Sorainen Estonia welcomes to its team partner Marko Kairjak – an experienced expert in regulatory matters for the financial sector, as well as in corporate crime prevention and resolution – together with seven other lawyers. Sorainen’s existing banking and finance team, combined with the financial regulatory and corporate crime investigation and resolution experts who have just joined, now constitute the largest and most experienced internationally recognised advisory teams in Estonia. Sorainen’s clients will benefit from this growth, as the firm’s ability to advise on a higher number of and more complex cases increases even further.
“We see the arrival of the new colleagues as a significant growth opportunity that complements our organic expansion – strengthening the capabilities and visibility of two key practice areas, and enabling us to provide legal services that are even more precisely tailored to the needs of our clients in Estonia, the Baltics and worldwide. We warmly welcome our new colleagues and will support them as they begin their journey at Sorainen,” said Kaupo Lepasepp, managing partner of Sorainen Estonia.
Marko Kairjak will advise clients as part of both Sorainen’s Financial & Insurance and Dispute Resolution & Risk Management teams, assuming a leadership role in close cooperation with the current team heads Kätlin Krisak (head of the Financial & Insurance team) and the Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team leaders Carri Ginter, Allar Jõks, Norman Aas, Maria Pihlak and Kadri Härginen. The turnover of both teams grew robustly – by nearly 20% last year – and continued growth is expected this year. The expansion of the advisory teams is therefore a natural part of this growth, ensuring that the firm continues to deliver legal services of the highest standard.
Counsel Anneli Krunks and associate Marion Müürsepp are also joining the Financial & Insurance team. Anneli assists clients in the financial sector with regulatory and supervisory proceedings (licensing, acquisition of qualifying holdings, fit and proper assessments, cross-border provision of services, etc.) as well as compliance procedures in the fields of banking, credit, securities markets, cryptocurrency and anti-money laundering. Marion likewise focuses on banking and finance law.
Joining Sorainen’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team are counsel Denis Tšasovskih, senior associates Meree Punab, Kerttu Ratassepp, Janar Pilve and assistant lawyer Hannah Volkov.
Denis has in-depth expertise in criminal and civil litigation. From 2015 to 2023 he worked as a prosecutor, primarily leading criminal investigations into corruption and money laundering offences. Meree has extensive experience in media law and has represented various media outlets and private individuals in defamation court cases. Kerttu specialises in resolving criminal law disputes and has previously worked as a law clerk in the criminal law divisions of both Tartu County and Circuit Courts. Janar handles disputes in criminal law, criminal procedure and information security law, and has previously worked at the Cyber Security Centre of the Estonian Information System Authority as an information security expert, as well as at the Prosecutor’s Office, where he focused on combating cybercrime, leading pre-trial proceedings in economic offences, representing the state in prosecutions and fostering international cooperation. Hannah assists more experienced colleagues in criminal law matters, including cross-border procedures.
All the advisors joining Sorainen previously worked at the law firm Ellex Raidla.
