Our Fintech team is ranked in Band 1 in Lithuania, according to the recently released Chambers and Partners legal rankings. The legal directory states: “Whether assisting the development of e-money and payment institutions or helping blockchain and cryptocurrency companies with a range of legal issues, Sorainen is a go-to choice within the country’s fintech ecosystem”. […]
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On 17 January 2020, Sorainen increased its number of partners by inviting Andris Tauriņš and Valts Nerets to join the firm’s partnership. Latvian office management and client relations are now in the hands of seven partners, while the total number of Sorainen partners has reached 33. Laimonas Skibarka, Sorainen managing partner, comments: “We strongly believe […]
We advised Bolt, the leading European transportation platform, on concluding a EUR 50 million quasi-equity facility agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s long-term lending institution. Bolt plans to invest this funding into improving and expanding our ride-hailing technology and personalised mobility services, like food delivery. The funding will also enable Bolt […]
New regulations on medical equipment On 6 November 2019, the Ministry of Health and its State Health Care Accreditation Agency approved renewed medical equipment regulations based on EU Regulation 2017/745 and EU Regulation 2017/746. Importantly, some products with no intended medical purpose (e.g. contact lenses that do not affect eyesight, equipment used for cosmetic surgery) […]
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Commercial drug names will no longer appear in hospital records New amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 265 “Procedures for Keeping Medical Documents” have recently been adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers. The plan is that from 1 January 2020, when providing information on medicines to be used for further treatment, only the active […]