Risto Vahimets

Background

Vahimets, Risto was born on March 8, 1974 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Education

University of Tartu (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1996). Academy of American and International Law, Southwestern Legal Foundation (1995). University of Connecticut School of Law (Master of Laws, 1997).

Spoken languages: Estonian, English and Finnish.

Career

Worked at Law Office Tark & Company. Admitted to the bar, 1996, Estonia. Scholarships: Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1995.

Edmund Muskie Fellow, University of Connecticut, Master of Laws Member: Southwestern Legal Foundation Alumni Association.

Member: Estonian Bar Association. Tark & Company, an internationally oriented law firm acts for foreign and domestic clients.

The firm offers a comprehensive range of legal services including: Antitrust, Banking Law, Corporate Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Privatization, Project Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trade Law, Bankruptcy and Workouts, Litigation and Arbitration. The firm has also a broadly-based practice for offering legal services to foreign banks.

Achievements

• Risto Vahimets has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Southwestern Legal Foundation Alumni Association. Member: Estonian Bar Association.