Senior Statespeople
Provided by Paul Varul
Dispute Resolution / Arbitration / Mediation / Commercial Litigation / Insolvency & Restructuring
Paul Varul advises on all areas of private law, with deep expertise in insolvency and contract law, and has acted in numerous high-profile disputes, including international arbitration in Stockholm, London, and Washington.
He is also a respected arbitrator and expert witness in global proceedings.
Paul was a principal drafter of the Estonian Bankruptcy Act and chairs the Ministry of Justice’s Insolvency Law Expert Commission. A member of the International Insolvency Institute and INSOL Europe, he also co-authored the European Common Frame of Reference and led the drafting of Estonia’s Law of Obligations Act, Commercial Code, and Civil Code General Part as Chair of the Private Law Commission.
Since 2017 Senior Partner, law firm TEGOS (formerly TGS Baltic)
1994–2017 Senior Partner, law firm Varul
1995–1999 Minister of Justice of the Republic of Estonia
1992–2015 Civil Law Professor, University of Tartu
2011–2016 Leader of the Estonian work group of The Scandinavian/Baltic Network on Insolvency
2011 Founding Member of The European Law Institute
2008 INSOL-Europe and INSOL-International
2007 International Insolvency Institute
2006–2009 Compilation and Reduction Team for Common Frame of Reference, operating under the auspices of the European Commission
2006 Expert Commission in Insolvency Law within the Ministry of Justice
2003–2008 Study Group on European Civil Code
2002 Academy of European Private Lawyers
1999–2002 Chairman of the Expert Commission for the Law of Obligations Act and the General Part of the Civil Code Act
1994 Estonian Bar Association
1992–1999 Chairman of the Head Commission for the development of the Estonian Civil Code Act and Commercial Code
Provided by Chambers
Paul Varul is a notable name in Estonian disputes and highly regarded for his deep background in bankruptcy law. He additionally represents clients in public procurement and insurance disputes. He offers further experience in litigation in the financial and real estate sectors.