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Heili Haabu

Senior Associate / Estonia
+372 665 1888

About

Heili Haabu is Senior Associate at COBALT Estonia specialized in company and employment law. She is an experienced expert in both fields.

Heili advises companies in all aspects of managing employment relations, including choice of contract type, immigration matters of foreign employees, use of temporary agency staff, preparation of employment contracts, issues relating to bonus systems, relations with trade unions, occupational health and safety matters, supervisory proceedings of the Labor Inspectorate, community-scale involvement of employees and termination of employment. Heili also prepares service agreements for members of managing bodies and advises companies in different corporate proceedings such as holding meetings, adopting resolutions, mergers, divisions, and reorganizations.

In addition to the above, Heili also advises companies engaging in retail, life sciences, and medicines in compliance issues. Heili assists clients in preparing standard terms and advises clients in issues relating to consumer protection, producer liability, and advertising.

Practice

Recognition
CV
Experience
Publications
  • Employment – Leading Associate, The Legal 500 2025
  • Employment – Rising Star, The Legal 500 2024
  • Employment – Next Generation Lawyer, The Legal 500 2019

Languages

  • Estonian, English

Membership & education

  • Estonian Bar Association (since 2004)
  • MA, University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (2003)
    Partners Group sells Solaris Center
    2025 - 11 - 03
    AGRIMATCO Latvia completes its cross-border merger
    2025 - 10 - 23
    RINA acquires Foreship
    2025 - 06 - 20
    Karma Ventures invests in the Estonian cybersecurity startup Patchstack leading the USD 5 million Series A investment round
    2024 - 09 - 17

    Whistleblower Protection Act finally adopted (2024 - 05 - 22)

    Entrepreneurs, don’t miss the deadline for your annual report, as the new regulation penalises delays (2023 - 05 - 31)

    Hiring foreign workers (2022 - 12 - 16)

    Changes in organising occupational health and safety (2022 - 12 - 16)

    COVID-19 in Estonia: How and where to work – Ius Laboris Guide for International Employers (2021 - 02 - 02)

    COVID-19 in Estonia: Ius Laboris Back to Work Guide for International Employers (2020 - 09 - 10)

    COVID-19 Estonia: Coronavirus in employment relations – payment of salary subsidies extended, employees return to workplaces (2020 - 06 - 01)

    COVID-19 Estonia: The effects of the coronavirus on the adoption of resolutions by shareholders and the formal requirements for non-electronic share transfers (2020 - 05 - 20)

    COVID-19 in Estonia: The coronavirus in employment relations & taxes – April update (2020 - 04 - 03)

    COVID-19 in Estonia: The coronavirus in employment relations & taxes – March 20 update (2020 - 03 - 20)

    COVID-19 in Estonia: The coronavirus in employment relations (2020 - 03 - 13)