Mari Matjus, a former Partner at Jesse & Kalaus, has joined Nove as an Associate Partner to head the firm's Data Protection, Competition, and Pharmaceuticals practice group.
According to Nove, Matjus "conducts data protection audits and drafts impact assessments and privacy policies, helps keep record of processing activities and conclude data processing agreements between data controllers and processors, compiles and communicates internal data protection rules in companies, and supplements employment and service provision agreements."
As a result of her addition, the firm reports, Nove "will significantly strengthen [its] team in regulatory and compliance matters, and Mari’s timely and accurate ... advice could prevent long and exhausting disputes for clients.”
According to Nove, "Matjus has over ten years of experience in EU and Estonian competition law, advising clients in merger control, supply, sales and cooperation agreements, and on business restrictions of dominant undertakings. She holds a Master’s degree in law from University of Oxford, in addition to Master’s degree from Tartu University. At Oxford, Mari focused on medical, competition and EU law."
Matjus joined Jesse & Kalaus in September 2015 (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 18, 2015). Before that she spent five and a half years at Sorainen, where she was the Head of Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences.
Nove Partner Urmas Volens commented: "We are confident that the addition of the legal practice, areas of expertise and personal qualities of esteemed colleague Mari Matjus will create synergy with Nove's current team. Both Nove's and Mari’s client portfolios will benefit, as Nove will grow stronger in Mari’s areas of expertise, including in GDPR-related auditing and consulting, and Mari’s clientele will benefit from the top quality advice in Nove's key practice areas – dispute resolution and complex M&A transactions.“
"We share similar values and goals," added Matjus. "I wish to contribute to the development of a new generation law firm with an experienced team, which actively shapes Estonian legal practice in courts. I am confident that my clients will benefit from the knowledge, skills, and experience of Nove's present team."
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