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Practice areas:

Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Commercial Property, Competition, Taxation, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Law

Career:

• 2001 partner at TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE
• 1996 attorney at TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE

Education:

• 1997 University of Connecticut, USA (LL.M. Edmund S. Muskie Scholarship)
• 1996 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (B.A. cum laude)
• 1995 Academy of American and International Law, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, USA

Publications:

has published several articles about international taxation, securities and corporate law, including

• compiler of the book "Mergers and Acquisitions - from Preparation to Closing", 2011
• co-author of the book "Dispute Resolution", 2009 
• co-author of the book „Regulation of relations between owners of „growth companies“. Kasvuettevõtted, 2008
• compiler of the book “Mergers and Acquisitions: An Alternative to Organic Business Growth”, 2007
• compiler of the first ever Estonian language book on legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions

M&A newsletter, January 2013 - January 2013
M&A newsletter, March 2011 - March 2011

Membership:

• 2000 International Bar Association
• 2000 Southwestern Legal Foundation Alumni Association
• 1996 Estonian Bar Association
• 1997 University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

• „TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE boasts strong names in both finance and M&A, with young but experienced partners Hannes Vallikivi and Risto Vahimets the driving forces behind the firm.“ (IFLR1000, 2010 edition)
• „The firm‘s technical abilities in finance have put it at the forefront on financial regulatory work. Risto Vahimets is an essential part of the firm‘s M&A team, and has pleased clients on transactions. „Our bankers went out to meet him and he worked excellently with them. He understood English law very well,“ says one.“ (IFLR1000, 2009 edition)
• "Clients and peers praise partner Risto Vahimets' work on M&A and real estate." (Chambers Europe, 2011 edition)
• "According to sources, practice co-head Risto Vahimets "understands the reality of business. He knows how to walk the line between risk management and commercial success." " (Chambers Global, 2012 edition)

Languages:

Estonian, English, Finnish, Russian