Sorainen

Dispute Resolution & Risk Management, Insolvency & Restructuring

Senior Associate

As an Senior Associate with the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Risk Management practice, Piret Schasmin specialises in complex civil and public law disputes. Knowledge of different areas of law, effective project management, thoroughness and cooperation are key elements in promoting clients’ success.

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. Piret has been responsible for leading large fraud and management liability cases amounting to a total value of over EUR 40 million. These matters have involved claims against former management and employees and have led to several criminal investigations.

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗨 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀. Before joining Sorainen, Piret worked in the public sector, where she drafted policy and legislation in the following fields: product safety (consumer products), EU product rules (toys, pyrotechnic products, and explosives), market surveillance, standardisation and handling dangerous substances. Piret also worked at the Permanent Representation of Estonia to the European Union (in Brussels) as a counsellor for economic affairs and participated in the EU policy-making process as a representative of Estonia. Understanding the political, institutional and regulatory framework has been a key to making clients’ voice successfully heard in the policy-making process.

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. Piret Schasmin has advised public authorities in diverse areas of law, mainly drafting new legislative proposals and internal procedural rules and helping to interpret legislation. In addition, she has trained public authorities on market surveillance regulation.

𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗹𝗮𝘄. Piret has written an academic thesis and several articles on EU law. Topics include options arising under EU law for review of final judgments and administrative decisions as well as admissibility of electronic communication data retention.

𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Before undertaking law studies, she was awarded a bachelor’s degree (BA) in State and Politics by the University of Tartu and a master´s degree (MA) in Public Administration by Tallinn University of Technology.

Estonian, English

Estonian Bar Association

University of Tartu, Estonia (MA in Law)

Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia (MA in Public Administration)

University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in Law)

University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in State and Politics)