SETTING A COURSE FOR YOUR SUCCESS

TALLINN

RIIA

VILNIUS

AARHUS

KOPENHAAGEN

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Katrin Sarap

Partner, Attorney at Law

(+372) 5663 3302katrin.sarap@njordlaw.ee

Bio

Katrin Sarap is a member of the Estonian Bar Association. She has more than 19 years of experience in advising local and international clients on all aspects related to employment law matters. Katrin is one of the most published authors and one of the most frequent lecturers on employment law issues in Estonia. Katrin is also among nine lawyers who are members of the Employment Law Committee of the Estonian Bar Association as well as a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA).

PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Co-speaker at Heili Raidve Employment Law Spring Seminar ‘Employment Law 2022-2023’, 28.04.2023
  • April 2023 – ”An employee with independent decision-making competence – for whom, why and how?”. organized by the Estonian Training and Conference Center
  • Co-speaker at Heili Raidve Employment Law Autumn Seminar ‘Employment Law 2022’, 20.10.2023
  • February 2021 – webinar „60 minutes of practical employment law”. Organized by Danish-Estonian Chamber of Commerce
  • March 2020 – speaker at the seminar “Paying wages during the crisis – how to proceed?” organized by the Estonian Training and Conference Center.
  • Co-speaker at the workshop “Entrepreneurship Workshop – Recruitment. Data protection rules.” Harju Entrepreneurship and Development Centre, January 2020.
  • November 2017 – co-speaker at the seminar “Working abroad and from abroad” organized by NJORD Law Firm.
  • January 2020 – co-speaker at the workshop “Entrepreneurship Workshop – Recruitment. Data protection rules.” organized by Harju Business and Development Center
  • Training for Labor Inspectorate Employees: ‘Implementation Practice of the General Part of the Civil Code Act and the Law of Obligations Act.’ Conducted by Tallinn University of Technology, Open University Continuing Education Centre on October 6, 2016, and October 7, 2016.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Member of the Estonian Bar Association
  • Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
  • Member of the Employment Law Committee of the Estonian Bar Association

Areas of law

  • Data Protection
  • Drones and robots
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Media, Sports, and Entertainment
  • Transport & Maritime Affairs
  • Employment and labour law
  • Dispute resolution

Experience

  • 2015 -

    Attorney at Law, Partner, NJORD

  • 2013 – 2014

    Attorney at Law, Partner, MAQS Law Firm

  • 2011 – 2012

    Attorney, MAWS Law Firm

  • 2006 – 2011

    Legal Counsel, Labour Consulting

  • 2001 – 2006

    Lawyer at Sorainen

  • 1998 – 2001

    Estonian Business School

  • 1996 – 1998

    Hansapank

Educational Journey

  • 2004

    University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, MA