About
Toomas Vaher is a partner at Ellex Raidla and a leading Estonian specialist in dispute resolution with extensive experience in commercial litigation and both domestic and international arbitration. He is a former President of the Estonian Bar Association (2010–2013), has served on the board of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce since 2013, and was appointed to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 and the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators in 2017; he also serves on commissions dealing with AML and sanction screening and has been involved in drafting related legal acts and Bar regulations.
Practice areas
ArbitrationInternational ArbitrationLitigationCommercial LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionAnti-Money Laundering & Sanctions
Office
Expertise
Dispute ResolutionCommercial Litigation & ArbitrationArbitration (ICSID, PCA)Anti‑Money Laundering & Sanctions ComplianceAlternative Dispute Resolution
Education
- University of Tartu, Estonia — Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), officially equivalent to MA, cum laude (1996)
Admissions
- Estonian Bar Association (member since 1997; Chairman 2010–2013)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (Member, appointed 2016)
- ICSID Panel of Arbitrators (appointed 2017)
- Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (Board member since 2013)
- International Bar Association (member since 2013)