` Kaidi Reiljan-Sihvart | COBALT

Kaidi Reiljan-Sihvart

Managing Associate / Estonia

About

Kaidi Reiljan-Sihvart is a Managing Associate at COBALT Estonia. Kaidi has more than 15 years of experience in representing clients in both private and public law matters.

Kaidi specialises in dispute resolution, including pre-court and court procedures and arbitration procedures. Kaidi has extensive experience in the resolution of various disputes relating to business activities, and her expertise includes but is not limited to the resolution of complicated building disputes, public procurement disputes, infringements of personal rights (including disclosure of incorrect data and value judgments), and labour disputes.

In addition, Kaidi is a recognised expert in insurance law, advising and representing clients in disputes related to insurance law. Clients have in particular highlighted Kaidi’s client-driven approach.

Kaidi has been a member of the Estonian Bar Association since 2005. As of 2025, she is a member of the Estonian Bar Association’s Ethics Tribunal.

She is a traffic insurance conciliator at the Estonian Motor Insurance Bureau and an insurance conciliator at the Estonian Insurance Association.

Practice

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Languages

  • Estonian, English, Russian, German

Membership & education

  • Member of the Estonian Bar Association’s Ethics Tribunal (since 2025)
  • Estonian Bar Association (2005)
  • Master of Arts in Law (M.A.), University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (1999)
Experience

The data analysis and consulting company Resta won a public procurement dispute

AS Terminal defends its rights in the liquid fuel market regarding violations committed by Olerex

OÜ McKenzie Invest’s years-long dispute with the Swedish insurance company ended successfully

Via3L Spedition OÜ won in court against firm’s former managers

Pocopay won a lawsuit against Iute Group

COBALT advised Tallinn City on renegotiating with Vivatex Holding and BCA Center PPP contracts for the lease of ten school buildings

COBALT advises the majority shareholder of AS TOODE, Amber Trust II S.C.A. in the sale of its shares to Kingspan Group

COBALT advises Estonian Association of Civil Engineers in activities and disputes related to awarding of professional qualifications

COBALT successfully represented the Suislepp family in relation to false allegations published in Postimees and Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

COBALT represents clients in relation to false allegations published in media

COBALT represented a client in a complex insurance dispute and achieved one of the biggest business interruption compensations in Estonia so far

COBALT successfully represents AS RAGN-SELLS in a dispute with City of Tallinn

COBALT successfully represented AS RAGN-SELLS

COBALT successfully represented AS RAGN-SELLS against City of Tallinn

COBALT advises Nordic Aviation Group on business transfer claim filed by former Estonian Air employees

COBALT advises Finnish private equity fund KJK Sports in shareholder disputes concerning Tahe Outdoors

We are driven by your recognition

"Like perhaps in many other organisations, also our needs for a lawyer arise unexpectedly and these are usually cases of urgency. We have always been amazed by Kaidi’s capability of deeply comprehending very extensive subjects in a short period of time, and her skill to find thorough answers and solutions for the problems concerning very distinct aspects of our work. Kaidi has been like a good doctor who can be fully trusted as she can and is willing to help. We recommend her highly and without any reservations.“
Kertu Saks, Director of Cultural Endowment of Estonia during 2021-2025