Hele Karja

Hele Karja

Hele Karja
Senior Associate
Contacts
Phone: +372 5691 5617
Skype: helekarja
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Working experience

Hele Karja has a representative experience in intellectual property, IT and technology and data protection matters such as:
  • Advising on licensing and other technology related transactions
  • Database and software related disputes
  • Advising on copyright
  • Data protection  
  • Consultancy on industrial property such as trademark disputes
  • Advertising and media consultancy
  • Leadership of various training courses and seminars on intellectual property, IT law and data protection
 

Education and qualifications

  • University of Tartu, Faculty of Law (M.A., 2010)
  • University of Tartu, Faculty of Law (B.A., 2008)

Memberships

  • Estonian Swedish Chamber of Commerce (since 2011, member of the board)
  • International Technology Law Association (since 2010, Local Representative in Baltic States 2010-2013)  
  • ITechLaw Women’s International Network (I-WIN) Committee (since 2012, Vice-Chair)
  • Tallinn Rotaract Club (since 2001, President 2004-2005, Vice President 2003-2004,  member of the board 2002-2006)
 

Publications

  • A Careless Attitude Towards its Intellectual Property Can Make a Start-up Less Attractive to Investors, article in Raamatupidaja, 2010
  • Copyright Questions in Employment Contracts and Contracts for Services, article in Raamatupidaja, 2009
  • Brand for Business Managers, article in Raamatupidaja, 2009
  • Google and Copyright, article in Eesti Päevaleht, 2009
  • Information Protection, article in Raamatupidaja, 2009
  • Brand as a Loan Security, article in Äripäev, 2008
  • Brand Pledge – Tomorrow’s Trends in the Estonian Loan Market, article in Postimees, 2008
 

Personal ratings

  • Chambers Europe (2012): "Hele Karja specialises in handling IP matters in the IT industry, and earns praise for her technical ability and practical approach."
 

Languages

  • Estonian
  • English
  • Russian
  • Swedish

Other

Organiser  of several conferences and seminars.