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Practice areas:

Corporate and Commercial, Employment and Immigration Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Maritime and Transportation, Trademarks, IP, IT and Telecom

Career:

• 2002 partner at TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE
• 1996 attorney at TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE
• 1994-1995 officer of the Legal Department of Tartu Municipal Government
• 1993-1994 Estonian Ministry of Justice, member of the commission drafting the new Civil Code of Estonia

Education:

• 1996 The College of William and Mary, VA., USA (LL.M.)
• 1995 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (B.A.)
• 1996 internship at a law office in Washington D.C., USA
• 1994 internship at a Law office in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1993-1994 several summer schools in Uppsala, Stockholm and Oslo University

Publications:

has published several articles on corporate law, employment law and constitutional Law, including

• compiler of the book „Employment Law. Samples and Commentaries“, September 2009

Membership:

• 1996 Estonian Bar Association

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

Chambers Europe 2010

• Employment: Toomas Taube has impressive experience in labour law and advises both employers and employees on litigious and non-contentious matters. Market sources comment: "He is very knowledgeable and one of the top lawyers in this area."

Legal 500 2010

• Corporate and M&A: Toomas Taube is ‘easy to communicate with’, being ‘one of the best corporate law advisers in Estonia’.
• IP, IT: Toomas Taube garners ‘very good opinions; very professional, easy to
work with’.
• Shipping & Transport: Toomas Taube is the main contact whether working with P&I Clubs, in litigation concerning the biggest oil tanker pollution incident in Estonia, or on ship arrests.

World Trademark Review 1000

• „Toomas Taube of TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE maintains an extremely broad practice, although interviewees strongly recommend him in the trademarks area. He is known in IP circles primarily for his expert handling of trademark infringement disputes.“

Languages:

Estonian, English