Dr Jackie Scerri Joins Zammit & Associates - Advocates Team
Online, August 30, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Dr. Jackie Scerri has joined the Zammit & Associates - Advocates team, taking the position of Associate within the firm's practice areas of e-commerce, IGaming, Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT), intellectual property and competition law.
After obtaining her Doctorate of Laws at the University of Malta in 1999, Jackie commenced her career as a litigation lawyer, gaining extensive experience in civil, commercial and insurance litigation, whilst retaining a substantial practice in intellectual property matters, particularly relating to issues of information technology. In 2005 she pursues her legal studies at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, in the areas of Communications Law, Computer Law and Competition Law. Since then, Jackie has advised clients on all legal matters relating to information technology, telecommunications, broadcasting, data protection, intellectual property, electronic commerce, remote gaming and internet-related issues.
Until 2010, Jackie was also engaged as Senior Legal Advisor and Manager at the Malta Communications Authority, which position further galvanised her experience within the telecommunications sector. Within this role, she was highly involved in policy planning and implementation of issues including next generation networks, spectrum management, redundancy of international connectivity, access and interconnection, MVNOs and competition related matters. During this period, she has also advised and drafted legislation for other Commonwealth countries in the field of telecommunications and related issues, and has organised a number of training workshops within the same themes.
Dr. Andrew J Zammit, Managing Partner of Zammit & Associates - Advocates commented: "We are very pleased to have Jackie on the team and feel that her wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of technology, media and telecommunications will enhance the firm's position as a leading practice in these areas of law in Malta. Jackie is a dedicated and experienced individual who will certainly complement the firm's knowledge-base, helping to deliver an even better quality service and smarter legal solutions to the firm's local and international client base."
