Vaido Põldoja, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Vaido Põldoja works with firms in various sectors advising and representing them on all aspects of competition law. His work experience includes representing a telecoms operator in an action for damages; a global pharmaceuticals company in negotiating a distribution agreement; and an infrastructure company in criminal proceedings concerning anticompetitive agreements. He is also experienced in preparing instructions for police and government officers requiring entry to premises, and general compliance manuals.
Vaido Põldoja has considerable expertise in advising clients on taxation matters, particularly those pertaining to corporation, international and VAT taxation.
In addition to advising and representing clients, Vaido Põldoja has published a series of articles and conducted seminars on competition and tax law. He was also an Estonian national rapporteur during the preparation of an EU-27 State Aid study for the European Commission in conjunction with Lovells, and contributes regularly to e-Competitions, a database of national competition case law established by the Paris Institute of Competition Law.
‘Legal 500’ 2009 ranks Vaido Põldoja as “very competent” in the field of EU & competition and is listed as a recommended tax practitioner by ‘The Tax Directors Handbook 2010’.
Career2009 to date Senior Associate, Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas
2009 Senior Associate, Advokaadibüroo Paul Varul
2006 European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, Unit B3: Implementation of Regulatory Framework of Electronic Communications Law (trainee)
2003 Associate, Advokaadibüroo Paul Varul
2002 Lawyer, Advokaadibüroo Paul Varul
Education2005 Stockholm University, Faculty of Law, LL.M. (EU Law)
2002 University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law (exchange student)
2002 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, B.A.
MembershipsEstonian Bar Association since 2003
LanguagesEstonian
English
Swedish
Finnish
Russian
Publications