LYNX Estonia

Karoliina Kõrgesaar

Partner

Attorney at Law

LYNX Partner specializing in complex dispute resolution, corporate governance conflicts, tax disputes, and white-collar defense.
EXPERIENCED
Sixteen years resolving high-stakes disputes across litigation, tax, and insolvency matters, delivering the pattern recognition that anticipates risks before they escalate.
SPECIALIZED
Deep focus on corporate governance conflicts including control disputes, special audits, and shareholder challenges, ensuring ownership interests remain protected at every level.
LEADING
Combines courtroom litigation strength with settlement-focused negotiation, enabling clients to secure favorable outcomes whether through judgment or strategic resolution.
RECOGNIZED
Transforms complex financial and accounting evidence into clear, persuasive arguments, giving clients a decisive edge in evidence-heavy commercial disputes.

About

Karoliina advises owners, executives, and board members navigating disputes where commercial interests and legal exposure intersect. Her practice spans tax controversies, white-collar defense in tax and economic crime matters, and insolvency-related conflicts. Many engagements involve parallel civil and criminal proceedings that demand a unified strategy across multiple forums and authorities. She brings structured thinking to chaotic situations, helping clients stabilize decision-making and resolve deadlocks.

Her academic foundation combines an M.A. in Law from the University of Tartu with an MBA in International Business from Estonian Business School. This dual perspective sharpens her ability to connect legal strategy with commercial reality. As a member of the Estonian Bar Association, she maintains the professional standards that underpin trusted counsel. Clients consistently highlight her big-picture judgment and strong negotiation skills. Whether guiding a matter toward trial or orchestrating a business-sensible settlement, she delivers the clarity executives need when stakes run high.

Practice Areas

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Dispute Resolution

Resolve high-stakes domestic and cross-border disputes with targeted strategies, hard-won arbitration expertise, and litigation strength tested across CEE. 

Corporate and M&A

Navigate mergers, acquisitions, and corporate transformations with senior advisors – from deal structuring to governance, ...

Insolvency and Restructuring

Navigate financial distress with restructuring specialists delivering strategic clarity for recovery or dignified exit. 

Compliance

Transform regulatory complexity into strategic advantage with compliance solutions that protect your business and drive operational ...

Explore Karoliina's professional background

University of Tartu, Estonia (M.A. in Law)
Estonian Business School (EBS), Tallinn, Estonia (Master’s degree in Business Administration)

Estonian Bar Association

Advised a former board member of a subsidiary of a Nordic-listed food-industry group in parallel civil and criminal corporate-governance proceedings – aligned strategy and supported settlement.
Advised a majority shareholder in a multi-stage corporate-governance dispute involving information rights, special audits, challenges to resolutions and voting rights, and substantial damages with related criminal proceedings.
Advised A CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT on the admission of a partner/investor and shareholder arrangements, including governance documentation.
Defended a real-estate entrepreneur in a publicly reported tax-crime matter
challenged the tax authority’s financial analysis and reduced the claim to a minimal residual amount.
Defended a key defendant in publicly reported multi-defendant tax and economic crime proceedings on multiple charges
cleared of criminal-organisation allegations
demonstrated lawful origin of funds from restaurant business activity.

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