Dispute resolution

Sorainen

Sorainen continued to expand its litigation offering in 2022 and 2023, introducing a sanctions compliance practice, as well as assistance in defamation and reputation protection matters. Carri Ginter, who ‘has managed to form an excellent team of like-minded and ambitious legal professionals mirroring the professionalism of their team leader’, leads the group alongside Allar Jõks, Norman Aas and Maria Pihlak. Triin Toom is a go-to name in the team for corporate and financial disputes.

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Testimonials

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‘Sorainen has a variety of experts immediately at hand. No matter what troubles you, you will find help at Sorainen. Best law firm in Estonia for me.’
‘Carri Ginter is able to proactively think of out of the box solutions. These are however always supported by sound academic reasoning as Carri Ginter is also a professor at the University of Tartu law faculty. He has also managed to form an excellent team of like-minded and ambitious legal professionals mirroring the professionalism of their team leader.’
‘What I value is time and with Sorainen I feel that every penny is well invested. What I dislike is last-minute advice that does not leave me enough room for reviewing the documents. This is something never happens at Sorainen.’
‘Maria Pihlak was extremely helpful, pragmatic, and well prepared for every situation that we came across. We had full confidence in her abilities to bring this dispute to an amicable solution, which she did.’
‘The Sorainen dispute resolution team has extensive experience in large-scale disputes. They also have outstanding specialised knowledge in many fields of industry.’
‘Maria Pihlak is a stand-out partner from Sorainen's dispute resolution team. She a great strategic thinker, very hands-on and definitely a go-to attorney for complex civil litigation (including international arbitration). Raul Kartsep is a strong up-and-coming associate who is very responsive and has thorough knowledge of both procedural and substantive civil law. Kadri Härginen is another outstanding individual, who is extremely responsive and hands-on, an excellent strategic thinker and has vast experience and specialist knowledge in public procurement law.’
‘Very professional people. As a team they are able to offer the best possible solution.’
‘They understand the needs of the client. They are interested in the best possible solution. Staff are available for the client any time. They are very friendly.’

Key clients

Tallinn City Government
Estonian State
Lux Express
Škoda Transportation
Riigi Kinnisvara
M.V. Wool
Tallinn City Transportation
Elering
Enefit Power
Saaremaa Laevakompanii

Work highlights

Advised Tallinn City Government on a €67m public procurement process, as well as the related legal disputes.
Represented Saaremaa Laevakompanii in a dispute over the recovery of a €63m compromise agreement.
Represented Lux Express and other Estonian bus operators in a landmark dispute with the Estonian state related to the requirement to provide free transportation for preschool children and disabled individuals without compensation from the state.

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