Ants Mailend, LL.M.
Partner
Ants Mailend specialises primarily in general corporate, intellectual property and competition law. He has a solid record of accomplishment in advising on banking operations and financial transactions. He has also been involved in various international corporate transactions.
Ants Mailend is a well-known litigator and has acted as an expert and arbitrator in the arbitration courts of Estonia and Finland. He has contributed to the drafting of several legal acts, including those on postal services, energy and competition. He is also a regular lecturer and contributes to various legal publications.
Ants Mailend is recognised as an expert in corporate, EU & competition and IP, IT and telecoms practices by ‘The Legal 500’ in 2009. He is also listed as a leading corporate and finance lawyer in Estonia by ‘European Legal Experts’ in 2009 and recognised by ‘Best Lawyers’ for his corporate and M&A practice.
Career2009 to date Partner, Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas
2004-2010 Member of Board of the Estonian Bar Association
1994-2009 Partner, Advokaadibüroo Paul Varul
Education1995 Amsterdam School of International Relations, LL.M. (EU business law)
1994 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, B.A.
1993 Amsterdam University, Faculty of Law, course on international law
MembershipsEstonian Bar Association since 1996
LanguagesEstonian
English
Finnish
Russian
Publications