Mr Paul Künnap > Sorainen > Tallinn, Estonia > Lawyer Profile
Sorainen Offices
Rotermanni 6,
10111
Estonia
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Mr Paul Künnap
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)–
Sorainen‘s team ‘stands out for its exceptional knowledge of the field and client-oriented approach‘. It assists clients across the full cycle of cross-border real estate transactions, benefiting from a ‘specialised knowhow and a high level of seniority in the team’. Senior partners include experienced practitioners Paul Künnap and Piret Jesse, who head the team and both work on complex, international real estate and construction matters regularly. Elsewhere, senior associate Triin Ploomipuu is well versed in property transactions.
Estonia > Tax
(Leading partners)–
Sorainen‘s tax team is ‘large enough to handle every legal aspect’ while ‘maintaining the flexibility of a smaller firm’. The department is equipped to assist across the gamut of tax matters, including taxation due diligence and transfer pricing services. ‘Very skilled and experienced lawyer‘ Paul Künnap is a name to note in the team, which is led by Kaido Künnapas, who utilises his ‘academic background to help him to advise clients on a wide range of issues‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Estonia > Real estate and construction
- Leading partners Estonia > Tax
- Real estate and construction Estonia
- Tax Estonia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Fintech
- IP, IT and telecoms
- Real estate and construction
- Shipping and transport
- Tax