Rīga · Mon–Fri · 09:00–18:00 EET
Latvia · EU · Offshore

We get operators licensed
and operational across borders.

You bring the business. We bring the jurisdiction, the corporate structure, the licence and the work to keep them in place.

Based in Rīga. Active across Latvia, Malta, Estonia, Curaçao, Anjouan, Tobique, the UK and EU-wide. Working with IT, iGaming, FinTech and digital-asset operators.

How we work
01

Consultation & scoping

We map jurisdictions, licensing requirements and the right corporate structure for your business model.

02

Legal execution

Incorporation, licence filings, banking, contracts, AML/KYC – delivered through a single point of contact.

03

Ongoing support

Regulatory monitoring, reporting, contract reviews and compliance updates as your business scales.

8 jurisdictions
Active in
LV · EN · RU · FR · DE
Working languages
€500K · €1.5M
PI insurance · BTA Baltic
Since 2010
Latvian Sworn Advocate
Recent work

Mandates we've shipped recently.

Specifics anonymised for confidentiality; outcomes are real. A glimpse of what crosses our desk in any given quarter.

Q3 2025 · Crypto

EU-licensed crypto exchange — Latvian holding plus Estonian EMI subsidiary

Group restructuring, banking opened with two PSPs in six weeks, AML framework approved by the regulator before launch.

Q2 2025 · iGaming

Curaçao sports-book operator — Tier 2 retention compliance

Refreshed AML and onboarding policies for the new CGCB filing regime, plus a customer-journey review for German and French players.

Q1 2025 · SaaS

SaaS provider migration from Cyprus to Latvia

Group restructuring, IP transfer-pricing review with a Big Four partner, EUR banking opened in eight weeks.

Q4 2024 · FinTech

B2B FinTech platform — Maltese EMI consultation plus GDPR rollout

Licence-pathway analysis under MFSA's revised regime; enterprise DPA template ratified with counterparts in Germany and France.

Practice areas

Full-cycle legal support for digital-first businesses.

Six focused practices, designed to cover everything a regulated tech business needs from incorporation through to renewal cycles.

Corporate structuring

Incorporation in onshore and offshore jurisdictions; group structures designed for tax, regulatory and operational fit.

Licensing (iGaming, FinTech)

Malta, Curaçao, Anjouan, Tobique and beyond. Jurisdiction selection through to ongoing licence administration.

Tax & compliance

Cross-border tax planning, CRS / CFC / FATCA reporting, in partnership with leading tax and audit firms.

Data protection

GDPR strategy, DPAs, international data transfer, privacy policies and DPIAs for data-intensive products.

IP & trademarks

Trademark registration, IP portfolio structuring, SaaS / white-label / licensing agreements and IP-tax allocation.

Banking & AML

Corporate accounts in the EU, UK and offshore zones – including high-risk sectors. AML policies and onboarding design.

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About the firm

A diverse international team of professional legal consultants.

DBL Avocats brings together expertise in international tax planning, corporate law, contract law and banking, rooted in deep specialisation of the markets our clients actually operate in.

We work with software companies setting up gaming platforms, game operators, payment infrastructure and digital-asset projects. We understand the specific requirements of each, not just the law in general.

Latvia Malta Estonia Curaçao Anjouan Tobique UK EU-wide
8+
Jurisdictions
60+
Active mandates
10+
Years sector focus
EU
Regulated practice
Team

Three partners. One point of contact.

You speak to a partner, not an associate or an account manager. The work is done by lawyers; the relationship is held by one of us throughout.

AB

Anna Bērziņa

Managing Partner · Zvērināts advokāts

Fifteen years in international corporate, iGaming and FinTech. Latvian Sworn Advocate since 2010. Lead on cross-border structuring, licensing strategy and banking.

Languages · LV · EN · RU · FR
JL

Jānis Liepiņš

Partner · Zvērināts advokāts

International tax planning, group restructuring, M&A. Works closely with Big Four tax practices on CRS, CFC and FATCA matters across the EU and offshore zones.

Languages · LV · EN · RU · DE
MO

Marta Ozoliņa

Counsel · Zvērināts advokāts

Data protection, intellectual property and regulatory advisory. Leads GDPR, DPIAs and ongoing compliance frameworks for tech and digital-asset clients.

Languages · LV · EN · RU

"We work the way we'd want our own counsel to work: read the regulation, talk to the regulator, give the operator a path they can actually execute. No grand statements, no surprise invoices."

Anna Bērziņa · Managing Partner, DBL Avocats

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Ready to scope your jurisdictional and licensing strategy?

Free 30-minute consultation. We review your model, jurisdictions and timelines, and come back with a concrete legal pathway, usually within one business day.

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