Rauno Kinkar

Practice Areas

Meet Rauno, your man in tech. He is forward-thinking when it comes to legal matters and focuses on issues related to IT, IP and smart technologies. He stays one step ahead, providing modern and functional solutions. The coolest projects for Rauno are those where clients are empowered by new tech and coming up with new business models. He either shapes law to keep up with new technology or reshapes companies to fit into the current legal framework.

IT/IP is one such sector. Rauno takes a wide approach, and his practice areas are licensing & IP, data protection and customer-facing documents for web services. Sectors he works with include software/hardware development, fintech and media.

Fintech and WEB3 is another sector. For over 8 years now, Rauno has been advising on payment solutions, tokenization projects, exchanges and WEB3 projects. He has been leading the fintech and crypto charge in Estonia and continues to do so.

- AML/CFT and KYC

- IT, IP and Data Protection Law

- Technology

- Consumer and Retail Law

- Fintech and Web3 Law

- Startups and Scaleups

- Media and Telecommunication

- Entertainment and Media

- Sports Law

Career

2021 WIDEN, Partner

2019 – 2021 WIDEN, Senior Associate

2016 – 2019 WIDEN, Associate

2013 – 2016 WIDEN, Lawyer

2023 Lector in Tallinn University of Technology (WEB3, Tokenization and EU regulation)

Professional Memberships

IT/IP Committee of the Estonian Bar Association

Founder and Member of the Management board of the Estonian Digital Assets Union

Head of the Disciplinary Committee of the Estonian Ice Hockey Association

Languages Spoken

English

Estonian

Education