Experience

Mifundo

• Estonia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• External Chief Legal Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  • Mifundo is an EFSA licensed credit intermediary which specialises in cross-border lending within EU • Responsible for compliance with applicable law, regulations and FSA license conditions • Overview of partnership and outsourced services, contract negotiation • Mifundo is an EFSA licensed credit intermediary which specialises in cross-border lending within EU • Responsible for compliance with applicable law, regulations and FSA license conditions • Overview of partnership and outsourced services, contract negotiation



Startup Wise Guys

• Estonia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• External Counsel, Advisor

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  • StartUp Wise Guys is an EFSA-registered investment fund manager and start-up accelerator • Corporate governance • Compliance reporting to Estonian Bank • Advising SaaS, FinTech, Cyber-Security start-ups re investments, T&C, vendor/ service provider contracts, IP, training start-ups

• Chief Legal Officer

  • Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Responsible for applying for an investment fund manager registration at EFSA with success • Coordinating external legal counsels in 7 countries for investment transactions



Independent Consultant

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Advisor

  • May 2019 - Present

  • Providing legal services to startups, investors, SaaS companies, IT service providers, platform economy companies • Providing legal services to startups, investors, SaaS companies, IT service providers, platform economy companies



Betsson Group

• Malta
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Business Partner Customer Operations

  • Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Betsson Group is a global B2B and B2C gaming group listed on the Stockholm stock exchange • Responsible for outsourced areas: Payment Solutions, KYC/AML providers and customer disputes. Managing a team of lawyers assigned to the above areas • Responsible for legal support for opening of several new markets

• Senior Legal Counsel

  • Jun 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Group Senior Legal Counsel responsible for outsourcing, negotiating and contracting with Payment Solutions providers



Vaimo

• Sweden
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Legal Counsel (Group)

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

  Vaimo is a web and software development company providing e-commerce solutions to world-class global corporates such as HP, Jack Daniels, Dyson, etc. Loved the international nature of working in a Group position responsible for 15 countries, as I was able to daily negotiate cross-border contracts and shape global processes to ensure legal compliance in all countries and units from US to South Africa. - Commercial contract negotiations (web, software development) - Group and local… Show more Vaimo is a web and software development company providing e-commerce solutions to world-class global corporates such as HP, Jack Daniels, Dyson, etc. Loved the international nature of working in a Group position responsible for 15 countries, as I was able to daily negotiate cross-border contracts and shape global processes to ensure legal compliance in all countries and units from US to South Africa. - Commercial contract negotiations (web, software development) - Group and local corporate governance (global and local policies, org structure and matrix, corporate resolutions) - Opening new countries/ markets - Coordinating external legal counsels, cross-border project management - Supplier and partner agreements (hosting, security, payment service providers) - GDPR project management, processes, compliance, DPA-s - Company-wide trainings (GDPR, IP, licensing) Show less Vaimo is a web and software development company providing e-commerce solutions to world-class global corporates such as HP, Jack Daniels, Dyson, etc. Loved the international nature of working in a Group position responsible for 15 countries, as I was able to daily negotiate cross-border contracts and shape global processes to ensure legal compliance in all countries and units from US to South Africa. - Commercial contract negotiations (web, software development) - Group and local… Show more Vaimo is a web and software development company providing e-commerce solutions to world-class global corporates such as HP, Jack Daniels, Dyson, etc. Loved the international nature of working in a Group position responsible for 15 countries, as I was able to daily negotiate cross-border contracts and shape global processes to ensure legal compliance in all countries and units from US to South Africa. - Commercial contract negotiations (web, software development) - Group and local corporate governance (global and local policies, org structure and matrix, corporate resolutions) - Opening new countries/ markets - Coordinating external legal counsels, cross-border project management - Supplier and partner agreements (hosting, security, payment service providers) - GDPR project management, processes, compliance, DPA-s - Company-wide trainings (GDPR, IP, licensing) Show less



Bigbank

• Estonia
• Banking
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Group Legal Counsel, Procurement Process Owner

  • May 2017 - Feb 2018

  - Redesign of the Group Procurement Process, implementation and trainings to 80+ employees in 6 countries - Management of Group-wide procurement process and individual procurements with higher value, ensuring compliance with EU requirements on outsourcing partners for financial institutions - Responsible Legal Counsel for DE, AT, NL markets - Helped with lending/ financing agreements secured by real-estate collateral

• External Legal Counsel, part time

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  - Drafted, updated internal regulations to comply with updates in EU level banking regulations - Negotiated, implemented said regulations internally

• Substitute Chief Legal Officer, Group Corporate Lawyer

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Cross-border transactions - Internal procedures, compliance - Procurement agreements - Corporate governance



Fondia Oyj

• Finland
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Provided legal services via Fondia's Legal Department as a Service model. Mainly corporate and financial law. Provided legal services via Fondia's Legal Department as a Service model. Mainly corporate and financial law.



Legal Room Law Office

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

  Co-founded Legal Room Law Office with the aim to disrupt the legal market by introducing fixed fees for legal services. At the time, legal advice was still mostly provided by hourly rates. Initiative was publicly acclaimed, including on front page news of Äripäev, largest business newspaper of Estonia. Found out that the fixed fees business model is not sustainable for legal services provided solely by humans. Served several SME-s and smaller financial services providers based on the new… Show more Co-founded Legal Room Law Office with the aim to disrupt the legal market by introducing fixed fees for legal services. At the time, legal advice was still mostly provided by hourly rates. Initiative was publicly acclaimed, including on front page news of Äripäev, largest business newspaper of Estonia. Found out that the fixed fees business model is not sustainable for legal services provided solely by humans. Served several SME-s and smaller financial services providers based on the new fixed fees model, including established a savings and credit union. Show less Co-founded Legal Room Law Office with the aim to disrupt the legal market by introducing fixed fees for legal services. At the time, legal advice was still mostly provided by hourly rates. Initiative was publicly acclaimed, including on front page news of Äripäev, largest business newspaper of Estonia. Found out that the fixed fees business model is not sustainable for legal services provided solely by humans. Served several SME-s and smaller financial services providers based on the new… Show more Co-founded Legal Room Law Office with the aim to disrupt the legal market by introducing fixed fees for legal services. At the time, legal advice was still mostly provided by hourly rates. Initiative was publicly acclaimed, including on front page news of Äripäev, largest business newspaper of Estonia. Found out that the fixed fees business model is not sustainable for legal services provided solely by humans. Served several SME-s and smaller financial services providers based on the new fixed fees model, including established a savings and credit union. Show less



Ellex Raidla

• Attorney in Banking & Finance Team

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2014

  Raidla Ellex is the highest rated law firm in Estonia (Band1/Tier1 with all the major law firm directories and Band1 in Chambers Europe for both disputes and transactions). Joined the Banking and Finance Team without any previous experience in the field, learned extremely fast to catch up. Under the kind guidance of Partner Raino Paron as an outstanding mentor, quickly acquired working knowledge on cross-border financing transactions, loan and securities packages and other regulatory and… Show more Raidla Ellex is the highest rated law firm in Estonia (Band1/Tier1 with all the major law firm directories and Band1 in Chambers Europe for both disputes and transactions). Joined the Banking and Finance Team without any previous experience in the field, learned extremely fast to catch up. Under the kind guidance of Partner Raino Paron as an outstanding mentor, quickly acquired working knowledge on cross-border financing transactions, loan and securities packages and other regulatory and corporate questions to be able to serve major global players (banks, syndicates, corporations) doing business in the Baltics. Learned all about international project management, bond issues, stock exchanges and banking regulations. Acquired excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills and very strong work ethics. Show less Raidla Ellex is the highest rated law firm in Estonia (Band1/Tier1 with all the major law firm directories and Band1 in Chambers Europe for both disputes and transactions). Joined the Banking and Finance Team without any previous experience in the field, learned extremely fast to catch up. Under the kind guidance of Partner Raino Paron as an outstanding mentor, quickly acquired working knowledge on cross-border financing transactions, loan and securities packages and other regulatory and… Show more Raidla Ellex is the highest rated law firm in Estonia (Band1/Tier1 with all the major law firm directories and Band1 in Chambers Europe for both disputes and transactions). Joined the Banking and Finance Team without any previous experience in the field, learned extremely fast to catch up. Under the kind guidance of Partner Raino Paron as an outstanding mentor, quickly acquired working knowledge on cross-border financing transactions, loan and securities packages and other regulatory and corporate questions to be able to serve major global players (banks, syndicates, corporations) doing business in the Baltics. Learned all about international project management, bond issues, stock exchanges and banking regulations. Acquired excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills and very strong work ethics. Show less


National Crime Prevention Council
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Intern in Children and Youth Department

  • Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

European Parliament
• Belgium
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee
• Intern/Assistant

  • Feb 2007 - Feb 2007

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
• Germany
• Legal Services
• 500 - 600 Employee
• Intern in Labor Law Department

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2006