Author of the trans.info website - Edgars Pastars - Edgars Pastars is a Partner and Head of the Financial Regulatory and Compliance Practice at COBLAT Latvia office. He is an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), and among the most highly respected public law experts and the co-author of several key books on constitutional law.
Edgars has longstanding expertise in financial regulatory matters, including consumer lending. He also acts as a registered representative in lobbying activities within the legislative process, considering his long standing experience in legislative process, which inter alia includes financial services.
Edgars has worked extensively on matters closely related to banking and finances, by advising on legal, compliance (Moneyval evaluation), risk management, capital market (covered bonds, securitization, pension funds), consumer crediting and payments (including PSD2 implementation) and has represented Latvia’s financial sector at the European Banking Federation and Europol working groups.
