Jüri Raidla

Jüri Raidla is an Estonian lawyer, founder and senior partner of law firm Ellex Raidla. He served as the first Estonian Minister of Justice from 1990 to 1992.

Career

1980 was educated at the University of Tartu, 1987 at University of St. Petersburg, Ph.D. and 1992 at post-doctorate program at Lund University.
1981–1988 Legal counsel of various agricultural companies, 1989 Chairman of the District Council in Pärnu. From 3 April 1990 to 30 January 1992 he was the Estonian Minister of Justice. 1992–1993 Managing Director of Estonian Banking Association. He is the founder and senior partner of Ellex Raidla. Law Practice – General Commercial & Contract, Constitutional Law & Government Relations, Property Law, Construction & Real Estate Development.
Jüri Raidla has published a substantial number of articles, overviews and reports on various topics of Estonian law, and has spoken on a substantial number of domestic and international conferences on issues related to Estonian constitution, regaining Estonian independence, property reform, corporate governance. Raidla speaks Estonian, English, and Russian.

Jüri Raidla, Rein Lang. "Estonia: Europe's Delaware?" – The European Lawyer, Issue 71/ September 2007
"The Baltic Legal Infrastructure – Fit for Business." – Defensor Legis, 2004;
"The War of Laws." – European Lawyer, 2003;
Jüri Raidla, Ants Nõmper. "The Estonian Genome Project and the Human Gene Research Act." – Baltic Yearbook of International Law, 2002, Vol 2, pages 51–69;
"Obligations Arising from Causing Damages by Motor Vehicles." – Olion, 1990.