Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
n lawyer, former Justice of the
Supreme Court of Lithuania
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiasis Teismas) is the only court of cassation in the Republic of Lithuania for reviewing effective judgements and rulings passed by the courts hearing criminal cas ...
, and one of the most prominent Lithuanian civil law scholars at Vilnius University. Mikelėnas was the head of the Drafting Group of the
Civil Code of Lithuania
Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania () is the Civil Code of Lithuania. It came into effect on 1 July 2001, He is also one of the founding members of the European Law Institute, a non-profit organisation that conducts research, makes recommendations and provides practical guidance in the field of European legal development. He is a partner in the law firm Ellex Valiunas.