Toomas Vaher is the Managing Partner of Raidla Lejins & Norcous Estonia. He is one of the most highly regarded litigation experts in Estonia and is also known as the former president of Estonian Bar Association (2010 – 2013). Over the years, Toomas has advised clients in a number of large and complex cases that have created a precedent. Toomas has participated in arbitration proceedings as arbiter and party representative, both in domestic and international arbitration. He is also a widely recognised expert and adviser in alternative dispute resolution.
Areas of Expertise
Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Arbitration
Restructuring & Insolvency
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Penal Power
JOINED THE FIRM
1996
Partner since
2002
EDUCATION
1996 BA in Law / officially equivalent to MA, cum laude, University of Tartu, Estonia
Participation in legislative drafting
Bar Association Act
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act
Bankruptcy Act
Law of Maritime Property Act
Law of Ship Flag and Registers of Ships Act
Memberships
Since 2013 Member of the Ethics and Methodology Board of the Estonian Bar Association
2010-2013 Chairman of the Estonian Bar Association
2010-2013 Member of the Council for the Administration of Courts
2006-2010 Member of the Council of Anti Money Laundering Advisory Committee of Market Participants
Since 2005 Member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
Since 2004 Board member of the Estonian Bar Association
2003-2004 Member of the Ethics and Methodology Commission of the Estonian Bar Association
Since 1997 Member of the Estonian Bar Association
Languages
English, Estonian
A selection of DEALS & CASES
- Advising BLRT Grupp Aktsiaselts, a major shipyard in the region, regarding disputes in transactions involving shares of the company
- Advising Swedbank AS and Swedbank Liising Aktsiaselts in disputes regarding the insolvency and proposed restructuring of aktsiaselts Väätsa Agro, Estonian largest dairy farm and aktsiaselts GLASKEK, a company producing windows and doors
- Advising TeliaSonera AB against its previous shareholders regarding fair price issues that arose in the course of the squeeze-out of the minority shareholders of the listed company Aktsiaselts Eesti Telekom
- Advising AKTSIASELTS TALLINNA VESI, the water company of the City of Tallinn, in a dispute regarding unfair pricing issues pursuant to competition law
- Advising Bank DNB A/E Eesti filiaal in courts regarding disputes with Osaühing Levadia Metall over its restructuring plan
- Advising a leading mobile operator and leading fixed network operator in Estonia (both belong to TeliaSonera AB group) in disputes between other mobile operators and the National Regulator regarding a price cap on rates of terminating voice calls in the mobile network
- Advising the shareholders of Aktsiaselts Eesti Krediidipank in a dispute with the Bank of Moscow
- Advising AS Solaris Keskus, the owner of a premium entertainment and shopping centre in Tallinn, in a dispute with the main contractor and design contractor
- Advising NASDAQ OMX Tallinn Aktsiaselts in a dispute related to a delisting of an issuer from the stock exchange
- Advising the national energy company Eesti Energia Aktsiaselts in disputes related to the opening of the electricity market
A selection of publications
- Vaher, T. (2011). Austatud lugeja! (Dear reader!). Juridica,7, 485 (in Estonian)
- Reinson, K., Papp, S., Vaher, T. (2005). Implementation of New Electronic Communications Framework in Estonia. Tallinn: Juura (in Estonian)
- Vaher, T. (2005). Praktilisi tähelepanekuid tsiviilprotsessimisest (Practical Observations Regarding Civil Processing). Juridica, 3, 167-169 (in Estonian)
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