Pessi advises clients in commercial contracts and outsourcing, technology-related assignments including the application of artificial intelligence, protection of and transactions involving both personal and non-personal data, as well as intellectual property, with a particular focus on copyright and related rights. A certified information privacy professional, Pessi draws from his in-house experience to represent domestic and international clients in sectors ranging from ICT, media and creative industries to biotech and pharmaceuticals.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Surrey, 2012
• Master of Laws, University of Turku, 2009

• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
• European Intellectual Property Review, Country Correspondent
• Finnish Copyright Society
• Finnish IT Law Association
• International Association of Privacy Professionals, CIPP/E