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Personal Data Protection

Challenges and requirements
The protection of personal data has, as a result of the global and technological development, become an increasing priority. Many businesses and public authorities perceive the rules on the handling of personal data to be complex, restrictive and difficult to employ in practice. The area is even more complicated for international group companies, which while grappling with the applicable laws in different jurisdictions, must also establish a uniform handling procedure.

How we can help
We have advised on personal data protection issues since the area was regulated. Consequently, we can both assist our clients to comply with the applicable legislation and ensure that such advice works in practice. Due to our participation in international networks and forums, we are continually up-to-date with the newest developments, e.g. concerning anti-corruption and whistleblowing issues.

Our clients are typically international concerns with head offices or subsidiary companies in Denmark within, e.g. the finance and IT sectors. We also assist Danish businesses within, e.g. the health sector. Most recently, we advised numerous businesses on the establishment of whistleblower programmes, the online collection of sensitive customer information and marketing campaigns with compliance in numerous countries.

Our advice encompasses, among others:
• International compliance programmes
• Data transfer between company groups, e.g. international groups
• Whistleblower programmes
• Outsourcing, cloud computing etc.
• Processing of employee information
• Personal data in marketing campaigns
• Processing of customer information during mergers and acquisitions
• Personal data processing agreements
• Declarations of consent
• Danish Data Protection Agency notifications

Our ratings

Chambers and partners

Chambers Europe Rating 2013
-  Intellectual Property

This highly regarded firm houses a strong team that is able to handle the full spectrum of IP matters. It offers expertise in a number of niche areas, such as data protection and music copyright, in addition to more traditional IP disciplines. The firm has an admirable global reach, assisting both domestic and international companies with complex, cross-border matters. Clients include household names from the IT, technology and entertainment sectors.

Sources say: "A great commercial law firm with excellent business acumen." "Extremely quick to respond to us."

Claus Barrett Christiansen is held in high regard as a "fair-minded and intelligent litigator who gets results." He runs a broad practice encompassing trade mark and copyright work. Klaus Madsen is renowned for his expertise in patent disputes, where he frequently represents generic pharmaceutical companies. Clients value his strong work ethic and in-depth experience of the field. Lisbet Andersen enters the rankings this year thanks to a raft of enthusiastic client feedback. Sources say: "She is really good – if you give her a case, she will resolve it to your satisfaction. She has excellent customer focus." 

Chambers and Partners Europe, Intellectual Property

Chambers and partners

Chambers Global Rating 2013
-  Intellectual property

Claus Barrett Christiansen is held in high regard as a "fair-minded and intelligent litigator who gets results." He runs a broad practice encompassing trade mark and copyright work.

Klaus Madsen is renowned for his expertise in patent disputes, where he frequently represents generic pharmaceutical companies. Clients value his strong work ethic and in-depth experience of the field.

Lisbet Andersen enters the rankings this year thanks to a raft of enthusiastic client feedback. Sources say: "She is really good – if you give her a case, she will resolve it to your satisfaction. She has excellent customer focus."

Chambers and Partners Globall, Intellectual Property

Bech-Bruun Recommended by Legal500

Legal500 Rating 2013
-  Intellectual property

Bech-Bruun’s 21-lawyer team handles trade mark, design, patent, and copyright cases before the Maritime and Commercial Court and the European Union General Court. Claus Barrett Christiansen successfully assisted Tommy Hilfiger with obtaining an injunction to prevent sales of counterfeit T-shirts, and practice head Klaus Ewald Madsen, who adopts ‘a balanced approach to problems’, successfully represented Ratiopharm (a subsidiary of Teva) in an appeal before the High Court. Madsen also recently acted for Hospira in relation to a preliminary injunction. Other clients include Philips, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft, and Procter & Gamble. Lisbet Andersen heads the trade marks group.

Legal 500, Intellectual property

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