Simoona Hion

Experience

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  Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Legal Intern
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  LLC Law Office In Jure

  Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

  Legal Intern
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  The Parliament of Estonia, The Cultural Affairs Committee

  Sept 2011 - Oct 2011

  Legal Intern

  Assisting The Committee with the proceedings of culture-, education- and research-related bills.

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  Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

  Legal Adviser

  Preparing ratification documents for the draft Act (Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict).

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  Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2016

  Lawyer

  Forming economic policy positions of the Chamber of CommerceConsulting members in general and specific issues, including tax law, commercial law, labour law, regulation of public procurements, free competition and consumer regulationPreparing contractsPreparing comparative legal opinions

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  SK ID Solutions

  Feb 2016 - Dec 2019

  Lawyer

  Legal counseling (IPR, contract law, employment law, electronic signatures, GDPR)Drafting and negotiating B2B (including international) Drafting and designing B2C agreementsPerforming data protection officer`s (DPO) tasks

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  Ferratum Group

  Jul 2019 - Feb 2020

  Legal Advisor

  • Legal counseling (finance, contract, employment law, electronic signatures, AML, GDPR)• Daily surveillance and control of the legal matters of the Group;• Analyse and review of the legal documentation of the Group;• Drafting and updating the legal documentation and legal processes of the Group;• Participation in administration and development of the Group´s legal• matters;• Communication with the law offices;• Supporting organization management

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  Telia

  Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

  Legal Advisor

  B2B and privacy lawyer

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  TV3 Group

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2024

  Data Protection Officer

  · performing of the duties of the Data Protection Officer, exercising obligations and rights under the GDPR;· monitoring compliance with data protection requirements in TV3 Group;· informing and advising the company and employees regarding their obligations arising from the GDPR and other relevant data protection rules within the TV3 Group;· overseeing the implementation of the GDPR and other data protection rules in TV3 Group.

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  Legal Design Studio

  Dec 2023 - now

  Co-Founder
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  SK ID Solutions

  Feb 2024 - now

  Legal Team Lead & DPO