Associate
Nicole Bonett
Nicole Bonett
Nicole Bonett is an Associate at Mamo TCV Advocates. Her main areas of practice include telecoms, media and technology, data protection, intellectual property and consumer law. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Master of Advocacy from the University of Malta. She was called to the Bar in March 2023. She furthered her studies at Tilburg University, in the Netherlands, where she obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Law and Technology.
Nicole advises on various matters relating to information technology, cybersecurity, data protection, and intellectual property. This includes assistance with regulatory compliance, including under the GDPR, DORA, and the NIS 2 Directive. Nicole also assists clients with contract drafting and review, trademark clearance and prosecution, and represents clients before the Comptroller of Industrial Property in Malta and the EUIPO.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Malta, Malta
- Master of Advocacy (M.Adv), University of Malta, Malta
- Master of Laws (LL.M) in Law and Technology, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Representative Experience
- Carried out a group-wide GDPR audit for a local group company;
- Assisted with the identification and valuation of intellectual property of various clients across varying industries;
- Regularly advises various entities in varying sectors on several aspects of data protection legislation compliance;
- Regularly drafts various data protection related documentation, such as privacy policies and notices;
- Regularly assists clients with data breaches;
- Regularly advises various financial entities and ICT service providers on several aspects of DORA compliance;
- Regularly conducts DORA gap analyses, drafts DORA agreements and policies, and delivers Board training on DORA;
- Regularly assists local and multinational clients in anti-counterfeiting proceedings with Malta customs;
- Regularly assists various clients across various industries with trademark enforcement, trademark clearance and prosecution;
- Regularly represents various clients before the Comptroller of Industrial Property in Malta.
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2023)
- Malta Chamber of Advocates
Get In Touch
Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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