Paul Varul
Paul Varul is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia 1995–1999. He was involved in drafting all the major legal acts of private law in Estonia. He has also been an expert contributor to the drafting of the National Central Bank Act and the legislation regulating the pursuit of business of a credit institution.
Currently Varul is a senior partner of the law firm TGS Baltic. He is one of the Founding Members of the European Law Institute, a non-profit organisation that conducts research, makes recommendations and provides practical guidance in the field of European legal development with a goal of enhancing the European legal integration.
