Janis Mellups
Partner, Lawyer, CAMS
Practising lawyer for over 25 years. Graduated from the University of Latvia (LLM) in 2002. Areas of expertise: corporate law, regulatory law, AML / KYC / Sanctions regulations, real estate, insolvency.
Overview
Janis is a partner at Lawerton and a certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, with expertise in AML and sanctions-related regulations worldwide. He leads legal teams in implementing and ensuring full compliance with AML/sanctions regulations and other regulatory requirements for fintech companies.
Services
- Development and implementation of AML internal control systems.
- Development and implementation of Sanctions risks internal control systems.
- Representation before financial services regulators.
- Representation before State Revenue Service.
- In-depth AML / KYC due diligence of counterparties.
- Representation in asset recovery cases.
- Liquidation of legal entities / recovery of assets.
Career
- 2024 Partner at Lawerton.
- 2021 Widen, Counsel.
- 2020 CAMS certified AML specialist.
- 2011 RT Piedziņas grupa Ltd, Partner and Member of the Board.
- 1999 Law Offices “Cers&Jurkāns”, Lawyer.