Our Fintech team has achieved Band 1 ranking across all three Baltic jurisdictions—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—in the highly respected Chambers FinTech Guide 2026.
This year marks the first time Chambers has researched the fintech market in Latvia, where our team also entered at the top level – the only firm so ranked from that jurisdiction.
“Fintech in the Baltics is accelerating rapidly, shaped by new regulatory demands and opportunities such as the full implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). Our high level of competence enables clients to act decisively in this environment, and this is reflected by us being recognised as a top tier firm,” says Ramona Miglāne, partner with our Fintech team in Latvia.
“Sorainen stands out for its strong regional presence in the Baltics, deep expertise in financial regulatory matters, and ability to combine local insight with cross-border perspective,” a client noted during the research process.
Fintech sector players are provided with full legal and tax support during the licencing process, structuring of products and operations, and compliance assessment and proceedings, as well as transactions and disputes.
Acknowledged individual leadership
Demonstrating recognition of their long-standing authority, our partners Tomas Kontautas and Augustas Klezys in Lithuania, as well as Kätlin Krisak in Estonia, maintained their Band 1 individual recognition, providing a stable foundation for the practice.
Among the 6 new individual rankings earned:
- partner Ramona Miglāne was ranked in Band 1, and partner Rūdolfs Eņģelis in Band 2 in Latvia.
- counsel Hetti Lump-Kivisaari in Estonia was named in the category “Up and Coming.”
- senior associates Akvilė Jurkaitytė in Lithuania, Agneta Rumpa in Latvia, and Krista Ševerev in Estonia entered the rankings as “Associates to Watch.”
Strategic client partnership
The quality of service was acknowledged throughout the research process, which included client and peer interviews conducted by Chambers researchers.
“Sorainen demonstrates a strong combination of technical regulatory knowledge, particularly in AML/CTF, electronic money, and crypto-assets, paired with a solid understanding of business needs,” a client says.
“Sorainen’s specialists listen to their clients and think along with them, proposing solutions and other collaborations that go beyond the usual work of a law firm,” another comments.
