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Financing and AML Compliance

Partner, Head of Financing and AML Compliance team

Meet Armands Rasa who leads the firm’s financing practice, providing legal expert advice and guidance. His experience includes legal assistance in asset-backed debt financing, corporate finance and debt restructuring.

Since 2007 Armands Rasa is a certified administrator of insolvency proceedings. He participated in several dozen insolvency proceedings, legal protection processes for legal entities, and is the current bankruptcy administrator of a credit institution.

Armands has experience as an advocate representing the client’s interests in the Court of Justice of the European Union and has represented client (as creditors) interests in bank insolvency proceedings since 2010.

Armands Rasa’s business management expertise, backed by a master’s degree in business administration (MBA), enables him to effectively address corporate law issues and mitigate legal and commercial risks linked to crucial business decisions. He has practical experience in Anti Money Laundering (AML) and the procedures related to the proceeds of crime. Moreover, he possesses extensive experience in handling cases related to white-collar crimes.

Armands is also a member of Andersen Global – association of legally separate, independent member firms, providing tax and legal services.

Latvian, English, Russian

Latvian Bar Association

Committee for the Professional Training, Supervision, and Examination of Associate Attorneys

University of Latvia; Professional Master’s Degree in Law and the lawyer qualification

Riga Technical University; Professional Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)