Kaminskaite has acted for lenders, borrowers and investors on real estate finance transactions, including secured lending, refinancing, investment and development finance.

Bridging finance is one of her key areas of interest, and she has recently acted for a number of well-known bridging lenders on a variety of complex transactions.

A fluent Lithuanian and Russian speaker, Kaminskaite has also acted for clients on a range of commercial real estate transactions, including all aspects of landlord and tenant, acquisitions, disposals, lettings, leasehold renewals and transfers of portfolios to corporate structures.

Kaminskaite said: “I am very excited to join Lawrence Stephens’ esteemed real estate finance and banking department and I aim to use my considerable experience and expertise in secured lending to enhance the team’s continued success in 2021.”

Steven Bernstein, senior director at Lawrence Stephens, said: “It is a pleasure to welcome Ausra to our rapidly growing real estate finance and banking team.

“Her impressive background in negotiating complex refinance, bridging and investment finance transactions for a range of high-profile lender and borrower clients will certainly enable us to continue delivering quality, specialist legal services for our ever growing list of valued real estate finance clients.”