Ellex

Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, EU, Competition and State Aid

Partner

Martin Mäesalu is a partner and heads the Estonian practice group for competition and state aid law. As a top specialist he has a wide range of experience in handling competition law and state aid related matters both nationally and on the EU level. This applies to issues that arise in day-to-day activities, transactions as well as in disputes. His experience includes advising clients in different sectors, including financial services, energy, trade, and IT.

In addition to competition and state aid related expertise, Martin also has extensive experience in advising companies on financial and banking regulatory issues.

He is one of the few attorneys in Estonia with international work experience in both law and business management. Martin has worked for an international strategy consultancy advising various technology companies, but has also worked for an international technology company advising their international restructuring activities.

2023 International Bar Association, IBA

2020 The European Competition Lawyers Forum (ECLF)

2019 Estonian Bar Association, Chairman of the Competition Law Committee

2013 Estonian Bar Association

2011 Bucerius Alumni Association

2011 Praxi WHU Alumni Association

2011 DAAD Alumni Association

2009 Estonian Moot Court Society

2002 Estonian Debating Society

2011 WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management / Bucerius Law School, Hamburg / Vallander, Germany Master of Law and Business (MLB)

2010 University of Tartu, Estonia Master of Laws (LL.M.), cum laude

2008 University of Tartu, Estonia Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), cum laude

2007 Salzburg Summer University, Austria European Contract Law Studies