Jaanus Ikla

Born
16 November 1971

Position
Partner

Expertise
M&A, business & contract law, property law, construction & real estate development, energy, public private partnership (PPP) and public procurement

Joined Firm
2002

Career
2001-2003 Participation in the accession negotiations between the Republic of Estonia and the European Union with respect to possible derogation from EU Electricity Market Directive
1999-2002 General counsel, Eesti Energia AS
1996-1999 Head of legal department, AS Tallinna Sadam
1995-1996 Head of the private law department, Ministry of Justice of Estonia
1994-1995 Senior expert in private law department, Ministry of Justice of Estonia

Education
1994 Law degree, University of Tartu, Estonia

Languages
Estonian, English, Russian

Memberships
since 2005 Member of the Expert Council of Free Legal Profession and Insolvency Law at the Ministry of Justice
since 2004 Member of the Estonian Bar Association

Participationin legislative drafting

• Law on Associations
• Law on Foundations
• Law of Obligations Act
• State Procurement Act
• Electricity Market Act

Publications
European Energy Review 2008 and 2007. Energy Law in Estonia.

Other
Jaanus Ikla has spoken on several domestic and international conferences on issues related to regulation of utilities and energy.