Olga Ermakova

Privacy and technology attorney with 15+ years of legal experience across leading international law firms and multinational in-house environments, including Head of Legal and DPO roles. CIPP/E-certified and admitted to the Israeli Bar, with hands-on experience designing and implementing privacy and compliance frameworks, advising across multiple jurisdictions, conducting privacy and data-security risk assessments, and drafting and negotiating technology, commercial and data-processing agreements. Experienced in partnering with business and information-security stakeholders, leading cross-functional initiatives, delivering privacy training, and balancing regulatory risk with operational and commercial objectives.

Current practice includes GDPR, Israeli privacy law, US privacy requirements and HIPAA.

Associate, Cyber, Data Protection & Privacy / Regulation at Shibolet & Co. (2023-09 – Present)

Leading Israeli law firm

• Advise Israeli and international clients on privacy and data protection matters under the GDPR, Israeli privacy law and US privacy frameworks, including HIPAA-related matters.
• Design and enhance privacy compliance frameworks, including Records of Processing Activities, database definition documentation under Israeli law, policies and other privacy governance documentation.
• Conduct DPIAs, privacy and regulatory assessments, identify legal and data-processing risks, and advise on practical mitigation measures.
• Draft and negotiate DPAs, BAAs and privacy provisions in technology and commercial agreements, including cross-border and multi-jurisdictional arrangements.
• Conduct privacy and regulatory due diligence in M&A and investment transactions and advise clients on remediation and compliance priorities.
• Advise on broader regulatory matters, including anti-corruption, sanctions and export controls, supporting clients operating across multiple jurisdictions.

Compliance & Privacy Expert (project work) at American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (2019 – 2023)

International development program operating across Europe and Eurasia.

• Advised on data protection, privacy and anti-corruption compliance matters across the Europe and Eurasia program.
• Designed and delivered privacy and compliance training for legal professionals, supporting awareness and consistent application of compliance requirements.
• Developed an online GDPR training course.

Head of Legal at Linxdatacenter (2020 – 2021)

Data center and cloud provider; international group headquartered in the Netherlands during the relevant period.

• Led the legal function and provided end-to-end legal and compliance support to a technology business operating in a multinational environment.
• Acted as a business partner to management, balancing legal and regulatory risk with operational and commercial priorities and independently driving legal workstreams.
• Led legal support for M&A projects on the target-company side, including due diligence, transaction structuring, preparation of transactional documents and negotiations.
• Developed the legal framework supporting the company's clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, including preparation of required contractual documentation.

Senior Legal & Compliance Officer / DPO (DPO since 2018) at Linxdatacenter (2015 – 2020)

Provided legal and compliance support across the company's operations in Russia, Poland and the Netherlands.

• Built and implemented the company's privacy and compliance management framework from the ground up, covering data protection, anti-corruption and business ethics across multiple jurisdictions.
• Developed and implemented the company's standard contractual framework, internal regulations and compliance policies, embedding compliance requirements into business processes.
• Partnered closely with the CISO on information-security matters, including legal support for ISO 27001 certification and information-security licensing.
• Led internal compliance investigations, managed external counsel projects and delivered quarterly compliance reporting to the group Board of Directors.
• Provided hands-on commercial legal support, including contract drafting and negotiation, dispute management and participation in court proceedings.

Counsel at RM Foundation (2014 – 2015)

Foundation promoting and financing cultural projects.

Associate (Paralegal until 2009) at Dentons (2006 – 2014)

Leading international law firm; litigation, corporate and commercial practice.

• Represented clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration-related proceedings, including obtaining precedent-setting injunctive relief in support of international arbitration.
• Drafted legal memoranda, commercial agreements, pleadings and due diligence reports and participated in M&A and other corporate projects.

LL.M. in Civil Law – Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Law (2014)

LL.B. – Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Law (2008)