Leena Whittaker

Experience

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  Leavy Frank & Delaney LLC

  Sept 2002 - Jun 2003

  Internship

  Immigration attorneys in Washington Internship: preparation of temporary and permanent visas mainly for high level scientists in the categories of extraordinary ability and working in the national interest.

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  Olswang LLP

  Sept 2003 - Jan 2012

  Solicitor

  Real Estate DepartmentConsultant January - December 2012Solicitor (Six Years PQE) September 2005-December 2011Listed in the Legal 500 2010 edition as ‘personable and efficient’ (under Olswang’s commercial property entry)Responsible for trainee supervisionVast range of experience and technical skills in commercial property transactions. SecondmentsRoyal Mail Group Property Legal and Estates Team March - September 2009Olswang Berlin Office April - October 2007 Show less

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  Kanoff Legal

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2012

  Legal Recruiter

  Maternity Cover.Assisted with the recruitment of lawyers in the Brussels’ legal market.

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  European Commission

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  Bluebook Trainee

  Focusing on opening retail and certification/standards service markets and improving their functioning for the benefit of the European economy; including restrictions on establishment and restrictions on cross-border provision of services not covered by the Services Directive.

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  European Commission

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2022

  Focusing on the Commission's policy on the digital transformation of industry. Working on matters relating to the Regulation promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services and supporting the transition of SMEs offline to online. Focusing on the Commission's policy on retail, ecommerce and the food supply chain.Working on matters relating to the Commission's Communication, 'A European retail sector fit for the 21st Century', the guide, 'Facing the Future: a practical guide for the revitalisation and modernisation of the small retail sector' and the Regulation promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services.

  • Legal Officer

    Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Legal Officer

    Nov 2016 - Mar 2021
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  EuroCommerce

  Apr 2022 - now

  Director of Competitiveness