Sorainen

Sorainen

Paul Künnap

Partner

M. +372 56 656 595
T. +372 6 400 917
paul.kunnap@sorainen.com

Language

Estonian, English, Finnish, Swedish

Services

Corporate and M&A
Real Estate & Construction
Tax

Sectors

Finance & Insurance
Real Estate & Construction
Startups

Country

Estonia

About me

As head of the firm’s Real Estate & Construction practice in Estonia, I also have an extensive background in handling M&A and tax cases. I am deeply interested in developments taking place in society and seek to make Estonia an increasingly favourable environment for business. I expect that the government should trust its people and in legislation follow the principle that laws are made primarily for decent citizens.

Professional highlights

Building up the country. Having been with the firm since 1998, I have closely followed the development of the region’s real estate market. I most enjoy working on projects that seek to lay foundation to new things, such as forward-looking real estate and development projects.

Advising monumental deals. I have been involved in several landmark deals such as advising Citycon during the acquisition of the Kristiine Shopping Centre. This 100 million euro-plus transaction remains Estonia’s second largest real estate M&A deal to date. Another exciting project is advising the FinEst Bay Area project, which aims to build a tunnel uniting Estonia and Finland.

Finnish expert. Having studied and practised law in Finland, I also have comprehensive understanding of Finnish laws and how things are done in Finland. I have conducted transactions in Finland, and also have plenty of experience communicating with the Finnish Tax Administration on behalf of Estonian companies.

Heading office in Helsinki. For five years, from 2000-2005, I headed Sorainen’s Finnish office to act as liaison between the two countries.

Academic background

  • Concordia International University, Estonia (BA in Law / officially equivalent to MA)

I am a member of

  • Estonian Bar Association

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