Elvira Tulvik

Summary

Elvira is an experienced Attorney at Law and her main areas of practice are administrative law and administrative court procedure, specialising in tax law and gambling law. Elvira represents clients in the state authorities and court. She advises clients on improving their business structure in terms of tax efficiency, minimising risks, complying with regulations, and communicating with partners and the state. Elvira advises on day-to-day operations as well as on major transactions, including business reorganisations.

Elvira has also an extensive experience in conducting research and speaking at seminars and conferences held in Estonian, Russian and English for both clients and colleagues, and publishing articles. She participates in various workgroups of consulting businesses, tax authorities, the Ministry of Finance, professional organisations and lobby groups.  Furthermore, Elvira is a key contributor for LexisNexis on Foreign Tax & Trade Briefs in Estonia.

Elvira’s previous professional experience includes practicing as an Attorney at Law at the leading regional business law firm and as a lawyer at the global consultancy firms Deloitte and KPMG as well as giving lectures at Tallinn Technical University.

Professional experience

Magnusson
Attorney at Law / Partner – 2016 – to date

KPMG Law
Attorney at Law – 2013 – 2016

Law Firm SORAINEN
Attorney at Law – 2010 – 2013

KPMG
Tax & Legal consultant – 2004 – 2010

Estonian Defence Forces
1999 – 2004

Education

• University of Tartu, Master of Laws
• University of Tartu, Master of Political Science
• United States Naval Academy, Bachelor of Nuclear Engineering

Bar admissions

• Member of the Estonian Bar Association
• Admitted in Estonia as attorney-at-law

Languages

• Estonian – native
• Russian – native
• English – fluent

Professional memberships

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)

Positions of trust

• Member of the Advisory Board of Tech Nordic Advocates
• Member of Board and Member of Taxation Committee at the Estonian Service Industry Association

Awards and rankings

International Tax Review practitioner ratings 2023: highly regarded practitioner in Estonia for general corporate tax.

Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2022: shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year in Tax and in Technology.

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2022
Recommended for Tax and IP, IT and Telecoms in Estonia

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2021
Recommended for Tax and IP, IT and Telecoms in Estonia

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020
Recommended for Tax and IP, IT and Telecoms in Estonia

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2019
Recommended for Tax and IP, IT and Telecoms in Estonia

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2018
Recommended for Tax and IP, IT and Telecoms in Estonia

World Tax 2018
Recognized for Tax in The Baltic States

Recent experience highlights

Magnusson advised World Bank’s 20 million Euro investment in Bolt.

Magnusson advised Saint Gobain Eesti on the sale of Baltiklaas to Barrus.

Magnusson is acting as the legal counsel for OmniMatrix (provider of virtual currency exchange services, payment solutions and online gaming services in several European jurisdictions) for all their activities in Estonia and Lithuania.

Magnusson is assisting the large German intercity bus transport group FlixBus with expanding its operations into the Estonian market.

Magnusson advises the leading e-commerce company for beauty products in Estonia MyLook on payment processing, provision of credit, data security, intellectual property, marketing and compliance.

Publications

The Tokenizer: The current status of the token economy and the tokenization industry in Estonia.

CEE Legal Matters: The Startup Environment in Estonia: an Estonian Round Table.

Estonian chapter of The Legal 500 (Legalease): TMT Country Comparative Guide on Technology 2020.

Estonian chapter of Burges Salmon’s report: UK and European perspective on the regulation of cryptoassets 2020.