Data privacy and data protection

Hellström Law

Hellström Law’s dedicated data protection practice handles a broad spectrum of Swedish and EU data privacy and data protection matters, with an emphasis on GDPR compliance. Practice head Anna Fernqvist Svensson has several decades of experience advising on the variety of issues ranging from personal data processing, to third party transfers, to data protection impact assessments. Karl-Fredrik Björklund is particularly active in the real estate, IT, e-commerce, healthcare, and pharma sectors. Erika Juvander Heveus is noted for advising on data protection in an employment context.

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Testimonials

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‘Karl-Fredrik Björklund is outstanding in his field and helps the privacy area in the Nordics develop by his dedication to the Swedish Data Protection Forum which works to promote and develop best practice in the area of privacy. He's also especially strong in the area of healthcare.’
‘We are very pleased with Hellström's data privacy and data protection practice, particularly with Anna Fernqvist Svensson who we rely on for Swedish matters from time to time. She is always very available, and has a great understanding of the law and the client situation.’
‘Karl-Fredrik Björklund is knowledgeable in GDPR and can guide us in a good way regarding both policies and practical aspects. We also appreciate that he can assist with legal issues outside the GDPR area.’
‘The team has two partners with experience working with data protection and privacy. Karl-Fredrik Björklund is very experienced in litigation work and does a lot of employment law matters, both areas are extremely useful and relevant to many data protection matters. I have worked a lot with Anna Fernquist Svensson and Karl-Fredrik Björklund and they stand out as very experienced.'
'Karl-Fredrik Björklund has longstanding experience especially from working with data protection (as well as DPO) in the healthcare sector, which is a tricky area.’
'They are diligent, cost effective and thorough in their approach.’
‘Hellström has a great insight and understanding of data protection law and runs a particularly interesting business in this area, as they have a number of clients whose activities affect several countries. As a result, Hellström has extensive experience of the interaction between several different countries' data protection rules and deviations from GDPR, and Hellström has effective communication with other foreign lawyers about this in the case handling.’
‘The data privacy team at Hellström is very competent, hands-on and reliable. They work independently and swiftly and produce high-quality legal advice adapted to our needs and the specifics of our operations.'

Key clients

FKP Scorpio Sverige AB
Grifols Nordic AB
Apoteket AB
Lensway Group AB
Omilon AB

Work highlights

Advises FKP Scorpio on all matters relating to data protection and data privacy.
Advises Grifols on all matters relating to data protection and data privacy including inter alia records or processing activities, data processing agreements, GDPR training courses, data privacy notices for employees, and whistleblowing issues.