Marko Kairjak, PhD., LL.M is a partner and financial regulatory and criminal compliance expert. He has extensive experience in criminal defence, internal investigations and compliance assessments having been involved in all the major and largest white-collar cases in Estonia in recent history.
Marko Kairjak has also advised numerous financing transactions and regulatory matters within the alternative financing and fintech sector. He has been involved in setting up most of the regions’ crowdfunding platforms, and has also advised fintech companies in landmark financing transactions and provided regulatory and compliance support during licensing and post-licensing.
Marko Kairjak is the author of many academic books and articles and has been involved in university teaching since 2007. He has been a visiting scholar at various European universities and is considered the main academic expert on criminal compliance and AML.
Graanul Invest to be acquired by Apollo Funds
2015
University of Tartu, Estonia
2010
Cambridge University, United Kingdom
2007
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
2007
University of Tartu, Estonia
2022-..
International Bar Association, IBA
2018
EAÕS
2015
European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers (EFCL)
2013
European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
2008
Estonian Bar Association
2007
Estonian Legal Science Society
2024
European Investigations Guide 20242019
An article by Ants Nõmper and Marko Kairjak on medical law in Eesti Arstis
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- Business termination and relocation from Ukraine, RU and BY
- Sanctions
- Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments
- Corporate Crimes and Investigations
- Directors and Officers Liability
- Professional Liability
- Tax Disputes
- Banking & Financial Services
- FinTech
- General Commercial & Compliance
- Technologies, Media and Telecommunications
