Sorainen

Sorainen

Rūdolfs Eņģelis

Partner

M. +371 29 454 150
T. +371 67 686 794
rudolfs.engelis@sorainen.com

Language

Latvian, English, Russian

Services

Competition & Regulatory
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Finance & Insurance
Insolvency & Restructuring

Sectors

Country

Latvia

About me

I am a partner and head of the firm’s regional Finance & Insurance practice group . Since 2004, I have advised many leading names in the international and local financial markets, as well as public institutions and multilateral financial organisations. I am also deeply interested in sustainable investing and finance, as well as ESG-related matters.

Professional highlights

Transactions in the finance sector. My primary focus has lately been on leading legal teams working on large-scale transactions in the financial market: Nordea combining its Baltic businesses with DNB to create Luminor; Nasdaq merging its securities depository businesses in the Baltics to create the first CSDR-compliant cross-border CSD.

Restructuring. I have acted for banks in restructuring their operations in Latvia and advised on the first state bail-out of a private commercial bank in Latvia.

Competition. I have also represented clients in cases before Latvia’s Competition Council, including merger clearances and alleged antitrust violations, and have acted in antitrust litigation in Latvia.

Legislative initiatives. I have worked extensively in the Latvian regulatory environment in banking and securities law as well as PPP.

Compliance. I have helped clients to develop AML policies that require more than a legal perspective alone. I have also advised clients who were under compliance-related investigation, and represented them in relations with government authorities.

Academic background

  • University of Oxford (St Hugh’s College), UK (MJur in European and Comparative Law)
  • University of Latvia, Latvia (lawyer’s qualification)

I am a member of

  • Latvian Bar Association
  • International Bar Association

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