A legal partner
for business in
Estonia
Lawyers for fintech, IT and e-commerce companies in Estonia and the EU: one counter for everything your Estonian entity needs, from formation to compliance.
- One business day
- A written answer and a scoping call within one business day. One contact handles your matter from start to finish.
- Fixed fee before we start
- Scope and price agreed in writing. No hourly surprises: the price changes only if the task does.
- Results, not process
- A bank account, a licence, a residence permit, a won dispute – we are accountable for the outcome and report at every stage.
- 36 jurisdictions, one contract
- Estonia in-house; the EU, the UK and beyond through leading partner firms. One contract, one euro invoice, one person responsible.
- Four working languages
- English, Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian – documents, negotiations and correspondence with banks and regulators without an interpreter.
Legal services for fintech and IT in Estonia
Seven practice lines cover what an Estonian company needs to operate lawfully: its structure, its bank, its people, its compliance, its books, its brand and its disputes.
All servicesCompany formation and corporate structuringEstonian OÜ and holding structures, articles, shareholder agreements, board changes, share transfers, capital increases and liquidation.Licensing, MiCA umbrella and complianceLaunch in the EU through a licensed CASP partner, usually much faster than your own application, or obtain your own authorisation with passporting across the EU and the EEA.Bank and payment-institution selectionWe match you with a bank or licensed EMI that fits your business model and risk profile, prepare the application and see it through to the account opening. The bank makes the decision; we make sure the application is complete the first time.Business and personal relocationA relocation plan, work permits and D-visas for staff, residence permits for founders, a registered address and contact person.Accounting and reportingBookkeeping, VAT and payroll filings, annual reports and tax planning for Estonian companies, on a monthly retainer.Trademark registrationEU trademarks through EUIPO and Estonian filings, with clearance searches before filing and oppositions after.Dispute resolution in EstoniaDisputes with contractors, shareholders, banks and payment institutions, and tax disputes with the Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
How we work
We act in your name under a written mandate, agree the scope and fee in writing before work starts, and hold our own files to the standards we advise on.
Written scope, fixed fee
Every matter starts with a written scope and a fixed fee. Ongoing compliance and accounting run on monthly retainers.
One counter
From formation to compliance: seven practice lines under one engagement, with one team that knows your file.
Standards applied to ourselves
As an obliged entity under the Estonian AML Act, we run client due diligence and sanctions screening on every engagement.
Cross-border, one engagement
Matters in other EU member states run with partner law firms, under one engagement letter with us.
Who we work with
Founders, CFOs and compliance officers of companies with 5-50 staff and an Estonian entity, who need a lawyer to complete a specific task rather than a registration agent.
Fintech and IT companies operating in Estonia
Corporate structure, bank or EMI selection, compliance set-up and team relocation.
Based in Estonia, other EU states and the UK
Estonian companies with foreign owners
Share transfers, board changes, annual reports, accounting and tax disputes.
Based in the EU/EEA, the UK and Canada
Licensed payment and e-money institutions
Regulatory readiness, AML policies, an outsourced compliance officer, and an Estonian branch or subsidiary when expanding here.
Based in the EU/EEA and the UK
Founders relocating with their business
Residence permits, tax residency, company set-up and accounting.
Moving from the EU, the UK or Canada to Estonia
Clients we do not accept
We act only for clients who pass our due diligence and fall outside the restrictions of our Client Acceptance Policy. Every client, beneficial owner and counterparty is screened against the EU, UN, UK and US sanctions lists before we start. This protects you too: our clients pass bank and regulatory reviews the first time.
36 jurisdictions through partner law firms
Estonian matters stay with our own team. Matters outside Estonia run with partner law firms in Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Cyprus and other EU states, and in the UK, under one engagement with us.
7
service lines, from company formation to dispute resolution
7
people: four heads of practice areas and three senior lawyers
36
jurisdictions covered through partner law firms
1
business day to a scoping call
Team and coverage as of October 2026.
How a matter runs
The same eight steps on every matter. You see the fee before you sign and the status at every milestone.
- 01
Enquiry
Send the task through the form or to info@averium.ee. A short description of the company and the deadline is enough to start.
- 02
Scoping call
Within one business day we arrange a call to confirm the task, the documents involved and the timeline.
- 03
KYC and sanctions screening
We identify the client and its beneficial owners and screen them against EU, UN, UK and US sanctions lists, as the law requires.
- 04
Proposal with a fixed fee
You receive a written scope and a fixed fee, with official fees listed separately and re-invoiced at cost.
- 05
Engagement letter and power of attorney
The engagement letter sets the terms. The power of attorney lets us act in your name before registries, authorities and counterparties.
- 06
50% prepayment
Fixed-fee matters start once the 50% prepayment is received (certain engagements may require 100% prepayment, as stated in the proposal). All invoices are issued in EUR.
- 07
Delivery with milestone updates
We draft, file and negotiate, and report at each milestone, so you always know where the matter stands.
- 08
Final invoice or retainer
The balance is invoiced on completion. Ongoing compliance and accounting continue on a monthly retainer with a 14-day payment term.
Our standards
As a provider of legal and accounting services, Averium is an obliged entity under the Estonian Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act. The standards we advise on, we apply to ourselves first.
Read our standards- Client due diligence on every engagement
- Sanctions screening at onboarding and on every new matter
- No client funds, no nominee services, no crypto custody
- Files and KYC records kept five years after the relationship ends
Our achievements
Launched
3Fintech products in the EU and in the United Kingdom
Recovered
€200Kfor a client in a dispute with a major European neobank
Built across
10jurisdictions: an international group of companies for one client
Describe
your task
Tell us what needs to be done and by when. We reply within one business day to arrange a scoping call.