Veiko Vaske, a senior associate, has been practicing law since 2002. He has been working in the field of public procurement since 2003 and is considered one of the leading experts on public procurement law in Estonia.

From 2003 to 2007, Veiko worked at the Ministry of Finance where he mainly concentrated on matters of Estonian public procurement legislation and relevant policy making. He is the principal author of draft legislation for the Public Procurement Act which entered into force in 2007. Additionally he has participated in drafting and processing various legislative acts in the field of economic law. As a representative of Estonia, Veiko participated in the decision making process and drafting of European Union public procurement directives and remedies directives. Later he was a member of an expert committee established to amend the Estonian Public Procurement Act.

Prior to joining SORAINEN, Veiko worked for five years as an appointed member of the first composition of the Public Procurement Appeals Committee. Over five years he solved more than 200 public procurement appeals and requests for compensation. He repeatedly and successfully represented the state in administrative proceedings in appeals against decisions of the Public Procurement Appeals Committee. With regard to procurement appeals Veiko has gained extensive experience in implementation of tax, environmental and construction law, and several other fields of public law.

As a member of the supervisory board and audit committee Veiko has participated in management and privatisation of state owned enterprises. As a representative of the Ministry of Finance he has been a member of the Estonian market supervision council. During his university studies Veiko participated in a free legal aid programme and represented clients in court proceedings. He also worked as an intern at a real estate company and a law firm.

Veiko is a recognised seminar and training speaker. He has lectured on training courses for judges and attorneys and has taught courses for many government agencies as well as entrepreneurs. He is also a procurement law lecturer at Tallinn School of Economics. Veiko has published various articles on public procurement and is a co-author of an International Handbook of Public Procurement by a publishing house belonging to the well-known Taylor & Francis Group, and of Guidelines on Public Procurement issued by the Estonian Ministry of Finance.

University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in Law / officially equivalent to MA)
University of Tartu, Estonia (MA in public administration, unfinished degree)
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia (Macroeconomics course)

Estonian Bar Association