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About

THE FIRM

LEXTRA is, first and foremost, Martynas Kalvelis. He is the one you talk your case through with. He is the one who fights it in courtrooms and hearing rooms — and nothing leaves the firm before he has shaped it and signed off on it. For larger matters I bring in trusted specialists — but you always deal with me. From day one, your matter is in experienced hands.

MARTYNAS KALVELIS - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, FOUNDER

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Martynas acts for football players, clubs, agents and federations — in contract disputes, transfers, disciplinary matters and arbitration before FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport — and for businesses in commercial litigation and arbitration. He has practised for more than 15 years; before founding LEXTRA he worked in-house at a professional football club and spent a decade at one of the Baltic region's leading law firms.

He is the sole author of “Sports Law in Lithuania” (Kluwer Law International, 2017; updated 5th edition will be released in fall 2026) — the reference monograph on the subject. He served on the Legal Advisory Panel of the European Club Association (ECA), acts as counsel to the Lithuanian Professional Football Players' Association in its work with FIFPRO, and was named a Rising Star in litigation by The Legal 500 EMEA.

He is also a FIFA licensed football agent — one of the few practitioners in the region who can both negotiate the deal and litigate it. He is a regular participant and speaker at international sports law conferences (Lausanne, Rome, Kyiv — including on esports arbitration), holds an Executive Master in International Sports Law from ISDE (Madrid), and works in Lithuanian, English, and Italian.

Off duty: AS Roma, Metallica, rhythm guitar, hikes and the eternal search for perfect cacio e pepe.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Executive Master in International Sports Law — ISDE, Madrid

LL.M. and LL.B. — Mykolas Romeris University

Author, “Sports Law in Lithuania” — Kluwer Law International (2017, 5th ed. expected 2026)

Former member, ECA Legal Advisory Panel

FIFA Licensed Football Agent

The Legal 500 EMEA — Rising Star, dispute resolution

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