Maivi Ots is the founder and Managing Partner of the firm and heads the Complex Transactions practice.
Her work focuses on high‑value mergers and acquisitions, financing matters and business restructuring in pre‑insolvency scenarios. She has significant experience in navigating multifaceted and often sensitive commercial situations that require cross‑disciplinary legal insight and strategic judgment.
Maivi has advised on more than a thousand complex and strategically important domestic and cross‑border matters, including major transactions with values reaching hundreds of millions of euros.
She has acted for a wide range of clients—from local entrepreneurs to international corporate groups and investment funds—and is recognised for her ability to guide clients through challenging governance, financial and operational environments. Many of her client relationships have continued for more than two decades.
Her practice also extends to advising on day‑to‑day corporate matters, governance issues and the long‑term organisation of business leadership, including generational succession planning.
She is a certified Nasdaq Baltic First North Adviser.
Maivi’s expertise has been consistently recognised by leading independent legal directories, including Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.
Chambers Global and Chambers Europe have ranked her as a top expert in corporate and commercial law, real estate, and banking and finance every year since 2007.
The Legal 500 has awarded her Hall of Fame status, acknowledging her longstanding excellence and market‑leading reputation.
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Maivi’s comprehensive competence has been recognized by independent international publications:
- Chambers Global 2026 and Chambers Europe 2026 in Corporate/Commercial and Real Estate
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Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Hall of Fame in Commercial, Corporate and M&A, and Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Client feedback
"She is an extremely sharp and pragmatic lawyer who always delivers exceptional value."
Chambers and Partners
"Maivi Ots thinks out of the box to get the acquisition done."
Chambers and Partners
"Maivi leads a very efficient team. She is responsive and able to provide solutions to our needs."
Chambers and Partners
"Her most valuable asset is her ability to find solutions in tricky areas. We use her for tricky work, she always gives 100% and we know she will."
Legal500
"Maivi Ots is the best negotiator I know."
Legal500
- Member of the Ethics and Methodology Committee of the Estonian Bar Association
- Member of the International Bar Association
- 2006 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, MA
- 1997 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, BA (cum laude)