Professional experience

Ave Piik focuses mainly on IT and technology, data protection and intellectual property matters. Ave also has extensive experience in advising on mergers and acquisitions as well as venture capital investments especially concerning the technology, communications and media sectors

Languages
Estonian, English, German (conversational)

Publications

• "When and why to regulate matters related to copyrights in employment contracts?" - 23. March 2012
• "When we speak about protection of personal data, then what are we speaking about? And why?" - 24. November 2011
• "Legal risks and opportunities of cloud computing" - 28. April 2011
• "Trademark as security – why so unpopular?" - 8. March 2011
• "EU Reforms for the IT and Telecommunications Sector" - 5. April 2010

• “Social Networks and other Web businesses, Attention:  European Union reform on protection of personal data is on the way.”
•  ”Finally, Estonia has its own Spatial Information Act“
• “Use of Internet by employee can only be monitored for a specific purpose“
• “Copyright protection of graphical user interface“
• “The most important aspects of direct marketing“
• “New guidelines for behavioural advertising“
• “Media responsible for publishing false information“
• “Rights of database compiler depend on database type“
• “From spam to direct marketing“
• “Shopping in the bargain basement – distress purchases and how to protect your investment“ Estonian report to AIJA”
• “IT juhtimine” Co-auhtor of handbook for IT entrepreneurs, Äripäev AS:2009
• “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance: 2008.” Co-author of Estonian chapter. London, Global Legal Group:2008
• Articles on corporate law and transactions in international publications
• Speaker on corporate, M&A and IPR topics at ConnectEstonia and ITEchLaw conferences and seminars