Gintautas Bartkus is an advocate and a Council Member of the Lithuanian Bar Association with over 30 years of experience managing leading law firms in the region and advising clients on the most complex, sensitive and significant issues.Gintautas graduated from the Vilnius University Law School, where he currently teaches corporate law. Gintautas Bartkus has also been invited as a research fellow and visiting professor to various universities and European Union institutions, including Helsinki University (Finland), the John Marshall Law School (USA), Ǻalborg University (Denmark) and Jean Moulin University (France). Gintautas is an expert in corporate law and the author of many articles, reports and studies. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Advisory Group on Modernising Corporate Governance and Company Law established by the European Commission, and is one of the authors of the European Model Company Act (EMCA).Gintautas Bartkus was formerly the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania. He served as a member of working groups on drafting the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania, the Company Law, the Small Enterprise Law, as well as frequently advises the Government and the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania on various legislation initiatives.Gintautas Bartkus held earlier and holds up to now independent directorships in a number of companies and societies.Gintautas Bartkus is a member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators (World Bank).