Virgi Nael is a Senior Associate at NJORD in the fields of Business & Contract Law, Securities Market Law and Banking & Finance. She has an MA degree in Law from the University of Tartu and she has studied as an exchange student at Ghent University. Virgi has also completed an Executive MBA programme at Estonian Business School and is one of the few associates having both legal and business administration related international work experience.
Before joining NJORD, Virgi worked 3 years in Bigbank as Head of Legal which gives her a very good understanding of the lending and banking business. Virgi has vast experience in legal matters pertaining to financing and valuable understanding of transaction issues from the lender’s side. She is driven to create value, control costs, manage risks, lead complex transactions and create strategic alliances with organisation leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives.
2019- Senior Associate, NJORD
2015-2018 Chief Legal Officer, Bigbank
2014-2015 Head of Estonian Legal Services, Bigbank
2013-2014 Associate, Ellex Raidla
2013-2013 Investment Banking Associate, RCC Ventures, LLC
2012-2013 Associate, Marks &Klein
2018 Estonian Business School, Business Administration, M.B.A
2014 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, LL.M.
2011 Ghent University, exchange student
2010 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, B.A.
- Estonian Bar Association
Estonian, English
"Admission of Estonian Japan Trading Company AS shares to trading on Nasdaq Baltic Alternative market First North". njordlaw.com, 18.03.2021.
"The Ministry of Finance will start regulating the virtual currency service providers". njordtech.eu, 22.02.2021.
