Mr Karl-Fredrik Björklund > Hellström Law > Stockholm, Sweden > Lawyer Profile

Hellström Law
KUNGSGATAN 33, XV
PO BOX 7305
103 90 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Karl-Fredrik Björklund photo

Work Department

Data Protection & Privacy, Dispute resolution and Employment law

Position

Karl-Fredrik has many years of experience working with data protection law and GDPR along with handling legal issues when data and information is handled by different organisations. Karl-Fredrik has a wide-ranging experience of working with complex contracts within the IT-sector including outsourcing and IT-system deliveries. He also handles commercial disputes in court and by arbitration regarding several areas of the law. Finally, Karl-Fredrik is working with labour law.

Career

2022– Hellström Advokatbyrå, Partner

2019–2022 Wikström & Partners Advokatbyrå, Partner

2004–2019 Advokatfirman Carler, Partner

2003–2004 Own law firm

2002–2003 Cogent IPC, Legal Counsel

2001–2002 Global IP Sound, Legal Counsel

2000–2001 Know IT AB, General Counsel

1998–2000 Advokatfirman Wesslau & Partners, Associate and Lawyer

1996–1998 Advokatfirman Wilow & Partners and Wilow & Pethrus Advokatkollegiet, Associate

1993–1995 Swedish District Court, Law Clerk

Languages

Swedish, English and French

Memberships

Swedish Bar Association

Education

1996 University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College, LL.M. Master of Laws

1993 Stockholm University, LL.M

Lawyer Rankings

Sweden > Data privacy and data protection

Hellström Law’s data protection team offers advice to both public and private sector clients on all aspects of Swedish and EU data privacy and data protection law, including cybersecurity and GDPR compliance assistance. Practice head Anna Fernqvist Svensson has considerable experience in the field covering third country transfers, data breach investigations, and disputes. Karl-Fredrik Björklund has advised clients in the real estate, IT, e-commerce, healthcare, and pharma sectors, and Erika Juvander Heveus is a data protection and employment specialist and is particularly strong working at the intersection of the two areas, advising employers on GDPR compliance and personal data processing issues.