Cobalt, which provides clients with ‘well-researched and thorough legal advice’, has a well-established fintech practice which has a history of working with the Estonian Ministry of Finance on AML-related regulations and is often at the forefront of fintech issues such as the regulation of virtual currency, including cryptocurrency. Heading up the team are Monika Koolmeister and Kristel Raidla-Talur, the latter of whom has a strength in financing transactions in the fintech space. Koolmeister’s previous employment at a leading bank in Estonia leaves the group well placed to advise a range of fintech companies and banks. Kaarel Eller is also noted.
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‘The fintech team at Cobalt is undoubtedly composed of highly skilled professionals, offering well-researched and thorough legal advice. As a large and well-established law firm, they bring a wealth of expertise to the table, which is reflected in the quality of their work.'
Key clients
- 3Commas
- Modular Technologies OÜ (TUUM)
- Change Group
- TINV Europe (Wise Group)
- Salv Technologies OÜ
- Bolt Technology
- Monemon
- Adson
- Quickbyte
- Byte Trading OÜ
Work highlights
- Advised Bolt Technologies on various regulatory projects involving complex regulatory analysis regarding internal risk assessments and internal rules.
- Advised TINV Europe on various regulatory projects involving complex regulatory analysis regarding internal governance, internal rules and processes, and international sanctions as well as senior management training.
- Advised 3Commas Technologies on various regulatory projects involving complex regulatory analysis regarding whether specific services are subject to a licence.
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Practice head
Monika Koolmeister; Kristel Raidla-Talur
Other key lawyers
Kaarel Eller