The High Tech Team
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As of May 1, Louise Pentland is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, responsible for Nokia's legal matters, privacy compliance, government relations and protecting and enforcing the company's industry leading portfolio of patents and other intellectual property. She was appointed to her position in September 2007 as acting and permanently in 2008. She currently serves as an advisor to Nokia and CLO. Louise managed a global team of lawyers, IP experts, government relations professionals, paralegals and assistants, located in over 30 countries. Louise had responsibility for legal governance, ethics and compliance, privacy, litigation, global government relations, business security and continuity as well as Intellectual Property, which was operated as a P&L. Louise also served on the Nokia Solutions and Networks board from September 2012 to May 2014. Louise is an active supporter of diversity in law, leadership development and mentoring and has strong passions for the legal and IP arena for developing markets and pro-bono initiatives. In 2011 Louise’s team was awarded the Financial Times Most Innovative In-House Legal Team of the year and her team regularly wins awards for their IP excellence. Louise is a qualified and active Solicitor in England and Wales and is also a US Attorney, being a licensed and active member of the New York Bar.