About
Counsel at Ellex Raidla and former General Counsel to the Port of Tallinn and Eesti Energia, widely regarded as a leading expert on legal regulation of the energy and real estate sectors. He has extensive experience on transactions and projects including hotel and shopping centre deals, wind parks, the Estonian–Finnish submarine cable, power stations and port terminals, and was one of the principal authors of the Electricity Market Act.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&AReal EstateConstructionEnergy & Natural ResourcesRegulatoryInfrastructure
Office
Expertise
Electricity market regulation (author of the Electricity Market Act)Public procurement law (involved in drafting the Public Procurement Act)Law of Obligations (involved in drafting the Law of Obligations Act)Real estate transactions and development (hotels, shopping centres)Energy projects (wind parks, power stations, submarine cable)Port and shipping infrastructure (port terminals)
Education
- University of Tartu — Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), officially equivalent to MA, cum laude (1994)
Admissions
- Estonian Bar Association (member, 2004)
- Ministry of Justice: Member of the Expert Council of Free Legal Profession and Insolvency Law (2005)