Former Counsel Maria Pihlak has been appointed a Partner with Sorainen.
Specializing in dispute resolution and arbitration, Pihlak has been with the firm since 2011, having first joined as an Associate. She was then promoted to Senior Associate in 2018 and to Counsel in 2022. She has a law degree from the University of Tartu and an LLM degree in international business & economic law from Georgetown University.
"In the international arbitration service, we see the opportunity to both advise Estonian capital in foreign investments and to expand beyond our home markets and explore the global market for legal services," Sorainen Estonia Country Managing Partner Kaupo Lepasepp commented. "For Maria and our international arbitration service, the destination is in sight and the journey has only just started. We will be hearing a lot more from them."