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FinTech Legal - Estonia

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What the Team is Known For

Sorainen is a pan-Baltic firm with a key market presence in Estonia. The firm's FinTech practice focuses on matters regarding alternative lending, payments, alternative fund management, banking and blockchain.

Work Highlights

  • Sorainen advised Finnish FinTech Sortter Oy’s Estonian arm, Sortter OÜ, on obtaining a credit intermediary licence in Estonia from the Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Kätlin Krisak
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Kätlin Krisak
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Kätlin Krisak leads Sorainen's finance and insurance team in Estonia. Krisak is particularly active on FinTech and cryptocurrency matters.

Kätlin Krisak is the best expert in the field.

Kätlin distinguishes herself through a strong command of financial regulatory matters, a pragmatic approach, and the ability to deliver advice that is both technically precise and business-oriented.

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Hetti Lump-Kivisaari
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Hetti Lump-Kivisaari is counsel at Sorainen in Estonia, and a well-regarded expert in cryptocurrency and FinTech regulation. She leads the firm's finance and insurance practice group in Estonia.

We were able to prepare and submit all the necessary documentation for a licence within a very tight timeframe. Hetti's dedication and responsiveness played a key role in the success of this process.

Hetti is proactive, commercially-minded, experienced and knows the Estonian regulatory landscape. She has plenty of experience with the supervisory authorities, which is very important for us.

Krista Ševerev
Associates to watch

Krista Ševerev is a senior associate at Sorainen who advises payments, lending and crypto FinTechs on financial regulatory matters.

Krista has a good understanding of our business model and our business needs. This is really helpful in assisting us interpret and apply the newly issued or changed laws in a meaningful way.

Krista is thorough and pleasant to work with.

Krista Ševerev is really good at summarising everything I need to know in a very understandable way. She makes everything clear and relevant to me.

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Kätlin Krisak
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Kätlin Krisak
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Hetti Lump-Kivisaari
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Krista Ševerev
Associates to watch