About

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WALLESS Fintech team is one of the largest team in Lithuania jurisdiction, led by partner Ms Joana Baublyte-Kulviete, accompanied by partners Mr Gediminas Reciunas and Mr Laurynas Narvydas – who are all key players in the market. In addition, the team is unique by its seniority level – more than 2/3 of the team consist of senior level people working in Fintech field for around 7-13 years and having gained vast financial regulatory experience over the years.

 

WALLESS financial regulatory team stands out in the market due to its:

  1. Specialized expertise in key areas, including payments, financial services regulations, anti-money laundering, regulatory compliance, licensing, and regulatory-driven M&A.
  2. Growth in emerging areas (a significant part of the team has knowledge, experience and is already advising clients on cryptocurrency regulations and digital assets).
  3. Diverse industry strengths, advising credit, e-money, and payment institutions, financial brokerage firms, asset management firms, private asset funds, pension fund managers, and insurance companies.

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What the Team is Known For

WALLESS has a strong banking practice and acts for many well-known FinTech clients. Its lawyers advise on payments and VASP licensing as well as regulatory compliance, including AML. Its team also assists with significant transactional matters such as mergers, fundraising and corporate structuring.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė
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Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė
Head of FinTech Legal
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Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė is a co-founder of the firm's finance team. She has vast experience in banking and finance and advises on significant FinTech financings, transactions and regulatory compliance matters.

Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė is responsive and pragmatic, and she is able to come up with optimal solutions for a client's needs.

Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė is really one of the top lawyers in the market.

Gediminas Rečiūnas
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Gediminas Rečiūnas
Head of FinTech Legal
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Gediminas Rečiūnas advises on FinTech merger and acquisition deals, regulatory licensing and compliance matters. His FinTech clients include digital banks, insurers and fund management companies.

Simona Vosylienė
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Simona Vosylienė
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Simona Vosylienė advises FinTech clients on licensing matters and regulatory compliance. Vosylienė is particularly well regarded for her expertise in anti-money laundering issues.

Simona Vosylienė is a really strong expert. Her specialisation is AML.

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Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė
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Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė
Head of FinTech Legal
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Gediminas Rečiūnas
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Gediminas Rečiūnas
Head of FinTech Legal
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Simona Vosylienė
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Simona Vosylienė
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Members

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Akvilė Marozaitė

Gediminas Rečiūnas

Gediminas Rečiūnas

Head of Department

Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė

Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė

Head of Department

Laurynas Narvydas

Head of Department

Viktorija Dusajeva