Mag iur Peeter Viirsalu > TGS Baltic > Tallinn, Estonia > Lawyer Profile
TGS Baltic Offices
ADMIRAL HOUSE
AHTRI 6A
10151 TALLINN
Estonia
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Mag iur Peeter Viirsalu
Work Department
Intellectual Property / Dispute Resolution / Development & Regulatory / Real Estate Transactions / Restructuring & Insolvency
Position
Peeter Viirsalu specialises on insolvency, construction and real estate. In the field of insolvency, he primarily represents and advises bankruptcy trustees and creditors in initiating bankruptcy proceedings, participates in the work of bankruptcy committees and represents clients in bankruptcy disputes. He also advises clients on all areas of intellectual property, including copyright, trademark, licensing, industrial design and domain name usage.
He is an experienced litigator having represented and advised clients in several public interest civil law disputes that have shaped the Estonian legal landscape. He also has extensive experience in construction, commercial and contract law disputes.
Peeter has been involved in conducting several high-profile and complex legal audits; for instance, a large-scale legal audit for the SOE Eesti Energia, analysing the liabilities of the management board with regard to the Enefit280 shale oil plant; a legal and construction analysis for the Supervisory Board of the SOE Port of Tallinn regarding the lawfulness of the management board’s actions regarding the construction of berth No 17 at the Muuga container terminal, and a legal audit of the City of Tallinn on matters that are under investigation in the criminal case against the former mayor of Tallinn.
Peeter Viirsalu is the National Correspondent for INSOL Europe (Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals), the European Insolvency Regulation Case Register for Estonia. He has published articles on bankruptcy and reorganisation and given insolvency seminars to various companies, including Swedbank, Nordea Pank, SEB Pank, Enterprise Estonia and KredEx. He has been a lecturer at the University of Tartu since 2010.
Career
- Since 2020
- Partner, law firm TGS Baltic
- 2018–2020
- Associate Partner, law firm TGS Baltic
- 2017–2018
- Senior Associate, law firm TGS Baltic (formerly Varul)
- 2011–2017
- Senior Associate, law firm Varul
- 2007–2011
- Associate, law firm Varul
- 2006–2007
- Lawyer, law firm Varul
Languages
Estonian, English, Russian
Memberships
- 2014
- INSOL Europe
- 2007
- Estonian Bar Association
Education
- 2007
- University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, MA
- 2005
- University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, BA
Lawyer Rankings
Estonia > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)TGS Baltic‘s ‘very strong and versatile‘ team is well versed in a range of matters, from public contracts to construction disputes to real estate transactions. The highly regarded Peeter Viirsalu balances a broad workload and is proficient in contractual matters and disputes, among other areas, and Eva Arumets works on the full life cycle of real estate projects. The group was bolstered by the 2024 arrivals of Karin Marosov, Jana Tudelep and Ingeri-Helena Kakko following the firm’s merger with PwC Legal.
Estonia > IP, IT and telecoms
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 > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Estonia
- IP, IT and telecoms Estonia