Rauno
Partner, Head of IT, IP & GDPR, Attorney at law
Kinkar
Contact Info
Meet Rauno, your man in tech. He is forward-thinking when it comes to legal matters and focuses on issues related to IT, IP and smart technologies. He stays one step ahead, providing modern and functional solutions. The coolest projects for Rauno are those where clients are empowered by new tech and coming up with new business models. He either shapes law to keep up with new technology or reshapes companies to fit into the current legal framework.
IT/IP is one such sector. Rauno takes a wide approach, and his practice areas are licensing & IP, data protection and customer-facing documents for web services. Sectors he works with include software/hardware development, fintech and media.
Fintech and WEB3 is another sector. For over 8 years now, Rauno has been advising on payment solutions, tokenization projects, exchanges and WEB3 projects. He has been leading the fintech and crypto charge in Estonia and continues to do so.
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Ice Hockey -
Warhammer 40k -
Magic the Gathering -
Sim racing (Formula and GT3) -
Dungeons & Dragons
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2021 WIDEN, Partner, Management Board -
2019 – 2021 WIDEN, Senior Associate -
2016 – 2019 WIDEN, Associate -
2013 – 2016 WIDEN, Lawyer -
2020 IT/IP Committee of the Estonian Bar Association -
2022 Founder and Member of the Management board of the Estonian Digital Assets Union -
2023 Head of the Disciplinary Committee of the Estonian Ice Hockey Association -
2023 Lector in Tallinn University of Technology (WEB3, Tokenization and EU regulation)
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University of Tartu; MA Law -
University of Tartu; BA Law
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Chambers and Partners, FinTech Guide 2024, Band 2 (Rauno Kinkar) -
Chambers and Partners, FinTech Guide 2024, Band 3 (WIDEN) -
Legal 500, FINTECH, Band 2 (WIDEN) -
Legal 500, FINTECH, Rising Stars (Rauno Kinkar) -
Legal 500, IP, IT and Telecoms, Band 2 (WIDEN) -
Legal 500, IP, IT and Telecoms, Next Generation Partners (Rauno Kinkar)
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Estonian -
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Estonian 
Latvian 
Lithuanian 
Russian