Anu Kirss

Employment Contracts & Advisory / Mergers & Acquisitions / Commercial Law / Corporate Law / Data Protection & Privacy

Anu Kirss is an experienced lawyer specialising in employment law, corporate law, data protection, and the energy sector.

With over 15 years of experience, Anu advises clients on both individual and collective employment relations, including management contracts, business secrets protection, and issues related to mergers, acquisitions, and company restructuring. She has represented clients in complex employment disputes and has been a member of the Employment Law Committee of the Estonian Bar Association since 2017.

Anu also has deep expertise in data protection and privacy law, guiding clients through General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, conducting audits, and delivering training.

In the energy sector, Anu has over 10 years of experience advising electricity, gas, and heat companies on energy market issues, price coordination procedures, and disputes with regulators. She has assisted clients with network operator service areas, cogeneration plants, wind farms, and renewable energy issues. Recently, Anu has advised several international gas companies on their activities in Estonia.

Since 2025 Counsel, law firm TEGOS (formerly TGS Baltic)

2017–2025 Senior Associate, law firm TGS Baltic (formerly Varul)

2008–2017 Senior Associate, law firm Varul

2004–2008 Associate, law firm Varul

2004 Lawyer, law firm Varul

2003 Lawyer, G4S Eesti

2002 Intern, District Court of Tartu

2002 Legal Assistant, Local Government of Otepää

2017 Employment Law Commission of Estonian Bar Association

2004 Estonian Bar Association