Kätlin Ots
ADVOCATEE-mail: Katlin.Ots@levinlaw.ee
Phone: : (+372) 686 0000
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Kätlin focuses on corporate legal counseling and strengthens our dispute resolution competence. Kätlin also advises clients on issues related to intellectual property, finance and banking, real estate and planning, but also in other areas in need of economic knowledge.
Kätlin has advised market players of the financial sector in preparing their applications for authorizations, which includes compiling the required internal rules.
She has a strong public sector experience from the Ministry of Justice and, in addition to legal education, a Master's degree in Economics, which enables to advise clients on combining expertise in a variety of fields.
Among other things, Kätlin has represented Estonia as a Human Rights Expert in the Council of Europe, has been involved in several European Union projects and has led various teams. Kätlin has also worked in the banking sector, where she focused on leasing projects and financial analysis.
EDUCATION
- University of Tartu, Law School, M.A. (2012)
- University of Tartu, Law School, B.A. (2005)
- Tallinn University of Technology, School of Business and Governance,
M.A. (2002) cum laude
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Estonian
- English
- Russian
Membership
- Estonian
Bar Association (2018)
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