Data privacy and data protection

Advokatfirman Kahn Pedersen KB

Client Satisfaction

Advokatfirman Kahn Pedersen KB’s practice offers broad data protection and data privacy assistance to clients in the context of cybersecurity, public procurement, IP and data strategy, and digitalisation initiatives, amongst other areas. The team stands out particularly for its work on data protection matters relating to cloud services as well as for its advising public authorities on GDPR compliance. It also advises on Swedish Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act-related issues. Practice head Johan Kahn is active in the financial and industrial sectors. Daniel Lundqvist’s varied client roster includes banks, payment services providers, energy and utility companies, industrials, and trade unions. Senior specialist Martin Brinnen has advised government authorities and parliamentary committees on the wide range of data protection law issues. Tahmina Sahibli and senior associate Hanna Bogsjö Österberg are also key contacts.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Viktor Robertsson is extremely skilled within his field and will go above and beyond in his efforts to map and explain territory for you as a client. He is straightforward and highly available, with commendable integrity and skill.’
‘The team has high seniority and consists of very capable individuals. Johan Kahn is clearly the one to go to when it comes to difficult matters if you want commercially, legally sensible and creative advice and I would consider him as most likely the number one practitioner in Sweden. Daniel Lundqvist and Tahmina Sahibli are also among the very best and always deliver great advice.'
'Martin Brinnen is the most respected senior data protection expert in Sweden and is almost always part of the advisory team, bringing priceless experience to the table.’
‘I would say without any hesitation that Kahn Pedersen is one of the absolute best and most qualified in field of data privacy and data protection. KP has helped our municipality-owned energy corporation with the legal set up of every aspect of our security-sensitive activities.’
‘Kahn Pedersen is considered as probably the top practice for data protection in Sweden, and I agree.'
'What sets the firm apart from the rest is that they have an actual data protection team, not only one or two experts.'
'Apart from providing excellent advice on the interpretation of laws and regulations, they always suggests a solution and a way forward. They are very familiar with the financial sector which contributes to their balanced and creative advice. In addition to being an exceptionally good advisor, they are also pioneers in the sense that they address structural challenges before any other firm would even notice.'
'Kahn Pedersen addressed the challenge with US cloud services in relation to the GDPR many years ago and also presented creative solutions on how to deal with it which gave their clients the opportunity to make well-informed strategical decisions, which shows their pioneering capabilities.’

Key clients

Länsförsäkringar Group
Getswish AB
Svenska Handelsbanken AB
Svenskt Näringsliv
SJ AB
AFA Försäkring tjänstepensionsaktiebolag
Nordic Capital
Akelius Residential Property AB
NOBA Bank Group
Myndigheten för tillgängliga medier

Work highlights

Advised Handelsbanken on legal assessments of cloud services from a data protection perspective, as well as large data protection projects to follow up GDPR-implementation and previously concluded data protection agreements.
Advising Getswish on cloud strategy and GDPR compliance.
Advised the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media on public secrecy act and GDPR, as well as on cooperation with other Nordic government authorities.