Maria is an award-winning Senior Legal Counsel with 12+ years of experience in Data Protection and 20+ years in Digital Law and Intellectual Property. After receiving numerous awards as a leading IP lawyer in Ukraine, Maria moved to Germany and has been recognized by Lexology Europe (2025) for excellence in IT and Data Protection. She has proven expertise in GDPR, IP and AI compliance. Having an experience in leading global privacy, IP and AI governance programs in highly regulated environments, Maria is a trusted advisor to cross-functional teams including Legal, IT, HR, and Risk. Maria is also former Head of IP, IT and Data Protection at PwC Ukraine and current Panelist at WIPO Arbitration Center.