Mag iur Martti Peetsalu > TGS Baltic > Tallinn, Estonia > Lawyer Profile
TGS Baltic Offices
ADMIRAL HOUSE
AHTRI 6A
10151 TALLINN
Estonia
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Mag iur Martti Peetsalu
Work Department
Dispute Resolution / Arbitration, Mediation & ADR / White Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations / Restructuring & Insolvency / Shareholders Disputes
Position
Martti Peetsalu has unique experience in shipping law as he has litigated several cases to the Supreme Court which have shaped the legal practice in Estonia (especially in ship arrest issues). His work and cases have considerably helped Estonia to gain reputation among creditors and financing banks to consider Estonia as a country with an efficient legal system and developed court practice in maritime law.
Martti has extensive experience in all the relevant sectors of the transport industry. He has acted in cases involving the liability of road carriers and freight forwarders, dealt with i.a. forced sales of the vessels, collisions, refinancing, cargo claims and advised clients in issues related to the carriage of goods and passengers by air. Over the years, Martti has gained unique experience in rail carriage and railway infrastructure charges.
He has successfully represented the clients in several Supreme Court cases on shareholders’ disputes that have substantially shaped the case law, i.a. division of companies, non-monetary contributions, pre-emption rights, recovery of dividends, board member’s liabilities and the transfer of shares.
Martti has supplemented his knowledge at Dabelstein & Passehl (Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein), a law firm specialising in the transport industry sector.
He is a member of the national revision committee on national defence law and co-author of the analyses on court procedures in a state of emergency.
Career
Since 2023 Partner, law firm TGS Baltic
2021-2023 Associate Partner, law firm TGS Baltic
2017-2021 Senior Associate, law firm TGS Baltic (formerly Varul)
2014–2017 Senior Associate, law firm Varul
2012 Intern, Law Firm Dabelstein & Passehl (Hamburg)
2008–2014 Senior Associate, law firm Glimstedt
2006–2008 Lawyer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Languages
Estonian, English, German, Russian
Memberships
2013 Estonian Association of Young Lawyers
2010 Estonian Bar Association
Education
2009 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, MA
2006 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, BA
2005 University of Rostock (Student Exchange Program)
Lawyer Rankings
Estonia > Shipping and transport
(Next Generation Partners)TGS Baltic assists clients with a range of transport matters, from aviation to shipping, utilising its ‘comprehensive knowledge of maritime law‘ and international contacts to assist foreign transport companies. Practice head Martti Peetsalu is integral to the group’s work and is a well-known litigator with a history of representing clients in the Supreme Court in transport matters. Triin Kaurov‘s multidisciplinary approach is also instrumental to the team’s success in a range of mandates.
Estonia > Dispute resolution
Overseeing the dispute resolution practice at TGS Baltic are Paul Varul, a ‘senior academic whose presence in the team makes a lot of difference‘, alongside Martti Peetsalu and Chirag Mody. The group ‘is backed up by very talented senior associate‘ Kedli Anvelt, who has strong knowledge of the financial services industry. The diverse work covered by the practice includes civil disputes, an area of expertise for Varul, who displays an ‘immense knowledge of European civil law‘. Indrek Leppik, Indrek Kukk, Priit Lätt and Erki Fels were new arrivals following the firm’s merger with PwC Legal.
Lawyer Rankings
- Shipping and transport Estonia
- Dispute resolution Estonia
- Next Generation Partners Estonia > Shipping and transport