Annely Ahse

Subsidiary of Nasdaq Tallinn, established to participate in public procurements and different projects. Took care of legal, compliance and coprorate secretary tasks of the Company and after liquidation decision served as a liquidator.

• Legal counsel for Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange/Baltic Exchanges in all areas of legal work - legal counsel, compliance officer, corporate secretary, surveillance legal expert, listing advisor, Arbitration Court Secretary.
• Management and participation in various projects of the Baltic Exchanges and Nordic/Baltic Exchanges in the Legal Team, incl drafting market rules for Tallinn and Baltic Exchanges, internal policies and procedures; work with draft laws and EU regulation. Daily participation in Nasdaq Nordic and Baltic legal projects and work, collaboration with colleagues across countries and departments on projects that involve multiple stakeholders (incl Senior Management, Business, Risk, HR, AML, Internal Audit)
• Compliance Officer for Nasdaq Tallinn. Daily participation in Nordic/Baltic Compliance Team work, including drafting compliance plans and reports for Nasdaq Tallinn and Baltic Exchanges and reporting to Senior Management. Drafted compliance related policies and procedures, incl Conflict of Interest Policy and rules, Code of Ethics (Code of Conduct) and related sub-policies for Baltic Exchanges, carried out regular reviews of compliance policies. Participated in working group for developing compliance controls and identifying gaps in existing controls, recommended corrective actions if needed.
• Participated in and conducted compliance reviews across Nasdaq companies. Participated in annual MiFID II Art 49 Self-Assessment for Nordic and Baltic Exchanges. Investigated potential violations of applicable rules and regulations and advised management in necessary changes. Participated in Nasdaq Nordic and Baltic other compliance projects and tasks, including collaboration with colleagues across countries and departments on projects that involve multiple stakeholders (incl Internal Audit, HR, Business, Risk).
• Daily legal work, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, managing projects,advising and coordinating legal issues, legal support for personnel and HR area.
• Participation in supporting other stakeholders and departments, e.g. internal audit, risk management, sanctions and AML teams and advising thereto, developing training materials for personnel and carriyng out trainings on compliance and regulatory topics (incl Code of Ethics and sub-policies).
• Daily involvement in the area of securities listing and trading, interaction with market stakeholders, issuers and potential issuers, exchange members, advisors. Preparing listing materials for Listing and Disciplinary Committee.
• Legal support to market supervision, assessing all cases of potential breaches, drafting materials to the Listing and Disciplinary Committee, serving as a secretary of the Council of the Arbitration Court.
• Corporate Secretary responsible for all Management Board and Supervisory Council for Baltic Exchanges materials and minutes. Advised and trained senior management on corporate governance and compliance (confict of interest) matters including responsibilities and internal policies.
• Conducted comprehensive legal research and analysis on various aspects of local and EU law to support strategy development and laws and rules drafting.
• Provided legal advice regarding issues and risks on various regulatory matters. Liaised with governmental and supervisory agencies, other attorneys, and parties involved in regulatory matters and development.
• Represented Nasdaq Tallinn in civil disputes in the Court and Arbitration Court), managed outside counsels in connection with litigation matters; participated in developing the strategy for dispute resolution.
• Participating in the compliance and legal work for other Nasdaq Group companies (Nasdaq CSD, eCSD Expert) in the areas of conflict of interest, Code of Ethics, AML, internal audit, financial sanctions and risk management.

• Subsidiary of Nasdaq Tallinn, legal role of the Board Member, legal and corporate work.

• Drafted, negotiated and reviewed a variety of commercial contracts, such as service, lease and purchase agreements.
• Drafted documents related to client's activities on surveillance and enforcement matters, including statements and agreements.
• Provided legal advice and support to the management and business units on contractual, regulatory and enforcement matters.
• Monitored changes in legislation affecting the company's operations or industry sector.

• Prepared written reports summarizing research findings or legal opinions.
• Researched law to develop legal arguments for cases.
• Analyzed legal documents such as contracts, internal procedures and corporate documents for accuracy and completeness.

• Provided legal advice and support to management on contractual, regulatory and compliance matters.
• Prepared analysis and summaries of relevant laws, regulations and court decisions for management.
• Provided general legal advice for managent, input on business decisions and contract negotiations and other legal activities.
• Drafted documents related to employer's activities, including statements, contracts and agreements.
• Drafted corporate documents.

• Evaluated cases to decide to open or not a criminal case.
• Reviewed cases and prepared legal documents to be presented in court.
• Argued cases in court on behalf of the state.
• Cross-examined witnesses during trials.
• Investigated alleged criminal activity and prepared reports summarizing findings.
• Interviewed witnesses and conducted investigations into alleged violations of the law.
• Worked closely with investigators to ensure accuracy of information presented in court.
• Worked closely with other state agencies in relation to violations of the law by non-adults.