Karolina Lapinskaitė

Karolina Lapinskaitė is a Partner and Co-Head of the ESG Specialisation Group, with over 10 years of experience in banking and finance law. She specialises in asset management, investment services, capital markets, and derivatives, offering strategic legal counsel to both local and international clients in the financial sector. Karolina is particularly recognised for her expertise in developing ESG frameworks, guiding clients on licensing, business model structuring, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Throughout her career, Karolina has led numerous complex projects involving investment services disputes, asset management matters, and national and cross-border financing transactions. She supports financial institutions in compliance and governance matters and represents clients during inspections by the Bank of Lithuania and other regulatory bodies. Karolina’s commitment to advancing sustainable finance extends beyond legal practice. She co-launched a series of sustainability-driven events with LT VCA, fostering greater ESG awareness within the financial sector. With her forward-thinking approach and technical depth, Karolina is a trusted advisor for financial institutions navigating the evolving landscape of ESG compliance and investment regulation. · TEGOS (Formerly TGS Baltic)

LithuaniaAsset Management, Investment ServicesLithuanian, English, French

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Partner and Co-Head of the ESG Specialisation Group at TEGOS with over 10 years' experience in banking and finance law, specialising in asset management, investment services, capital markets and derivatives and recognised for developing ESG frameworks. She advises local and international financial institutions on licensing, business model structuring, regulatory compliance and governance, and leads complex matters including investment services disputes and national and cross-border financing transactions, as well as representing clients in inspections by the Bank of Lithuania.

Practice areas

Asset ManagementInvestment ServicesBanking & FinanceCapital MarketsDerivativesESG / SustainabilityCompliance & Regulatory

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Lithuania

TEGOS (Formerly TGS Baltic) · Karolina Lapinskaitė is a Partner and Co-Head of the ESG Specialisation Group, with over 10 years of experience in banking and finance law. She specialises in asset management, investment services, capital markets, and derivatives, offering strategic legal counsel to both local and international clients in the financial sector. Karolina is particularly recognised for her expertise in developing ESG frameworks, guiding clients on licensing, business model structuring, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Throughout her career, Karolina has led numerous complex projects involving investment services disputes, asset management matters, and national and cross-border financing transactions. She supports financial institutions in compliance and governance matters and represents clients during inspections by the Bank of Lithuania and other regulatory bodies. Karolina’s commitment to advancing sustainable finance extends beyond legal practice. She co-launched a series of sustainability-driven events with LT VCA, fostering greater ESG awareness within the financial sector. With her forward-thinking approach and technical depth, Karolina is a trusted advisor for financial institutions navigating the evolving landscape of ESG compliance and investment regulation.

Lithuania

Expertise

Sustainable finance and ESG frameworksLicensing and business model structuring for financial servicesInvestment services disputesAsset management mattersCapital markets and derivatives transactionsNational and cross-border financing transactionsCompliance, governance and regulatory inspections (e.g. Bank of Lithuania)

Languages

LithuanianEnglishFrench