Dr. Henrik Hanssen

Dr. Henrik Hanssen

Counsel Intellectual Property

Hamburg

+49 40 419 93 0

[email protected]

Languages

English, German

Dr. Henrik Hanssen

Overview
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Henrik Hanssen brings over one decade of experience in information technology (IT) law with a focus on data protection, cybersecurity, data governance, e-commerce and digital regulation. He helps national and international companies navigating the complex digital regulatory landscape in the EU and represents clients in contract negotiations, proceedings with supervisory authorities and in litigation matters.

Henrik brings extensive experience in creating practicable solutions to challenges under regulations such as the GDPR, the EU Data Act, or the EU AI Act, whether in assessing new products, in regulatory compliance projects, or the drafting of legal texts. Henrik worked with numerous clients on a wide range of IT projects, incl. with regard to cloud services, software development, licensing, AI and connected products. In his cybersecurity practice, he provides compliance advice (e.g. under NIS2 laws and the EU Cyber Resilience Act) along with incident response support. He is well-versed in representing clients before supervisory authorities, which includes defending against administrative orders and sanctions and proactive procedures (e.g. approval for Binding Corporate Rules).

He has deep expertise in the cloud computing industry and is particularly experienced in the technology, consumer goods, electronics, media, entertainment and diversified industrials sectors. Due to his secondments, incl. at a leading global cloud service provider, Henrik is well familiar with the in-house perspective and delivers practical, business-oriented advice.

Henrik frequently speaks at webinars and events and is the author of several specialist publications. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Henrik earned a Ph.D. for his dissertation in IP and unfair competition law, and worked, among others, for the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., and for an international law firm.

Henrik is committed to mentoring the next generation of lawyers and regularly holds law clinic workshops in Hamburg.

Representative experience

Advise and represent various clients (technology, media, consumer goods) in proceedings against data protection authorities on employee data protection issues.

Advise and represent various clients (technology, media, consumer goods) in proceedings against data subjects and data protection authorities on GDPR data subject claims.

Advice to various clients (technology, automotive, diversified industrials, life sciences) on IT, data security and data protection law during transactions.

Advising companies on employee data protection law related issues (including performance monitoring, fraud prevention tools, e-mail and Internet use by employees).

Advise a leading global cloud computing provider on international data transfers, including binding corporate rules, privacy shield and ad-hoc clauses.

Advise and negotiate IT contracts (cloud computing, software licensing and implementation, support and maintenance services) for a Danish software and cloud provider.

Advise companies (technology sector) on the implementation of the EBA guidelines on outsourcing and German Bafin "MaRisk" on the use of cloud services from a provider perspective.

Advice to German and international clients (consumer goods, media, technology) on requirements for direct marketing, e-commerce and tracking (websites, webshops and apps).

Advise a leading global provider of cloud identity services on the implementation of the GDPR and the drafting and negotiation of cloud services and reseller agreements.

Advice to a leading cloud service provider on the implementation of the GDPR, and drafting and negotiation of cloud service contracts and drafting of data protection guidelines.

Advise various clients on data protection law requirements for credit scoring and profiling under the GDPR and the German Data Protection Act.

Advice and representation of a German Fintech company in proceedings against a data protection authority and assistance during on-site audits.

Negotiate cloud computing service contracts data processing agreements with companies from various industries, including the financial and insurance sectors.