Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab’s fully specialised data protection and privacy team advises major international corporations, local private clients, and public sector organisations on all aspects of data protection law. With strong international and cross-border capabilities, the team is backed by the firm’s extensive global data protection network. The practice is led by Michael Gorm Madsen, a seasoned data protection lawyer with 25 years of experience advising on some of Denmark’s largest data protection projects. Camilla Bjerning Schack, who heads the team’s DPO service line, supports Madsen on large-scale international compliance projects for Danish and foreign clients.
Testimonials
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‘The team possesses an in-depth and practical knowledge second to none. Its advice is solidly founded in the law and with a profound understanding of the client's business and needs.'
‘Michael Gorm Madsen has a sharp eye for advice on a no-nonsense basis always with a focus on the client's question and with the ability to also detect the surrounding relevant issues that may influence but without inflating the assignment.'
‘Very strong within the field of data protection, GDPR in particular. Strong analytical approach to a legal white paper conducted in an EU project we are part of.’
‘Experienced and curious to understand details before addressing their recommendations in a very factual and analytical way.’
‘The team from Bird & Bird managed to combine a strict focus on the task at hand with a very broad view and updated in-depth knowledge of the complex issues we had to deal with in a planned transition from on-premise solutions to cloud solutions. Knowing the national and European political and legal issues relevant to the specific job we had to handle.'
Key clients
- WSAudiology
- Danish Centre for AI Innovation A/S
- Synsam Group
- UNEEG medical A/S
- ALK-Abello Nordic A/S
- Kombit A/S
- NNIT A/S
- Milestone Systems A/S
- Scalepoint Technologies A/S
- Semler Group
- Veo Technologies
- Data for Good Foundation
- LLOYD Copenhagen ApS
- Technolution A/S
- Danmarks Miljøportal
- Det fælleskommunale Databehandlersekretariat
- APC Forsikringsmæglerne A/S
- Better Energy A/S
- Easy Translate A/S
- Cookie Information A/S
- Tempur + Sealy
- E-nettet A/S
- Foreningen Lex.dk
- Gehl Architects
- Cisu Civilsamfund i Udvikling
- Bofælleskabet Lykke Marie
- Naturstyrelsen
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat
Work highlights
- Advised WSAudiology on privacy aspects in the development and implementation of hearing aid fitting solutions including drafting a privacy impact assessment, developing data processor agreements, privacy notices and assisted in the global implementation.
- Assisting the Danish Centre for AI Innovation A/S with the drafting of the contractual set up to allow researchers from Denmark’s public and private sectors to gain access to a state-of-the-art supercomputer optimised for large-scale projects using AI.
- Assisting the Data for Good Foundation to establish a data ecosystem that allows citizens to control their own data and allows public as well as private organisations to perform anonymous analyses of such data.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michael Gorm Madsen