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Cobalt's specialised real estate and infrastructure practice is led by Simona Oliškevičiūtė-Cicėnienė and acts for leading Lithuanian and international companies and public sector institutions. The team advised the RB Rail joint venture on the Rail Baltica project to connect Warsaw to Tallinn via a standard-gauge railway. Other traditional real estate work includes a number of freehold deals for institutional investors. Aušrys Šliavas is recommended.

Sorainen undertakes a broad range of work related to property transactions, including acquisitions and disputes. Kęstutis Adamonis advised Rockcastle on the €124.6m acquisition of a shopping centre in Vilnius. Aušra Mudėnaitė regularly acts on contentious property matters. Other key practitioners in the team include senior associates Simonas Skukauskas and Lina Barniškienė. New clients include Decathlon and Continental.

Averus' client base includes real estate developers and investors and free economic zone managers. The team acted as legal counsel on the development of the Rail Baltica project, as well as advising a bidder on a nationally significant construction project. Klaipėda-based Raimondas Kivylius handles construction disputes. Clients include Capital City Group and Northtown Technology Park. Former practice head Povilas Karlonas has departed the firm and joined SPC Legal.

At FORT, the team regularly advises real estate investors on transactional work and finance. Led by Ruta Radzeviciute, the group advised Eften Capital on the purchase of a company with assets including a warehouse in Kaunas and a business centre in Vilnius. Andrius Mamontovas advised Elmoris on purchasing a built-to-suit factory. Mindaugas Žolynas is another name to note for heavyweight transactional work. Newly promoted partner Emilis Cicėnas joined the firm from the private sector.

GLIMSTEDT Bernotas & Partners handles a range of real estate transactions, including the acquisition of buildings. Practice head Kęstutis Jaskutėlis is advising Marina Nida on the construction of hotels in Lithuania, covering tax matters and drafting documentation. Associate partner Eivydas Sadauskas is a noted practitioner. Paulius Gruodis departed the firm for Ellex and Vytautas Birmontas joined Ernst & Young Baltic AS.

At Primus Derling, Robert Juodka leads the practice group, which caters to a range of local and international clients including Ibis hotel company. Juodka and Marius Devyžis acted for Ergo Insurance in a property insurance dispute pertaining to the collapse of a supermarket roof in Latvia in 2013, which was settled for €5.34m. The team has been strengthened by new associates Karolis Diska and Ieva Strunkienė, who joined from Triniti. Ernesta Žiogienė is a noted practitioner, as is Tomas Venckus.

AKJ Consultus is a boutique specialising exclusively in real estate and construction law issues, including consultations on land transactions, issuance of permits and litigation. Audrius Kairevicius is advising Tele2 on land lease matters. Other clients include Kaunas Free Economic Zone and Lidl.

 handles a variety of work, including assisting with marine-related infrastructure projects. Senior associate Gintaras Stankevičius leads the practice group, which advised Klasco on the construction of a new petroleum and petrochemical products terminal in the Port of Klaipeda. Gintaras Balčiūnas is a key figure.

Motieka & Audzevicius has core strengths in contentious procurement and construction matters. Led by the 'strong and strategic' Jovitas Elzbergas, the team represented Axis Industries in a procurement dispute with the Vilnius municipal government concerning the proposed new national stadium. Other highlights included advising Realco on the construction of an office complex in Vilnius, as well as representing a well-known construction company in a dispute before the Court of Appeal of Lithuania.  Donatas Lapinskas is also recommended.

At Magnusson, highlights included Ligita Ramanauskaitė advising Cetarium on leasing over 5,500 square metres of office space to Festo, and acting for a retail client on establishing its Lithuanian operations, including the purchase of land plots for the development of shopping centres. Kaunas-based Evaldas Rapolas represented a client in negotiations for the acquisition of 20,000 square metres of commercial property. Marius Endzinas advised Kalstata, as the subcontractor, on the construction of a window and door factory in Marijampolė.  Dalia Stakvilevičiūtė is also noteworthy.

TVINS' Vytautas Šenavičius handles a range of real estate matters, particularly in the agricultural sector. The team also has experience in real estate financing and development work. Key figures in the team include managing partner Tomas Talutis.