Mrs Karin Schurmann > MAQS Advokatbyrå > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Mrs Karin Schurmann

+46 733 12 17 76 karin.schurmann@maqs.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Privacy & Data protection, Retail

Position

Advokat/Partner

Career

2021-  MAQS Advokatbyrå, 2017-2021 Kompass Advokat, 2017 Telia Company, Group Privacy Legal Counsel, 2010-2016  Kompass Advokat

As co-head of the data privacy and data protection practice, Karin is well recognised for her deep knowledge and outstanding skill set. She advises sophisticated clients across a diversity of industries on the full spectrum of data privacy and data protection matters, including several assignments as an external data protection officer. Karin has particular experience working towards the financial sector.

Karin is often invited to speak at external events/legal networks and client training courses such as: (i) events held by JUC and TransPrivacy; (ii) “IT-rättsforum”, a yearly event organised by JUC; (iii) Dataföreningen Kompetens; (iv) several expert panels and events for Institutet för informationsteknologi (IFI); and (v) delivered training courses to the management and board of directors of a number of clients. She also writes on data privacy and data protection to several news outlets, including the Swedish news sites Realtid and Dagens Juridik.

Languages

Swedish and English

Memberships

2017-  The Swedish Bar Association, (2015-2016), The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), The Data Protection Forum

Education

2017 Stockholm University, Psychology, 2010 Stockholm University, (LL. M.), 2009 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, EU law and Business law (Erasmus), 2005  Stockholm University, Business Administration, 2004-2005 Stockholm University, Behavioural Science