Sorainen

With 300 lawyers and tax specialists, Sorainen has the resources to support our clients on all business law and tax issues involving our region. Founded in 1995, the firm has worked on many significant mandates for international and local clients.

Firm Overview:

The firm’s experts specialise both in legal practice areas and business sectors in order to offer commercially savvy legal and tax solutions. The entire firm works under one ISO 9001-certified quality management system and uses state-of-the-art technology to share their experience and know-how among the firm’s offices, teams, and sector groups with the aim of always ensuring high efficiency and quality in their work.

Sorainen is recognised as a top-tier law firm in the region based on rankings by international legal directories—in fact, Sorainen is the most internationally awarded law firm in the Baltics. In 2016, Sorainen became the first Baltic law firm to win the title ‘European Law Firm of the Year’ at the Lawyer European Awards, and in 2021, the first Baltic law firm to be named Central and Eastern Europe M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2021 by Mergermarket. Innovative at heart, Sorainen is also the most innovative law firm in the region - Financial Times ranks Sorainen among top 30 innovative law firms in Europe.

The Sorainen sustainability strategy is based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). In 2022, Sorainen became the first law firm in the region to launch a comprehensive sustainability report, covering all areas of operation – environment, people, business and clients, society.

Sorainen's legal expertise covers 12 sectors: Defence, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance & Insurance, Industrials, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Private Client, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Real Estate & Construction, Startups, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Trade & Consumer Goods, Transport & Logistics.

Each country in the region has some fintech-related aspects they are good at, such as payment institutions, crypto industry or retail debt investment platforms. This geographical distribution of advantages doesn’t present an obstacle for us, as to every client coming to us with their ambitious ideas we can recommend the best place to do business. And wherever you choose, we will tap into our combined legal thinking to make your fintech endeavours a success.

Main Areas of Practice:

• Licensing process
• Product and operations structuring
• Compliance assessment and proceedings
• Transactions and disputes