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We are a fully integrated business law firm with offices in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus. With 31 partners in our regional partnership and more than 200 lawyers and tax specialists, we have the resources to support our clients on all business law and tax issues involving the Baltic States or Belarus. Here you can find our COVID-19 webinars in podcast form and our local podcasts like the ,,Soraineni Sagedus''.

Sorainen


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    ESG Talks 3: Carbon Footprint

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 19:42


    Tiina Pajula from Afry explains about  climate change and carbon at corporations: ·         Megatrends and drivers·         Climate and carbon as a part of wider strategic (ESG) frames at companies ·         Industry sector and company volunteer initiatives·         What could (Baltic) companies do to enhance their “carbon actions”?  ·         Key takeaways

    Data protection webinar discussion. The view of the three Baltic states.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 35:44


    How to market without getting caught by the supervisory authorities. The view of the three Baltic states. Discussion from Data protection webinar, Latvia edition.

    ENG | Tax Stories – Episode 37 – Porus Kaka (India)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 54:49


    In this Tax Stories episode I chat with Porus Kaka who is a tax world celebrity, a former president of IFA globally, now Honorary President, the 1st IFA president from Asia in it's ~85 years' history. Porus is a Senior Advocate (India) and a Barrister (England and Wales), a trustee at IBFD, completed his LL.M from Harvard Law School. His specialisation is TP litigation, direct and international tax. He is ranked by Chambers & Partners consistently as one of India's leading Senior Tax Advocates and quoted as “The International Face of Indian Tax Practice”. Also the International Tax Review recognised Porus as one of India's Leading Tax Counsels.

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 36 – Pekka Puolakka (FIN)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 70:30


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 36 – Pekka Puolakka (FIN) – lessons from father and IOTIn this Tax Stories episode, Jānis chats with Pekka who has spent more than 20 years with Sorainen law firm. After that, he was the Managing Partner of EY Law Baltics for nearly 2 years. He has been my role model and many others. I'd describe him more as an artist in his heart, a lawyer who speaks the business language, and a friend who understands people and knows how to pay attention & listen.

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 34 – Simon Whitehead (JHA, UK)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 78:17


    Simon is ranked consistently among the leading individuals for tax litigation by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. He is a founding partner at Joseph Hage Aaronson, established 10 years ago. JHA is a boutique dispute resolution firm which specialises in tax litigation. JHA tax litigation practice is ranked in Tier One of Legal 500 and Chambers UK, for every year since the firm was established. We discussed Cicero, books Simon recommends, principles of life and taxation, keys to success of his tax litigation practice.

    ENG | Tax Stories - Episode 32 – Leonard Wagenaar (EY UK) – the art of making tax posts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 44:24


    Leonard Wagenaar is a director at EY UK office, mostly visible as M&A, PE and international tax expert. He was with a Big4 for 9 years, was also working for a bank, two private equity funds and his own consulting. Probably what makes Leonard even more unusual and interesting to follow is that he has a degree in philosophy and one in history. And one can feel that his posts on LinkedIn are stand out, like small pieces of art, linked to music, languages, travels, etc.

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 30 – Christian Kaeser (Siemens, Germany)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 66:22


    Christian is a global head of tax @Siemens in charge of some 650 tax people, tax law professor & Dr., lecturing at Vienna and Freiburg Universities, president of IFA Germany, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce Tax Commission, Chairman of the supervisory board of WTS tax network, living an extremely busy life in Germany.

    ENG | Investors' views of wind park acquisition. Erika Ščiogoleva

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 30:46


    In the first Energy Club Latvia we have invited a guest speaker, expert with extensive experience in the wind park project development - Erika Ščiogoleva, head of Ignitis Renewables Latvia. Erika shares her insights into investors' views of wind park projects: what the most significant things are for investors and what mistakes developers can make during the process that may affect the interests of the investor. 

    ENG | Legal amendments to energy regulation Latvia. Viktorija Cherkas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 11:48


    Counsel Viktorija Cherkas, head of Sorainen's Latvian Energy sector group, speaks about the latest amendments to legal regulation, which will have a direct impact on wind park development – what to be aware of, and which requirements allow simplification of wind park development and according to what conditions.

    ENG | Zoning requirements in Latvia – how to be on the safe side? Andris Vilisons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 16:23


    Sorainen senior associate Andris Vilisons shares a legal overview of the zoning requirements: how developers can feel safe about zoning requirements for the development of wind parks, what the legal solution is in case site planning contradicts Cabinet Rules, and what guarantees developers may receive regarding whether or not detailed planning development is required.

    ENG | EC complaints as a lobbying tool. Joren Vuylsteke, Valentijn De Boe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 27:18


    Our guest speakers from Loyens & Loeff – associate, attorney-at-law Joren Vuylsteke and partner, attorney-at-law Valentijn De Boe introduced a number of case studies of complaints to European Commission. They also presented a schematic overview of a typical complaints process and concluded with practical tips for those considering lobbying in the EU.

    ENG | Tax Stories – Episode 27 – Allison Christians

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 56:47


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 27 – Allison Christians (Canada)

    ENG | Tax Stories – Episode 26/Part II –Illya Sverglov

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 56:47


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 26/Part II –Illya Sverglov (Ukraine)

    ENG | Tax Stories – Episode 25 –Illya Sverglov

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 71:45


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 25 –Illya Sverglov (Ukraine)

    ENG | Tax Stories – Episode 24 –Saulė Dagilytė

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 55:54


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 24 –Saulė Dagilytė

    ENG | Tax Stories – Episode 23 – Ana Utumi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 60:40


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 23 – Ana Utumi on USD 6 billion tax fraud

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 21 – Kaspars Daugaviņš on taxation in sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 55:10


    Kaspars has scored 51 points in 81 games while playing for Latvia national ice hockey team. He has been playing in NHL for Ottava Senators & Boston Bruins. Then he played at KHL in Russia and Latvia. Currently Kaspars plays in the Swiss National League for Bern. The first ½ of the chat is more on life and business principles, and then we dive into taxation in sports in the 2nd half. https://tax-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/kaspars-daugavins-on-taxation-in-sports-B1_WsT7U 

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 20 – Edward Mwachinga (Kenya) & Theophilus Tawiah (Ghana)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 54:59


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 20 – Edward Mwachinga (Kenya) & Theophilus Tawiah (Ghana) – Africa is RisingEdward and Theo will tell us about their careers, businesses and tax systems of Kenya and Ghana. They are both partners of the leading tax consulting firms in their countries, both are members of WTS Global tax network, covering all Africa. We will also speak about literature, coffin dance, happiness and motivation, how they are giving back to their communities, about rankings of tax firms in Africa, what are the top industries in Kenya and Ghana, and what are the main tax incentives there.https://tax-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/edward-mwachinga-kenya-theophilus-tawiah-ghana-africa-is-rising

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 19 – Richard Asquith (VAT Calc)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 68:56


    Richard Asquith is CEO of VAT Calc – VAT & technology company. He is also a winner of International Tax Review's ‘Tax Innovator of the Year' award. In our chat we dive into literature, wine and relations; why e-invoicing is the thing; on VAT automation; on some predictions; on thought online leadership; on VAT fraud and which countries stand out as having the best VAT systems.https://tax-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/richard-asquith-vat-calc-on-vat-technologies-ecALBYoM

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 16 – Bill Browder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 42:21


    Bill Browder after the murder of his tax lawyer Sergey Magnitskiy gave up his life as a businessman and became a human rights activist. He is also an author of the book “Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice”. We dive into the details of this tax affair – how exactly did it happen, how the fraud was discovered and the money & assets bought – traced, where and how it was investigated and what was the result of it all.https://tax-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/bill-browder-hermitage-capital-on-the-magnitskiy-case-RQzbJZ_l

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 17 – Harriet Brown (UK barrister) and Grahame Jackson (Hassans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 59:05


    Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 17– Harriet Brown and Grahame Jackson.Harriet Brown and Grahame Jackson are authors of a podcast International Tax Bites that explains different tax concepts. They both in September 2021 released a book “A Practitioner's Guide to International Tax Information Exchange Regimes”, published by www.spiramus.com. Harriet practices tax in the UK, but Grahame – in Gibraltar. We discussed their careers, the podcast, the book and the global tax issues at large.https://tax-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/harriet-brown-uk-barrister-and-grahame-jackson-hassans-on-information-exchange-and-tax-podcasts-Q_f_wX_4

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 18 – Jānis Zelmenis (BDO)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 63:09


    Jānis Zelmenis is a Chairman of Management Board & Equity Partner at BDO Latvia, and one of the most prominent tax experts in Latvia. Having the conversation exactly on his 50th birthday we look back at his achievements and aims, leadership style, his book about the post-USSR privatisation in Latvia and offshores used for that (the interview was recorded just before the Pandora Papers were released), Latvia's tax history during the 1st independence (1918-1940) and the lessons we can learn from it now, as well as his Top 3 highlights of the current tax system in Latvia.https://tax-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/janis-zelmenis-bdo-the-latvian-taxation-100-years-ago-and-now-lT9yc9Lq

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 15 – Ronny Langer (KMLZ)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 40:52


    Ronny Langer is a founding partner of KMLZ, which became Tier 1 Indirect tax firm in Germany just in 15 years! We discuss – how?Ronny was modest to relate this great achievement to a lack of competition (at least initially). He was also inspired at the beginning by the UK consultants who said that about 40% of their work is in VAT advice.

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 14 – Michael Keen & Joel Slemrod

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 48:07


    Joel Slemrod is a professor of economics at the University of Michigan, and Michael Keen is a deputy director of the Fiscal Affairs department at the IMF. Both are authors of a brand new book – Rebellion, Rascals and Revenue – that is full of tax stories from the history of many different countries around the world.

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 13 – Denmark – Jens Svolgaard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 69:10


    Jens Svolgaard mostly has been working with tax in e-commerce – Electronic Arts (EA), Spotify and now – Bolt, the Estonian and global unicorn. The conversation with Jens can be divided in three blocks – Bolt business, personal development revelations and taxation trends around the globe.

    ENG | Online sales restrictions: when and what can be restricted? Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 20:39


    Counsel Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė introduces competition aspects affecting online sales:vertical block exemption regulation (VBER) that affect online businessesEuropean Commission's approach on prohibiting online salesDual pricing: charging the same distributor a higher wholesale price for products intended to be sold online than for products to be sold offlineEquivalence principle in selective distribution system (SDS)

    ENG | Parity clauses: what are they, and are they lawful? Piibe Lehtsaar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 15:15


    To gain additional knowledge on what are parity clauses listen to counsel Piibe Lehtsaar. Presentation covers different situations, possible pros and cons, compares current and future vertical block exemption regulation, as well as all-time favourite – dos and don'ts.

    ENG | Exclusive territories and customer groups: when is exclusive abusive? Marika Grunte

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 14:52


    The new regulation introduces the “shared exclusivity”, under which the supplier may appoint “a limited number of buyers” as exclusive distributors in a given territory or for a given customer group (currently only one exclusive distributor). However, the shared exclusive distribution must not be misused in order to restrict competition. Listen to presentation on the topic by senior associate Marika Grunte. 

    ENG | Fixing resale prices – is anything going to change? Ieva Andersone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 12:14


    Partner Ieva Andersone tells about retail price maintenance and its current and future EU regulation. Her presentation covers also comparison with the US antitrust law and potential efficiency defence in the EU. 

    ENG | Enforcement priorities, case law and expected changes. Baltic competition authorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 35:40


    Juhan Põldroos, Head of the supervisory department of the competition division of the Estonian Competition authority and Šarūnas Keserauskas, Chairman of the Competition Council of Lithuania participate in the discussion moderated by partner Daivis Švirinas. Main topics in the discussion spotlights are enforcement priorities, existing case law and expected changes in the Baltics. 

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 12 – Austria – Dr. Clemens Nowotny and Dr. Hannes Gurtner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 44:16


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 11 – Meir Linzen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 35:56


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 10 – Tomasz Michalik

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 38:00


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 9 – Itzik Amiel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 79:57


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    ENG | Legal considerations related to fundraising with US investors and flipping your company to the US

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 57:35


    Welcome by moderator Mirell Prosa, Head of Sorainen start-up Team in Estonia Briefs and discussion: Legal considerations related to fundraising with US investors and flipping your company to the US Taavi Annus, Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP together with Baltic start-up representatives Vytenis Buzas from NanoAvionics and Ulla Helm from Veriff 

    ENG | Option solutions available for start-ups onboarding US investors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 52:26


    Overview and discussion: Option solutions available for start-ups onboarding US investors Sorainen tax experts Kaido Künnapas, Jānis Taukačs together with US expert Taavi Annus, Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPClosing remarks Kaido Künnapas, counsel

    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 8 – Viktor Machekhin and Roustam Vakhitov

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 43:27


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 7 – Guglielmo Maisto

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 43:27


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 6 – Estonia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 48:18


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 5 with Karl Berlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 32:14


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 4 with Wim Wuyts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 47:23


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 3 with Philippos Aristotelous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 62:55


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 2 with Rita de la Feria

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 53:49


    ENG | Overview of current private client cases in the Baltics and Belarus. Kärt Kelder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 35:20


    ENG | Managing and preserving your wealth. Michael Rutili

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 36:11


    ENG | My story of creating a family business and securing a successful generational shift. Donatas Dailidė

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 17:49


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    ENG | Managing personal investments and family matters. Webinar Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 14:19


    ENG | Tax Stories Podcast – Episode 1 with Kärt Anna Maire Kelder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 41:33


    ENG | Sorainen Arbitration Series. Episode 4. Interview with the Finland Arbitration Institute (FAI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 15:47


    In this episode Santtu Turunen, Secretary General of the Finland Arbitration Institute (FAI) shares thoughts on the advantages of institutional arbitration and the FAI in particular for dispute resolution.Santtu starts with his own experience of becoming Secretary General and dives into the internal processes of the FAI. You get to know what the Institute does to ensure compliance with timeframes and how the expectations of the parties are considered while appointing arbitrators.The interview covers the influence of COVID-19, if any, on the workload of the Institute and the path for young practitioners to become an arbitrator.At the end of the episode Santtu offers an opinion on the appellate procedure and shares his view on what the general approach of the practitioners of the arbitration field should be. To learn more about the FAI please visit the website.

    ENG | Sorainen Arbitration Series. Episode 3. Interview with the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 24:58


    In this episode Alexander Fessas, Secretary General of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) shares his experience in becoming Secretary General of the ICC, emphasizes the risks of ad hoc proceedings and highlights advantages and trends in resolving disputes at the ICC.The interview addresses internal processes and practices that guide the ICC Court and Secretariat when making appointments and after the file is transmitted to the arbitral tribunal. Alexander also elaborates on use of technology in dispute resolution and in particular on ICC management tools. At the end of the episode Alexander dives into enforceability of awards and the impact of the scrutiny procedure available at the ICC.For further information on the ICC please visit the website.

    ENG | Sorainen Arbitration Series. Episode 2. Interview with Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 14:14


    In this episode Natalia Petrik, Legal Counsel of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), shares insights on the institution's caseload and why the SCC remains the preferred choice for parties from the Baltics and Belarus.The interview dives into the SCC's internal processes giving an idea of the procedure for appointment of arbitrators and issues that need to be considered when resolving the “ad hoc versus institutional arbitration dilemma”, as well as when choosing a specific institution. At the end of the episode Natalia elaborates on trends brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.To learn more on the statistics of the Institute and its work please visit the SCC website.

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