Olga Finkel

Work Highlights

-Advising Umnai Ltd, a deep-tech company, which has developed a new ground-breaking neuro-symbolic architecture for explainable hybrid artificial intelligence (XAI), breaking through the limitations of the current prevailing AI technology with the formulation of submissions for US, Canada, Europe via PCT patents and Taiwan patents. In total, she has assisted Umnai with the application for over 50 patents, out of which 30 have been now granted in the USA, Canada and Taiwan

-Advising one of the world’s leading social media platforms on the company’s obligations in Malta emanating from the EU ePrivacy Directive in relation to actions to be carried out in response to a cybersecurity incident

-Advising Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) in the acquisition of Rubik’s Brand Ltd, owner of the world-famous Rubik’s Cube®

-Advising the Malta Gaming Authority on the drafting of the Gaming Act (2018, Chapter 583 Laws of Malta)

Practice Areas

-Technology

-Privacy & Data Security

-Corporate/M&A

-Gaming & Gambling

-Intellectual Property

-AML

-Capital Markets

Personal

Olga Finkel is widely regarded, respected for her knowledge of gambling and technology law and for advising on some of the most innovative and significant corporate M&A and finance transactions in the industry.

Career

Olga Finkel is Co-Founder and Partner of WH Partners. She launched her own practice, WH Law, in 2006, which later evolved into WH Partners in 2012 alongside James Scicluna. Olga is widely regarded as a leading global lawyer in gaming & gambling, technology law and regulatory compliance, with more than two decades of experience advising major international clients on strategic, commercial and regulatory matters across digital, regulated and technology sectors.

Her work spans regulatory frameworks for online and land-based gambling, fintech and e-commerce, AML, data protection and privacy, as well as complex corporate and M&A transactions. Olga regularly advises large international gaming groups, financial services operators, technology companies and telecoms clients on licensing, compliance and cross-border regulatory challenges.

Professional Memberships

She is an active member of the Malta Chamber of Advocates, the Society for Computers and Law (UK), the International Technology Law Association (US), the International Masters of Gaming Law and the International Association of Gaming Attorneys, among other professional bodies.

Publications

Olga is a regular contributor to industry thought leadership and is frequently invited to speak at international conferences on gambling regulation, technology law and compliance.

Languages Spoken

Olga practices law and advises clients in English, Russian, Ukrainian and Maltese.

Clients

Olga represents a broad range of clients, from global gaming and technology groups to financial institutions, regulators, platforms and cross-border investors, particularly in sectors where regulation, licensing and tech-driven compliance intersect.

Education