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Dr. iur. Martin Käerdi is one of Estonia’s leading academics and practitioners handling issues related to civil and commercial law. As the Head of the Division of Private Law in the Ministry of Justice of Estonia, he was responsible for the drafting of a large number of the Estonian civil and commercial laws and implementing relevant EU legislation during the time that Estonia was preparing to join the EU. He is one of the principal authors of most of the core Estonian laws in the areas of civil and commercial law including the Commercial Code, Property Law, Law of Obligations Act (the Estonian Civil Code), and the Bankruptcy Act and Restructuring Act. Martin is also an Associate Professor of civil law at the University of Tartu.

2012 Estonian Bar Association

2005 Ministry of Justice, Member of the Expert Committee of Free Legal Profession and Insolvency Law

2005 University of Freiburg, Germany, Doctor of Law (Dr. iur.)

2002 University of Tartu, Estonia, Master of Laws (LL.M.)

2000 University of Tartu, Estonia, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), officially equivalent to MA