The article was prepared by Sorainen heads of Corporate Crime Investigations and Compliance Dr. iur Violeta Zeppa-Priedīte (Latvia) Norman Aas (Estonia) Darius Raulušaitis (Lithuania) With the association of the White Collar Crime team Agneta Rumpa; Krista Niklase; Jānis Dobelnieks; Hannelora Voiciša; Paula Šūtava; Kristers Pētersons Introduction One of the areas in which Sorainen assists clients is criminal […]
Assistant lawyer Natājlija Ķīse compiled the material. Banking and finance EBA issues new guidelines to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in fund and crypto transfers Published: 4 July 2024 New guidelines on the “travel rule” have been announced by the European Banking Authority (EBA) to address the issue of money laundering and terrorism financing through […]
CSRD transposition status in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia On 5 January 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the CSRD) entered into force. The CSRD requires large companies and all listed companies (except listed micro-enterprises) to disclose information on what they see as the risks and opportunities arising from social and environmental issues, and on the […]
From 1 July 2024, amendments to the Law on Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Lithuania (the Law) came into force. These amendments not only give the employer the right to ask a candidate or an employee to provide information on criminal records, but also introduce new rules on the public disclosure of decisions […]
We advised one of Europe’s leading private banks, Berenberg, on providing financing of EUR 26 million to the renewable energy company Green Genius to construct the new solar park in the Baltics. The 121 MW project is located in Jekabpils, Latvia. So far, it is the biggest stand-alone solar park in Latvia, taking over a […]
