Cobalt

IP, IT and telecoms, Dispute Resolution

Linda is Head of Data Protection, IT and Media at COBALT Latvia. She is an expert in Intellectual property and IT, and a leading expert on media and privacy rights as well as on data protection issues.

She has accumulated extensive experience by representing clients in proceedings about invoking false information, defamation and compensation for non-material damage. She provides legal assistance to local and foreign clients on data protection issues.

Linda holds seminars and delivers speeches at conferences related to journalistic and mass media rights, especially protection of journalists’ information sources. Linda has also participated in international research by preparing reviews on the data protection situation in Latvia, e.g., Data Protection: Laws of the world and Data Protection & Privacy – Jurisdictional Comparisons, as well as representing Latvia in global summits on European data protection – Annual European Data Protection Intensive.

Head of Data Protection, IT and Media at COBALT Latvia (Since 2020); Senior Associate at COBALT Latvia (since 2011); Lecturer, Intellectual Property and Protection, Riga Technical University

Latvian, English and Russian

Latvian Bar Association (since 2008); Head of Legal at the Legal Advice Centre of the Latvian Association of Journalists (since 2020); Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; Member of the Ethics Committee of the Latvian Advertising Association

Dr.iur. in progress, University of Latvia, Faculty of Law, Riga, Latvia (since 2017); Master’s degree in Law, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia (2008); Bachelor degree in Law, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia (2006)