WALLESS‘ tax team operates in a pan-Baltic manner across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and has grown since the firm’s merger with FORT in 2024, particularly with the addition of Ivo Vanasaun. Practice head Rolan Jankelevitsh, an international tax law expert, continues to be involved in assisting Ukrainian companies with certain tax exemptions since the Russian invasion in 2022. Elsewhere, Priit Raudsepp, who is praised for his ’good business understanding‘ by one client, has a strength in international tax planning, assisting a range of international companies in this arena.
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- ‘Priit Raudsepp has excellent experience, fast response times, a good business understanding and a very effective style.'
Key clients
- HeidelbergCement
- Turnit
- Nortal group
- Fort Aero
- éolane group
- Estonian Association of Media Enterprises
- Airbnb
- Kapitel
Work highlights
- Advised Milstrand on a complex dispute with the tax authority over loss of stock from an excise warehouse.
- Advised Kapital and Tristafan on the tax structuring of the acquisition of Viru Keskus shopping centre.
- Advised a leading Scandinavian bank on the tax implications of the acquisition of an Estonian licensed payment institution.
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Rolan Jankelevitsh
Practice head
Rolan Jankelevitsh
Other key lawyers
Elmer Muna; Priit Raudsepp; Ivo Vanasuan