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Rokas Daugėla

Partner / Lithuania

Contacts 

rokas.daugela@cobalt.legal
+370 688 84503
+370 5250 0800

About

Rokas Daugėla is a partner and Head of the Tax Practice Group. Rokas is specialising in the area of Tax, where he has over 10 years of experience in advising local and international clients on Lithuanian and cross-border taxation and transfer pricing issues. Rokas holds an LLM in International Tax Law and has gained valuable experience in International tax at a leading Dutch law firm Loyens & Loeff. Rokas is recommended as a leading tax practitioner in Lithuania by Tax Directors Handbook and the Legal 500.

Practice

Recognition
  • Tax controversy, Transactional tax – Notable Practitioner, ITR World Tax 2025
  • Tax – Band 1, Chambers Europe 2023
  • Tax – Leading individuals, The Legal 500, 2022
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Languages

  • Lithuanian, English, German

Membership & education

  • Lithuanian Young Bar Association (LJAA)
  • 2008-2009 LLM in International Tax Law, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
  • 2006-2007 Studies at Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 2004-2008 Bachelor’s degree in Law, Law Faculty, Mykolas Romeris University
    Experience

    COBALT advised TT Express UAB on its acquisition of an Electronic Money Institution licence in Lithuania

    COBALT represented the shareholders of AB Kauno grūdai who transfered their controlling stakes in this and related companies to AB Linas Agro Group

    COBALT advised Swedbank on evaluating structural changes at the Baltic level

    COBALT represents the shareholders of AB Kauno grūdai, AB Kaišiadorių paukštynas and AB Vilniaus paukštynas in the transfer of controlling stakes to AB Linas Agro Group

    COBALT advised the shareholder of Engagecraft on the sale of its shares to Fan19

    COBALT advised Orion RE Income Fund I, managed by investment company Orion Asset Management, on the acquisition of the Sostena auto office building in Vilnius

    COBALT successfully represented UAB Skonis ir kvapas before the European Court of Justice in the case against the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate

    COBALT represented Debifo in its merger with the Dutch company Factris

    COBALT represents INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund in its indirect acquisition of the InMedica chain of medical clinics

    COBALT advised NEPI Rockcastle on tax matters in the acquisition of shopping center “Ozas”

    COBALT advised Hoegh LNG in the LNG terminal project of national significance

    Publications

    COVID-19 in Lithuania: Fiscal measures

    Guide to employee share options in the Baltic states – August 2018

    Comparative Investment Guide to the Baltics – July 2016

    We are driven by your recognition

    "Rokas is a very experienced lawyer with in-depth understanding of complex international and local tax topics, yet he has a gift of communicating the most difficult and technical aspects in a very straightforward and easy to understand manner."
    The Legal 500 2023, Tax
    "Rokas Daugėla is a very good specialist in commercial law and taxation."
    Chambers Europe 2023, Tax
    "Rokas Daugėla specialises in cross-border taxation and has been advising Interlux on restructuring matters."
    The Legal 500 2019, Tax
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