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Johan Thörn
- Phone+73 582 04 51
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Data Privacy & Data Protection
Position
Johan is a co-founding partner and is specialized in employment and data protection law issues.
He has substantial experience of advising clients on various data protection issues, including mapping of processing activities, transparency requirements, drafting of data processing and data sharing agreements, privacy management programmes, cookie compliance and AI related matters.
In addition, he regularly advises clients on employment terminations, restructurings, trade union negotiations and loyalty and trade secrets issues. Johan also has experience of litigating employment disputes before the Swedish Labour Court and in Swedish District Courts.
Johan’s dual specialization gives him a rare position of advising clients on matters requiring both perspectives.
He is an appreciated lecturer and regularly holds courses and seminars especially on data protection law.
Prior to founding the law firm Johan worked approximately 10 years for one of the leading global law firms and was a part of both the employment and IPT practice.
Career
2021–
Co-founding Partner, edpLaw Advokatbyrå
2016–
Member of the Swedish Bar Association (advokat)
2011–2021
Associate/Senior Associate, Advokatfirma DLA Piper
Languages
Swedish, English
Memberships
Swedish Bar Association
Education
2005–2011
Uppsala University, Master of Laws (LL.M.)
2009–2010
University of Reading, Law Studies