Former TGS Baltic Counsel Kristina Laarmaa has joined KPMG Law in Estonia as Head of Public Procurement, Construction, Real Estate & Environment and Lauri Liivat has joined as Head of the firm's Corporate Transactions and Technology Sector Group.
KPMG Law reports that the firm increased its turnover by 70 percent last year, a figure it aims to sustain. According to the firm, "hence the need for additional partners."
Kristina Laarmaa began her career in 2002 as a lawyer at Paul Varul Attorneys-at-Law, and in 2007 joined Lawin (now Cobalt, in Estonia). In 2009 she moved to what is now TGS Baltic, where she eventually became Head of Public Procurement. According to KPMG Law, "Kristina is among the leading public procurement experts and has unrivaled experience in the IT, waste management, and public transport sectors. She has advised numerous clients on projects financed by the EU structural funds."
“Joining KPMG and sharing my public procurement, construction and litigation experience will be an exciting challenge for me,” said Laarmaa.
Lauri Liivat started his career at KPMG as a Tax Advisor back in 2002, and in 2004 he moved to Swedbank. In 2007 he joined Eversheds (now Eversheds Sutherland Ots & Co) in Tallinn, where he stayed until this move. According to KPMG Law, "during more than ten years he advised clients in over two hundred transactions in the field of M&A and corporate law." The firm reports that he "has experience in both international and local transactions and has advised not only real estate and technology companies but also start-ups."
“At KPMG, my primary focus will be on the technology sector and developing KPMG’s M&A practice,” stated Liivat.
“We have attracted two top experts, who will strengthen the team with additional competencies, new synergy, additional practice areas, and management resources,” said Risto Agur, Managing Partner at KPMG Law. “It’s no secret that we are taking on new partners because KPMG Law is growing rapidly. This has created the need for increasing the team and expanding the range of services offered.”
Karin Kaup, Partner and Head of Corporate, M&A and Employment & Immigration at KPMG Law, welcomed the new partners: “With two more leading experts on our successful team, we can increase our focus on the key sectors. By knowing the sector and its main players, we can provide our clients with even more comprehensive service in business, financial and legal matters."
With Laarmaa and Liivat, KPMG Law now has four partners in Estonia, five heads of practice areas, and 13 attorneys and lawyers.
