Mr Jon Lauritzen > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Denmark Offices
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
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Mr Jon Lauritzen
Work Department
IPT
Position
Jon Lauritzen has acted as advisor to persons called to testify before various commissions of inquiry: the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the tax affairs of former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her husband, the Danish commission of inquiry regarding stateless persons, the first Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet, the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the Danish customs and tax administration (SKAT) and the second Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet.
Furthermore, Jon has been appointed to provide legal advice to the Subcommittee of the Standing Orders Committee of the Danish Parliament regarding the assessment as to whether there are grounds for instituting an impeachment against former Danish minister Inger Støjberg. He has been appointed by the Danish Parliament as prosecutor in the 6th impeachment in Danish history.
Jon is extremely skilled in advising IT and technology-driven enterprises and is a certified IT attorney. He has a wealth of experience in advising on GDPR and the combination of data protection and employment law and an abundance of experience in providing general advice within commercial law.
Moreover, Jon is an experienced lecturer and has e.g. lectured external DPOs on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). He is highly recognised for his talent in combining law with a commercial approach to his clients’ business and needs and he also has a unique appreciation of technology and its link to law.
Languages
- English, Scandinavian
Memberships
- Sven Wewers Foundation
Education
- Admitted to the Danish Bar (2001)
- Master of Law (1998)
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Data privacy and data protection
DLA Piper Denmark
regularly undertakes the full suite of data privacy matters and is particularly well known for its work involving emerging technologies, offering specialist knowledge of the regulation of biometrics, AI, new AI regulation, ChatGPT and other language models; it also handles whistleblowing solutions, DPO-as-a-service issues, data protection audits and data protection impact assessment methodologies. Practice head Marlene Winther Plas has extensive experience in all aspects of technology-related law and data protection issues, while Jon Lauritzen acts as DPO for clients under the team’s DPO-as-a-service offering.
Denmark > Information technology
DLA Piper Denmark possesses a wealth of experience in IT and technology-related contracts, particularly tech outsourcing, IT systems procurement, GPP criteria, and public procurement. Data protection, cyber security including NIS2, and new technologies are other core focuses of the team, headed up by Marlene Winther Plas, who has more than 25 years’ experience of technology-related law and data protection issues. Head of litigation Jon Lauritzen is the go-to name for contentious matters arising out of the sector.