About
Monika Koolmeister is a Partner and Head of Financial Regulatory Practice Group at COBALT Estonia with a 15-year track record as a banking and finance attorney. She has served as Head of Compliance at a leading Estonian commercial bank and acted as a contact person to the European Central Bank and the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsCorporate GovernanceFinancial Services RegulatoryFundsFintechAML & SanctionsCompliance
Office
Expertise
Banking & FinanceFinancial RegulationCompliance (Banking)FintechFundsCapital MarketsAML & Sanctions
Education
- Master of Laws (LL.M), with merit, London School of Economics & Political Science, United Kingdom (2008-2009)
- Master of Laws (LL.M), magna cum laude, University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg), Germany (2004-2005)
- Bachelor of Arts in Law / officially equivalent to M.A., University of Tartu (Tartu Ülikool), Faculty of Law, Estonia (1999-2003)
- Exchange student, University of Latvia (Latvijas Universtitate), Latvia (2002)
- Distance course Legislative Drafting for Democratic Social Change, University of Boston (2001-2002)
- Summer university, University of Bremen (Universität Bremen), Germany (2000)
Admissions
- Member of the Estonian Bar Association (2004)
Languages
EstonianEnglishGermanRussian