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Anna Paimela

Anna is a legal professional with nearly 20 years of experience in business law, especially in the fields of data protection, IT and other commercial agreements, media law and employment law.
 
Prior to joining Folks as partner, she led a group-wide data protection program at media group Sanoma in addition to her role as a digital management team member.
 
Clients praise Anna for her quick, actionable and business savvy advice.

 

Relevant work experience and positions of trust:

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  • Legal Folks Ltd, Partner 2016 -

  • Sanoma Plc, Senior Legal Counsel, Head of Privacy 2015-2016

  • Sanoma Media Finland Ltd, Corporate Counsel & Senior Legal Counsel 2010-2015

  • Hedman Partners Attorneys Ltd, Associate 2008-2009

  • IAB Finland, Member of the Board 2021-2022, Chair of the Data Protection Working Party 2015-2021 and Member 2010-

  • RadioMedia, Lead Policy Specialist 2021-

  • Finnish Copyright Delegation, member 2023-2027

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Education:

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  • Master of Laws, University of Helsinki 2007

  • Bachelor of Political Science, University of Helsinki 2009

  • Certificate in English Law, Warwick University 2006

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Examples of Anna's projects:

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  • Assisted listed companies in digital and data transformation projects

  • Provided GDPR training for hundreds of people with commendable feedback

  • Led dozens of co-operation negotiation processes

  • Drafted and negotiated hundreds of ICT and technology agreements

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Articles written by Anna:

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