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Artjom Luik

Senior Associate

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Languages: Russian, Estonian, English

Artjom is a Senior Associate in our Tallinn office.

Artjom Luik has more then 10 years of experience on regulatory issues relating to banking and finance. Artjom has also extensive knowledge in insurance.

Artjom has advised clients on legal regulation of provision of investment services. He has considerable knowledge and experience with regulations of Securities Markets Act, MiFID, MiFID II, CRR and EMIR.  Artjom has also helped clients in establishing AIFMD/EuVECA based funds and fund managers from the beginning. 

Artjom also advises clients in the field of virtual currencies by assessing and providing legal analysis of different business models involving virtual currencies.

Artjom has considerable experience of communication with financial regulatory authorities.

Artjom is also the Certified Adviser on Nasdaq Baltic First North market.

In addition to his mother language (Russian) Artjom is fluent in English and Estonian.

 

Career

2014… Law Office Eversheds Sutherland Ots & Co

20122014 Salva Kindlustuse AS

 

  • Advising on the establishment of a AIFM as well as a fund. The mandate included all the legal work pertaining to the establishment, registration, and licencing of the AIFM as well as drafting of the LPA and establishment of the fund. A particular trait of this mandate was the rather tight timing between our engagement and the fully operational fund receiving first investments.
  • Advising IPF Digital AS, one of the largest consumer credit service providers on the Estonian (and the Baltic) market. The Client´s parent company International Personal Finance Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Advising the Client with the process of application for the e-money license from the Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority. As the result, the Client obtained the licence and became the second e-money institution licenced in Estonia.

 

  • Advise on AS Citadele Banka IPO, one of the major banks in Latvia which also has branch in Estonia.
  • Advising Norwegian fund management company on establishing and applying for authorisation of alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) in Estonia. Evaluating possibility of establishing of alternative investment fund (AIF) in Estonia, assisted with searching the depositary and evaluated possibility of later listing of the units of the fund on stock exchange.
  • Advising a company that offers services for block-chain securities (first of all – bitcoins) and cash currencies through a web based platform. Advising whether the client’s activity would be subject to authorisation by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority as provider of payment services according to Directive on Payment Services (PSD) and/or should the client apply for license from Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit of Police and Border Guard Board to act as provider of service of alternative means of payment.
  • Advising one of the leading dedicated private equity and venture capital investor in the Baltic States. Analyses of possibility of and legal issues relating to establishment of sub-threshold investment fund in the form of EuVECA and its management company from the perspective of Estonian law.

Artjom’s expertise in fintech has been recognised by independent international publications:

  • Legal 500 2023 (Rising Star in Fintech)
 
  • Estonian Bar Association (since 2015)
  • 2011 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, M.A
  • 2008 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, B.A.
Artjom Luik

Senior Associate

Artjom Luik

Senior Associate

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