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Mag iur Sander Kärson
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions / Healthcare & Life Sciences / Private Equity & Venture Capital / Corporate Law / Real Estate Transactions / Commercial Law / Shareholders Disputes / Personal Data Protection and Privacy
Position
Sander Kärson, Managing Partner and a Co-Head of the M&A practice, is involved in most of the firm’s transactional work, while his special focus is on IT and pharmaceuticals. In addition to transactional work, he often advises both local and foreign investors regarding their cross-border operations.
Sander is a member of the Ministry of Justice’s corporate law audit committee that has been set up to review all legislation regulating the corporate/commercial field. Also, he co-authored the suretyship and guarantee sections’ commentaries on the General Part of the Law of Obligations Act. He teaches contract law, company law and M&A at the University of Tartu, the main legal education provider in Estonia.
Career
Since 2020 Managing Partner (Estonia), law firm TGS Baltic
2018 Partner, law firm TGS Baltic
2017–2018 Associate Partner, law firm TGS Baltic (formerly Varul)
2016–2017 Associate Partner, law firm Varul
2013–2016 Senior Associate, law firm Varul
2011–2012 Associate, law firm Raidla Ellex
2011 Associate, law firm Sorainen
2009–2010 Associate, law firm Glimstedt
2007–2009 Junior Associate, law firm Glimstedt
Since 2007 Supervisor of Seminars, Institute of Private Law, University of Tartu
2006–2007 Advisor, Ministry of Justice, Legislative Policy Department, Private Law Division
2006 Intern, law firm Glimstedt
2006 Intern, Estonian Ministry of Justice
2006 Intern, law firm Glikman, Alvin & Partnerid
Languages
Estonian, English, German
Memberships
2009 Estonian Bar Association
Education
Since 2009 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, pursuing PhD
2010 International Summer University “Summer Course on Mergers & Acquisitions”, School of Tax and Business Law, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany)
2008 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, MA
2005 Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Erasmus Student Exchange Program)
2004 University of Salzburg, summer program on private international law
2004 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, BA
2001–2002 Estonian Business School, Public Administration
Lawyer Rankings
Estonia > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)TGS Baltic‘s corporate and M&A team is jointly led by Sander Kärson, Kadri Kallas and Leonid Tolstov, who is highlighted as ‘strong in the field of corporate matters‘. Beyond its corporate law expertise, the group is also well versed in handling multidisciplinary matters. Among the group’s impressive client base are start-up investors and start-ups, which the group advises on various everyday corporate issues, as well as many private equity investment matters. Indrek Ergma and Karin Marosov were new arrivals in early 2024 following the firm’s merger with PwC Legal.