TGS Baltic is a popular choice among major companies and financial institutions in Estonia. Practice head Helmut Pikmets has appeared in cases in the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court of Estonia. Pikmets is ably supported by senior associates Sergei Jegorov and Dmitri Teplõhh, who act in a range of tax disputes, a key area of focus for the team, which is able to handle a large volume of cases in tax law. Teplõhh is also able to handle white-collar crime disputes related to tax law.

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Key clients

  • Luminor
  • Tallink Group
  • Swedbank
  • Imatra Elekter
  • Baltic Ground Services
  • HKScan
  • Metrosystem
  • Euroapteek
  • ESTIKO
  • Circle K
  • Sanofi
  • Møller Eiendom group
  • Proplastik
  • TBD-Biodiscovery
  • Invego
  • Endover
  • MAXIMA Estonia
  • EstHus

Work highlights

  • Represented Metrosystem in the administrative court against the Tax Board in connection with the taxation of buying up used pallets.
  • Advised Estonian energy company Bioforce in setting up a joint venture with HKScan for building and operating a biomethane factory.
  • Advised a cybersecurity expert on the sale of 100% shares in SM7 Software (SpiderFoot).

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Helmut Pikmets

Other key lawyers

Sergei Jegorov, Dmitri Teplõhh