Mr Kris Ekdahl > Linklaters LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Kris Ekdahl

Work Department
TMT & Data Solutions
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Kris is a seasoned commercial attorney who focuses his practice on privacy, cybersecurity, marketing and technology matters as well as negotiating a wide range of commercial and corporate-related transactions.
With extensive experience acting for multinational companies, he has led a variety of commercial transactions dealing with e-commerce arrangements, SaaS and tech providers, and data licensing. He also has deep experience advising clients in the M&A context when deals involve IT assets, personal data, and emerging technologies
He has also worked with clients to develop compliance programs in line with U.S. and international law, including state privacy and marketing laws in California, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and Colorado; the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA); CAN-SPAM; the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); and state auto-renewal laws. He counsels clients across several industries, including consumer products, technology and telecommunications, food and beverage, media and entertainment, retail, and agriculture.
Kris has advised clients on investigating and remediating ransomware attacks and other data security breaches, including supervising forensic investigators, determining what notification obligations apply, making notifications to regulators and impacted individuals, and handling follow-up inquiries from regulators.
Education
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
(Leading associates)‘A dynamic team that provides seamless advice‘, Linklaters LLP’s US data solutions, cyber and privacy team combines cyber security, incident response, regulatory guidance and data optimization to support both high profile technology companies and those in traditional industries. The team works closely with its colleagues in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East in providing global privacy advice. Team head Ieuan Jolly ‘is a master of his field‘, noted for his involvement in pioneering deals involving data assets alongside extensive experience in global security breaches. Kris Ekdahl, senior associate, ‘understands the technology sector extremely well’; his practice covers both compliance counselling and negotiating data transactions. Privacy litigation is an area of strength for senior associate Caitlin Potratz Metcalf. All mentioned team members are based in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) United States > Media, technology and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)