Toomas Vaher is a partner and one of the most highly regarded experts on dispute resolution in Estonia, plus a long-standing board member and the former president of the Estonian Bar Association (2010–2013). Since 2013, he has served as an international board member of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI).
Over the years, Toomas has advised clients in a number of large and complex litigation and arbitration matters, mainly in the field of commercial law. He also acts as an arbitrator, both in domestic as well as in international arbitration proceedings. As a recognised expert and adviser in alternative dispute resolution, he was appointed by Estonia as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 and designated as a member of the ICSID Panels in 2017.
Toomas also serves on several commissions dealing with AML and sanction screening issues and has been involved in the drafting of relevant legal acts as well as regulations of the Bar Association.
1996
University of Tartu, Estonia
2017
ICSID Panel of Arbitrators
2016
Permanent Court of Arbitration
2004-2013, 2016
Estonian Bar Association
2010-2013
Estonian Bar Association
2006-2010, 2016
Council of Anti Money Laundering Advisory Committee of Market Participants
2013-2021
The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce
2013
International Bar Association (IBA)
2010-2013, 2022
Council of the Administration of Courts
2003-2004, 2013-2016
Estonian Bar Association
1997
Estonian Bar Association
2019
Estonia: International Arbitration 20192017
Juridica Abstract, 2, 71-812011
Austatud lugeja! (Dear reader!)
2011
Praktilisi tähelepanekuid tsiviilprotsessimisest (Practical Observations Regarding Civil Processing)
2008
Implementation of New Electronic Communications Framework in Estonia
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- Arbitration
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- Commercial and Transactional Disputes
- Constitutional and Administrative Proceedings
- Construction and Real Estate Disputes
- Directors and Officers Liability
- Foreign Investment Protection
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Insurance Disputes
- Professional Liability
- Shareholder Conflicts
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