturer of ballistic protection equipment in a public procurement worth EUR 15 million. We represented an international infrastructure company in public procurement for the creation and development of the infrastructure of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. | TEGOS has accumulated significant experience advising both public sector institutions and private entities on complex defence-sector public procurement and international programme projects in the Baltic region. Our experience also covers issues related to organizing military equipment public procurement, representing defence institutions in various disputes, and participation in one of the region's largest military infrastructure projects — the Rūdninkai military town PPP. |
| Experience in investment and production projects | Delivery of complex investment projects and transactions, ranging from M&A and the establishment of investment platforms to the structuring of financing models. Experience includes defense-sector investment projects, including the ScaleWolf fund and the restructuring of the National Stadium concession project. | We have a strong track record of advising on strategically significant, large-scale investment and manufacturing projects in Lithuania. Our multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive legal support throughout the project lifecycle, from structuring and financing the investment to construction, regulatory approvals and the launch of operations. | We advise a company operating in the field of defense using lasers on intellectual property rights transfer issues. We represent an international company developing advanced military training and tactical simulation solutions. We represent a startup entering a new stage of development, a developer of advanced space technologies relevant to both the civilian and defense and security sectors. We represent a space startup on intellectual property issues. | TEGOS has significant experience advising on investment and manufacturing projects in the high-tech, defence, and space sectors, covering the entire investment cycle, from structuring to implementation and expansion. We also actively represent investors and startups in raising funding and executing strategic transactions. |
| Ongoing defense programs (if any) | Involvement in strategically significant defense and infrastructure projects related to the development of military infrastructure, investments, and long-term government projects (specific projects are not publicly disclosed). | Mission Control: a pro bono program for startups creating defense and security innovations | ||
| Website link | https://wallless.com | www.ellex.legal | https://triniti.eu/ | https://tegos.legal/lt/industrijos/gynyba/ |
| Contacts | Laura Ziferman – Partner, Attorney-at-Law. E: [email protected], M: +370 640 41 036 Vaidotas Puklevičius – Partner, Attorney-at-Law. E: [email protected], M: +370 699 54681 | Paulius Gruodis, Partner at Ellex [email protected] +370 687 76530 | [email protected] | [email protected] [email protected] |
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