Jüri Raidla

Born
2 July 1957

Position
Managing Partner

Expertise
constitutional & administrative law, business & contract law, property law, construction & real estate development

Joined Firm
1993

Career
1992-1993 Managing Director, Estonian Banking Association
1990-1992 Minister of Justice, Estonia
1989 Chairman of the District Council, Pärnu
1981-1988 Legal counsel of various agricultural companies

Education
1992 Post-doctorate program, Lund University, Sweden
1987 Ph.D, University of St. Petersburg, Russia
1980 Law degree, cum laude, University of Tartu, Estonia

Languages
Estonian, English, Russian

Memberships
Member of the International Bar Association
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the University of Tartu
Member of the Estonian Bar Association
Member of Supervisory Board SA Iuridicum

Participation in legislative drafting

• Constitution of the Republic of Estonia
• Estonian State Symbols Act
• Law on Property Reform Act
• Law on Land Reform
• Law on Protection of Foreign Investments
• Privatization Law Act
• Development Fund Act
• Human Gene Research Act
• Health Insurance Act
• Unemployment Insurance Act
• Estonian Health Insurance Fund Act
• Credit Institutions Act

Publications

• Jüri Raidla, Rein Lang. Estonia: Europe`s Delaware?- The European Lawyer, Issue 71/ September 2007
• The Baltic Legal Infrastructure - Fit for Business. - Defensor Legis, 2004;
• The War of Laws. - European Lawyer, 2003;
• Jüri Raidla, Ants Nõmper. The Estonian Genome Project and the Human Gene Research Act. - Baltic Yearbook of International Law, 2002, Vol 2, pages 51-69;
• Obligations Arising from Causing Damages by Motor Vehicles. – Olion, 1990.

Jüri Raidla has published a substantial number of articles, overviews and reports on various topics of Estonian law.

Other
Jüri Raidla has spoken on a substantial number of domestic and international conferences on issues related to Estonian constitution, regaining Estonian independence, property reform, corporate governance