At this year’s The Lawyer European Awards ceremony in London, Sorainen was commended in the category “Law Firm of the Year – Northern Europe”. This places Sorainen among the region’s strongest performers and makes us the only Baltic law firm recognised in this category in 2025.
Source: The Lawyer
For our clients, this commendation serves as an independent confirmation that Sorainen operates to high European standards of legal quality, cross-border capability and strategic leadership. It also highlights the maturity and competitiveness of the Baltic legal market on the broader European stage.
According to our managing partner Eva Berlaus: “This recognition is meaningful not only for Sorainen but also for the entire Baltic legal market. It demonstrates that our region can stand alongside with the strongest firms in Northern Europe and deliver our clients services of the highest international level. For us, this acknowledgement underlines that our strategy is moving in the right direction – investing in people, deepening our sector and practice expertise, and consistently delivering high-quality, cross-border advice. Most importantly, it reflects the collective effort of our entire team across the Baltics, whose dedication and professionalism drive our success every day. We are grateful to our clients for their ongoing trust, and we will continue working to build a stronger, more resilient and more innovative legal sector for the region.”
Key milestones for Sorainen
The past two years have been an exceptional time for Sorainen, strengthened by repeated recognition, new services, and continued investment in our people and expertise. Highlights include:
- Recognition from the market: the 2025 Baltic Kantar Prospera survey ranked Sorainen among the top firms in key categories and placed us first in the category “Best Legal Competence” for the fifth year running.
- Cyber response capability: as a response to market needs we launched a 24-7-365 cyber incident response hotline for clients experiencing cyberattacks or data breaches (currently available in Lithuania).
- Shared Mission pro bono programme: This year’s round focuses on defence and security, supporting innovative projects across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including startups, research institutions and tech developers, with free legal and tax advice. This underlines our commitment to supporting innovation, resilience and long-term strategic growth in the region.
- Awards across the region: Sorainen earned three major titles at the inaugural Legal 500 CEE Awards 2025: “Lithuania Firm of the Year”, “Estonia Firm of the Year”, and “CEE Commercial, Corporate & M&A Firm of the Year”. Our Tax team was also named “Baltic States Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year” by International Tax Review.
- Innovation recognition: The Financial Times Innovative Lawyers 2025 report listed Sorainen among Europe’s top 50 most innovative law firms, the only Baltic firm included.
- Sustainability leadership: publication of the Sorainen Sustainability Report 2025, reaffirming our commitment to responsible business, ESG integration and long-term societal value.
- Strengthening the partnership: appointment of five new partners in key sector and practice areas, along with the addition of respected data-protection expert Miglė Petkevičienė to the partnership in June 2025.
About The Lawyer European Award
The Lawyer European Awards celebrate excellence across the continent’s legal market. The judging process is known for its thoroughness: nearly 50 independent judges assess firms on the quality of their legal work, innovation, cross-border capabilities, business development, client feedback and long-term vision.
