Ellex

Fintech

Counsel

Anneli Krunks is specialising in banking and financial law and FinTech.

Anneli has significant experience in advising clients in regulatory and supervisory procedures in the financial sector (licensing, acquisition of qualifying holdings, eligibility procedures, cross-border provision of services, other supervisory procedures) and compliance issues in banking, credit, securities, cryptocurrency, anti-money laundering, etc. Anneli advises financial technology companies and on legal issues related to crypto-currency and blockchain applications.

Before joining Ellex in Estonia, Anneli practised as a lawyer in the banking and financial law team of the law firm Sorainen. Anneli has also worked as a Compliance Officer in Danske Bank, primarily specialising in investment services and market abuse.

Currently studying business administration at Queen Mary University of London and DeFI in Frankfurt School Blockchain Center.

2019 Estonian Bar Association

2016 The University of Manchester, International Compliance Association „ICA Certificate in Compliance“

2015 The London School of Economics and Political Science, Summer School in International Financial Law and Regulation

2014 University of Tartu, Master of Law,

2012 – 2013 Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Exchange student

2011 University of Tartu, Bachelor of Law

2011 University of Tartu, Bachelor of Political Science