We provide legal counsel to companies throughout their entire life cycle, from establishment to dispute resolution with clients and tax authorities, as well as handling criminal and bankruptcy proceedings and everything in between.
Do you want to order a new roof for your warehouse or negotiate rental terms with a broker? To avoid misunderstandings later, it’s wise to agree on the terms during negotiations and ensure they are documented in writing. Involving an expert helps ensure the contract terms are fair and not detrimental to you in the future. When concluding contracts, we help ensure that the terms will be beneficial in the event of a possible lawsuit and that the court will not later deem them unreasonably restrictive or void for any other reason. It’s more sensible, less stressful, and always more cost-effective to draft a contract that prevents disputes from arising in the first place.
If the main contractor has not paid part of the fee, or if the contractor has performed poor work, it is always wise to first attempt to negotiate with the partner directly. However, if this does not succeed within a reasonable time frame, it is important to seek legal assistance to avoid missing deadlines, such as those for reporting a deficiency. We assist throughout the entire process, always looking at the matter from a broader perspective than just obtaining a suitable court decision. First, we assess whether it is even possible to recover compensation from the partner, and if it would be more cost-effective or reasonable to address the dispute in bankruptcy proceedings. If necessary, we will prepare and submit a notice to terminate the contract and, if a satisfactory compromise is not reached, we will file a carefully considered lawsuit in court.
Perhaps you are involved in a business related to procurement, or maybe you are a construction entrepreneur whose partners are constantly changing. In both cases, it’s possible that one day investigators may associate your activities with those of your business partner. Driven by this assumption, they might come to search both your company premises and your home. If you find yourself in such a situation, you need a lawyer experienced in handling complex professional crimes. Attorney Mihkel Gaver has worked on professional crimes both as an investigator with the Central Criminal Police and as an attorney. Therefore, he is highly qualified to handle a wide range of criminal cases.
If desired, we can assist in establishing a company in Estonia, abroad, or even in an exotic offshore jurisdiction. If needed, we can handle all of this in our own name. Should you prefer to keep your involvement in the company confidential from business partners or the public, we have solutions for that as well. Of course, we can also help with formalizing all legal aspects of running the company, from recording minutes of general meetings to transforming it into a foreign entity.
If the business environment has made it impossible to continue in its current form and you wish to leave some of the burden behind, you may want to avoid transferring the company and its obligations. We will help you find a way to restructure your business so that the old obligations are left behind. We will assess the situation and risks, and, if necessary, carry out procedures such as liquidation, merger, or division.
If the circumstances have worsened, we help assess the risks and shape the situation to minimize potential losses in the event of bankruptcy. If the situation permits, we also handle reorganization proceedings. Attorney Mihkel Gaver also serves as a bankruptcy trustee and reorganization advisor, which allows us to incorporate cross-disciplinary insights to find the best solution.
We help assess the tax liability associated with the transaction and assist you if the authorities are already involved and, for example, seek to transfer the company's tax liability to the board member.
We assist employees if their employer has failed to pay their salary or if an authority has issued an incorrect pension notice, resulting in an unfair pension payment. We also help employers when issues with employees arise that require a legal approach.