Simona Ovčarikė

Simona Ovčarikė

Lithuania, Vilnius
Lawyer at Western Union
Profession: Attorney / Solicitor, Lawyer
Industry: Financial Services, Fintech

About:

A trusted advisor and a business partner specialising in corporate governance, ethics, compliance, commercial, and technology laws with keen interest in digital product development and innovation in technology. Academia and philanthropy are two other topics and areas that I'm passionate about.

languages

English, Lithuanian

Expertise:

International LawCommercial agreementsCompliance ProgrammesCopyrightEU LawIPLegal AdviceLegal TechnologyLegal ResearchInvestigations

Experience:

Western Union

Lawyer at Western Union

November 2021 - Present • Vilnius, Lithuania

Ethics lawyer working as part of the wider Corporate Legal Affairs group. Visiting lawyer to the procurement and real estate team. As part of my role I: - lead and support internal Ethics Office investigations, internal policies, ESG initiatives, Conflict of Interest disclosures. - work on broader corporate affairs matters and ensure corporate compliance with the applicable laws and regulations.

Alteryx

Lawyer at Alteryx

2 years 5 mth • May 2019 - October 2021 • London, United Kingdom

I served Alteryx's EMEA and APAC regions. I was a trusted advisor and business partner to every department, including sales. As part of my role I: - helped streamline the deal process and efficiently close deals on favourable terms whilst protecting company and its assets. - structured, reviewed, drafted and negotiated NDAs, EULAs/MLAs and other business to business agreements. - worked on Order Form preparations, GDPR and privacy matters in EMEA. - reviewed and ensured compliance with export control laws and regulations. - prepared and finalised novations and assignments, supporting procurement of marketing and advertising services, goods and professional services. - undertook corporate related activities for a broad array of business areas, such as corporate governance, corporate compliance and real estate.

Education:

The University of Law

LL.M Legal Practice Course (Solicitors)

City, University of London

LL.M International Business Law

Birkbeck, University of London

PGCert, Corporate Governance and International Business Ethics

University of Westminster

LL.B Law (Honours)

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