Law Firm TEGOS (Formerly TGS Baltic)

Arbitration / Mediation / Dispute Resolution / Commercial Litigation / Insolvency & Restructuring

A civil and cross-border disputes expert, Chirag Mody specialises in arbitration, litigation, and complex matters such as board liability, construction, finance, tech, libel, and bankruptcy.

Known for his deep legal insight and business-first mindset, he is regularly praised by clients as a “stellar litigator” with “exceptional acumen” (Legal 500).

He has acted in major proceedings before domestic and international courts and arbitration panels, and often serves as an arbitrator himself. A respected academic, Chirag has taught civil procedure, contract law, and legal argumentation at the University of  Tartu for over a decade. He has also been honoured in prestigious international moot court competitions, including Telders and Vis Moot.

Since 2023 Partner, law firm TEGOS (formerly TGS Baltic)

2021-2023 Associate Partner

Since 2020 Lecturer of Civil Procedure, University of Tartu

Since 2019 Lecturer of an Advanced Course in Contract Law, University of Tartu

2018-2021 Senior Associate, law firm TGS Baltic

2018 Senior Associate, law firm Ellex Raidla (Ellex Raidla and Primus merged in 2018)

2014–2018 Senior Associate, law firm Primus

2012–2014 Lawyer, law firm Primus

2011–2017 Lecturer for courses covering the General Part of the Law of Obligations, Contract Law and an Introduction to Research Methodology, and Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing, University of Tartu

2008 Intern, law firm Sorainen

2007 Intern, Department for Economic Crimes, Northern District Prosecutor's Office

2014 Estonian Bar Association

2011 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, MA

2008 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, BA