Mr Paul Künnap > Sorainen > Tallinn, Estonia > Lawyer Profile

Sorainen
Rotermanni 6,
10111
Estonia
Paul Künnap photo

Work Department

M&A and Private Equity, Real Estate & Construction, Tax

Position

Partner, head of Real Estate & Construction and Tax & Customs in Estonia.

Career

As head of the firm’s Real Estate & Construction practice in Estonia, Paul Künnap also has an extensive background in handling M&A and tax cases. He is deeply interested in developments taking place in society and seek to make Estonia an increasingly favourable environment for business. He expect that the government should trust its people and in legislation follow the principle that laws are made primarily for decent citizens.

Building up the country. Having been with the firm since 1998, Paul has closely followed the development of the region’s real estate market. He most enjoys working on projects that seek to lay foundation to new things, such as forward-looking real estate and development projects.

Advising monumental deals. Paul has been involved in several landmark deals such as advising Citycon during the acquisition of the Kristiine Shopping Centre. This 100 million euro-plus transaction remains Estonia’s second largest real estate M&A deal to date. Another exciting project is advising the FinEst Bay Area project, which aims to build a tunnel uniting Estonia and Finland.

Finnish expert. Having studied and practised law in Finland, Paul Künnap also has comprehensive understanding of Finnish laws and how things are done in Finland. He has conducted transactions in Finland, and also has plenty of experience communicating with the Finnish Tax Administration on behalf of Estonian companies.

Heading office in Helsinki. For five years, from 2000-2005, Paul headed Sorainen’s Finnish office to act as liaison between the two countries.

Languages

Estonian, English, Finnish, Swedish

Memberships

Estonian Bar Association

Education

Concordia International University, Estonia (BA in Law / officially equivalent to MA)

Lawyer Rankings

Estonia > Real estate and construction

(Leading partners)

Paul Künnap

Sorainen

Sorainen houses a ‘very wide range of specialists‘ in real estate law who have strong connections with local and state authorities, which is beneficial to clients in real estate matters involving negotiations with public authorities in Estonia. Infrastructure law expert Paul Künnap and Piret Jesse head up the team, the latter of whose mediation expertise is useful for real estate disputes. Sandra Mikli‘s planning law expertise leaves her well placed to assist clients with the planning law elements of construction projects. Triin Ploomipuu is experienced in property-related transactions.

Estonia > Tax

(Leading partners)

Paul Künnap

Sorainen

Commended for its ‘proactivity and good communication‘, Sorainen has a strong track record of working on precedent-setting VAT matters such as acting in the first major case in Estonia to address the VAT and income tax specificities of a cryptocurrency platform. The group has strong relationships with the relevant tax authorities in Estonia. Practice head Kaido Künnapas, a go-to contact for start-ups, is well supported by Paul Künnap, who is well versed in both Finnish and Estonia tax regulation, Kärt Anna Maire Kelder and Verner Slim.