Rolan Jankelevitsh > WALLESS > Tallinn, Estonia > Lawyer Profile

WALLESS
Liivalaia 45
Harjumaa, Estonia
10145
Estonia

Work Department

Startups and Fundraising; Tax Litigation; Tax Compliance; Tax Advisory; Customs; Private Wealth; Competition and Regulatory; Mergers and Acquisitions; Transport and Logistics Energy; Private Equity; Commercial; Compliance; Corporate Governance

Position

Partner

Career

  • Law firm DERLING PRIMUS (merged with WALLESS in 2020), Tallinn, Partner (2016-2020)
  • Law firm Tark Grunte Sutkiene, Tallinn, Partner (2007-2016)
  • Law firm LAWIN, Tallinn, Senior Associate (2002-2007)

Languages

Estonian, English, Russian

Education

  • Master of Laws in Advanced Studies in International Tax Law (cum laude), Leiden University, 2004
  • Bachelor of Laws (officially equivalent to MA), University of Tartu, 2002

Lawyer Rankings

Estonia > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Rolan JankelevitshWALLESS

At WALLESS, sector strengths include energy, infrastructure, real estate and telecoms. In addition, the group has particular experience in the financial services sector and has the ‘capabilities and capacity to handle any kind of finance and capital market transaction’. The team is overseen by Rolan Jankelevitsh, one of the many ‘creative lawyers and good negotiators’ in the practice. Toomas Taube is a standout team member for corporate advice; Margo Lemetti is an expert in reorganisation proceedings; and senior associate Kaisa Üksik works on many of the group’s large transactions. In early 2024, the practice gained the expertise of Minni-Triin Park, Kuldar-Jaan Torokoff and their team following the firm’s merger with FORT.

Estonia > Tax

(Leading individuals)

Rolan JankelevitshWALLESS

Notable work for WALLESS has included advising clients on tax structuring, as well as a range of other tax matters such as compliance. The ‘very experienced team‘ is highlighted for its ‘knowledge of tax regulations and practices’ and is also well known for its regulatory work. ‘Extremely experienced‘ practice head Rolan Jankelevitshpossesses a deep knowledge of Estonian tax regulations and practices‘, and Priit Raudsepp stands out for his international tax planning work.