Simonas Slapšinskas

Attorney-at-Law Simonas Slapšinskas is a criminal law professional with extensive experience. Simonas specializes in defending and representing natural and legal persons in criminal proceedings for various criminal offences, administrative disputes and administrative misdemeanor cases.
Simonas has gained significant practical experience in representing his clients (natural and legal persons) in all pre-trial investigation bodies, prosecutor's offices, courts of all instances, as well as in the European Court of Human Rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

Key projects and areas of activity

• Professional and effective defence of suspects and accused persons (natural and legal persons) in criminal cases, pre-trial investigation institutions, prosecutor's offices, courts of all instances;
• Representation of victims, civil plaintiffs, civil defendants and other participants in pre-trial investigation institutions, prosecutor's offices and courts;
• Representation before the European Court of Human Rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee, preparation of applications and cases;
• Representation on award for damage caused by a criminal offence;
• Defence and representation in administrative cases and administrative misdemeanour cases;
• Representation in cases against the state for award for damage caused by illegal actions of officials;
• Preparation of procedural and other documents of legal significance;
• Providing consultations and organizing negotiations.

Key projects

• Experience in large-scale, complex criminal cases related to financial crimes (effective protection of individuals in cases of banks, credit companies, other companies, etc.);
• Experience in large-scale, complex, resonant criminal cases of corruption-related crimes (successfully defended civil servants, representatives of private companies);
• Experience in large-scale, complex, resonant cases of organized crime;
• Experience in complex, international criminal cases related to the prosecution of persons by foreign states;
• Experience in cases of compensation for damage caused by illegal actions of public authorities;
• Effective protection and representation of individuals in criminal proceedings for other categories of criminal offences.

Career

• Law firm LEXIMUM (Association of attorneys), attorney-at-law, partner, 2020 – to date.
• Law firm ADVIX Belevičius, Bukauskas, Čiupaila and partners, attorney-at-law, partner, 2016 – 2020;
• Prosecution Department of the General Prosecutor's Office, chief prosecutor, 2011 - 2016;
• Pre-trial Investigation Control Division of the General Prosecutor's Office, prosecutor, 2004 - 2011;
• Organized Crime and Corruption Investigation Division of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor's Office, prosecutor, 1999 - 2004;
• Vilnius City District Prosecutor's Office Crime for Individuals Investigation Division, prosecutor, 1997 – 1999.

Work experience in international projects

• Twinning project LT/2005/IB/JH/01 “Strengthening the capacity to prosecute fraud in Lithuania”, implemented by NI-CO of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Lithuania in 2006-2007, member of the implementation working group;
• EU Commission Special Programme 2007-2013 “Prevention of and Fight against Crime”, project No. HOME/2013/ISEC/AG/FINEC/4000005195 “Strengthening Financial Investigation and Criminal Asset Search and Management Capabilities for Effective Prevention of Professional and Organized Crime” (SAFI), assistant project manager.

Work experience in committees and working groups

• Council of the European Union Process and Assigned Measures Implementation Group, 2013 (Year of the Lithuanian Presidency), Head of the Participation Group of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Supervisory Committee of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Lithuania formed by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania in 2012, member of the committee;
• Coordinating Committee on Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Cases (CATS) of the Council of the European Union, 2010, representative of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Working Group on Substantive Criminal Law of the Council of the European Union, 2009, representative of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Working Group on Cooperation in Criminal Cases of the Council of the European Union, 2008, representative of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania.

Education

• Master’s degree in Law, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, 1998.

Language proficiency

• Lithuanian, English, Russian.