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Karina Zenkevičiūtė
Senior Associate

I specialise in banking and finance law and advise Lithuanian and foreign capital investors intending to operate in the regulated market.

I provide legal consultations to companies seeking to obtain electronic money institution, payment institution, management company or other financial institution licenses. Also, advise clients on operational and compliance issues which are already providing payment and other financial services in the Republic of Lithuania.

2022
Expansion of a payment institution`s activities in other countries
Legal services for a payment institution which intends to expand its activities through established intermediaries and preparation of their operational documents.
2022
Licensing of crowdfunding service providers
Assistance with the preparation of documentation for activities under the new EU Crowdfunding Regulation.
2022
Licensing of a management company operating under the Law on Managers of Alternative Collective Investment Undertakings
Assistance with the preparation of operational documents for licensing process. Licensing process has started
2022
Issuance of subordinated bonds
Preparation of the legal documents required for the placement of the issue.
2022
Consultations on the licensing of a brokerage firm
Preparation of operational documents for the licensing process, legal advice and coordination of the process.
2022
Consultations on investments by foreign capital funds in a future electronic money institution in the Republic of Lithuania
Drafting of legal documents and coordinating the process.
2022
Audit of investments in NFT tokens
Legal advice to the client, business model analysis and preparation of legal documents for the audit.
2021-2022
Compliance services for electronic money institutions
Legal services for electronic money institutions for launching its activities, representation before the Bank of Lithuania.
2019-2022
Consultations on the licensing process for payment institutions
Legal advice on business model and drafting relevant documents for foreign investors intending to establish payment institutions in the Republic of Lithuania.
2019-2021
Establishment of electronic money institutions
Successful coordination of processes and preparation of documents for foreign capital companies seeking to obtain electronic money institution licences in the Republic of Lithuania.
Education
2021
Cambridge Judge Business School (course on Fintech innovation: disrupting the financial landscape)
2021
The Association of Lithuanian project management (course on project management for financial sector)
2018
Vilniaus University, Lithuania (Master’s degree in Law)
Ranking
2019
The Legal 500. Mentioned as other key lawyer in FinTech category.
Professional activities
from 2023
Law firm Šenavičius ir partneriai RESPONSE, Senior Associate
2022-2023
Law firm Šenavičius ir partneriai RESPONSE, Associate
2018-2022
ECOVIS ProventusLaw Law office Kvainauskas, Andziulytė ir partneriai, Associate
2018
ECOVIS ProventusLaw Law office Kvainauskas, Andziulytė ir partneriai, Junior Associate