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Andrejs Lielkalns

Andrejs Lielkalns is a Specialist Counsel at COBALT Latvia. He is is one of the best know Latvian experts in the area of Banking & Finance and Capital Markets. He counts amongst his clients many local and international financial institutions, governmental institutions and companies. Andrejs experience includes advising on Latvian and EU regulatory matters, sale and purchase of banks, other financial institutions and financial institution assets, stock exchange listings (de-listings), financial services, financial transactions, derivatives transactions, payment services, payment cards and e-money matters, credit institution insolvency, EU Structural funds, cross-border finance and lending, as well as on numerous project finance, alternative financing, restructuring and refinancing arrangements. · Cobalt

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About

Specialist Counsel at COBALT Latvia and a leading Latvian expert in Banking & Finance and Capital Markets. Advises local and international financial institutions, governmental institutions and companies on Latvian and EU regulatory matters, bank and financial-institution transactions (including sales and purchases), stock exchange listings and de-listings, financial services and transactions, derivatives, payment services and payment cards, e-money, credit institution insolvency, EU Structural Funds, cross-border finance and lending, project finance, alternative financing, restructuring and refinancing arrangements.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsCorporate / M&ATaxInsurancePayments & E-moneyProject FinanceRestructuring & Insolvency

Office

Expertise

Banks and financial institutionsEU regulatory and financial regulation mattersStock exchange listings and de-listingsPayments and e-moneyDerivatives and financial transactionsCross-border finance and lendingProject financeCredit institution insolvency

Education

  • LL.M., University of Michigan, Michigan, USA (1997)
  • LL.M. with distinction, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam School of International Relations, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1996)
  • LL.B., University of Latvia, Faculty of Law (1994)

Admissions

  • Latvian Bar Association (since 1998)

Languages

LatvianEnglishRussian