Mr Priit Lätt > TGS Baltic > Tallinn, Estonia > Lawyer Profile
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ADMIRAL HOUSE
AHTRI 6A
10151 TALLINN
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Mr Priit Lätt
Work Department
Tax Advice & Taxation Disputes / Intellectual Property / Public Procurement
Position
Priit is a renowned specialist in IP, IT (including the internet of things and cryptocurrencies), tax and public procurement law, representing and advising Estonian and international companies and public institutions. Priit also has significant experience in representing clients in disputes which have created precedents at the Supreme Court, including the constitutional review chamber. Among other things, Priit has represented a client in Estonia’s biggest software dispute and in Estonia’s first bitcoin-related legal regulation lawsuit. Priit also successfully represented a client in a trademark dispute, in which the Supreme Court declared several important provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, and Government Regulations that established limits to legal expenses in civil disputes, as invalid and unconstitutional.
Priit participated as the only attorney in a public and private sector work group, which for the first time in Estonia developed a recommended standard contract for the public procurement of software development. Priit has given many presentations at seminars and conferences, and has published articles on several legal issues. He is also a lecturer in the IT law training program at the University of Tartu on the subject of IT contracts.
The Tax Directors Handbook has included Priit Lätt in the top 250 tax attorneys in the world since 2009.
The Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers has recognised Priit Lätt as one of the world’s leading tax advisers.
Priit is a founder and board member in numerous professional associations (e.g the Internet of Things and Estonian Cryptocurrency Association). He is also a member of the IP/IT commission of the Estonian Bar Association.
Languages
Estonian, Russian, English
Lawyer Rankings
Estonia > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)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.
Estonia > IP, IT and telecoms
(Leading individuals)TGS Baltic ‘always delivers the result quickly‘. The firm has a particular focus on data protection, and also fields a team of ‘excellent IP law specialists‘ including senior associate Silvia Urgas, who is often involved in IP disputes. Peeter Viirsalu is also well versed in disputes, in addition to working with clients on matters connected to distressed assets. Priit Lätt joined as head of the IP and IT department in early 2024 following the firm’s merger with PwC Legal. Mari-Liis Orav left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Estonia > IP, IT and telecoms
- Leading individuals Estonia > Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution Estonia
- IP, IT and telecoms Estonia