Sorainen

Dispute Resolution & Risk Management

Senior Associate

As a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution & Risk Management team, Gerli Helene Gritsenko resolves various civil and administrative disputes. Gerli specialises primarily in intellectual property disputes and public procurement, but has also represented clients in numerous contract law disputes as well as visa and residence permit disputes.

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Gerli started at Sorainen as a trainee and worked as a lawyer during her university studies, gaining valuable experience in various legal fields. She has significant experience in both civil and administrative disputes. Her knowledge has been further enhanced by internships at the county court and the Supreme Court. Additionally, Gerli interned in Brussels in the office of Andrus Ansip, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market.

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆. Gerli is deeply interested in intellectual property law and have represented clients in numerous patent and trademark disputes. She also focused on intellectual property law in my academic work, writing a doctoral thesis that combines public procurement law and intellectual property law, specifically copyright.

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Besides intellectual property law, her other strong interest is public procurement. Gerli has advised clients on various public procurement issues and resolved procurement disputes. She has also contributed to the field through research – her master’s thesis focused on the intersection of public procurement law and competition law.

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿. Continuous self-development and skill enhancement are important to her. She also values passing on knowledge and skills to younger colleagues and has been teaching students at the University of Tartu since 2019, focusing on moot court competitions and civil law. She conducts contract law seminars and helps students prepare for moot court competitions. Gerli has coached the University of Tartu’s team for the Willem C. Vis Moot Court Competition for years and in 2022, law students voted her the most inspiring lecturer.

Estonian, English

Estonian Bar Association

Estonian Young Lawyers’ Association (board member)

Commercial Law Moot Court Association (board member)

University of Tartu (Doctor of Law – to be obtained)

University of Tartu, Estonia (MA in Law, cum laude)

University of Salzburg (Summer School, European private law)

Arbitration Academy, Paris, France (summer school, arbitration)

Aarhus University, Denmark (exchange student)

University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in Law)