Ainar Leedu

Junior Associate, Estonia

My areas of expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Data Protection
  • Public procurement

SUMMARY

Ainar has finished his bachelor’s studies at the University of Tartu and has started his master’s studies at the University of Amsterdam in the Law & Finance programme. His studies in Amsterdam provide him not only with top-tier professional expertise, but also with strong international experience. He primarily focuses on regulatory compliance in the financial, crypto-asset and gambling sectors, as well as on organizing and participating in public procurement.  

He has previous experience from an internship at a law firm, where he focused primarily on regulatory compliance, data protection and dispute resolution. He also interned at the city office’s legal service, where he dealt with dispute resolution. 

Lawyers assist attorneys and they cannot provide legal services to clients (§ 40 (3) of the Bar Association Act).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Magnusson

Junior Associate – from August 2026

Trainee – June 2026 – August 2026

Tallinn City Office Legal Service 

Intern – August 2025

Hedman Law Firm 

Intern – July 2025

EDUCATION

University of Amsterdam, Law & Finance, LLM – from September 2026 

University of Tartu, Law, BA – 2023 – 2026 

LANGUAGES

Estonian, English, Russian