Christian Wiese Svanberg

Lawyer

Intro

Christian Wiese Svanberg advises companies and authorities on data protection law and NIS 2. With 20 years of experience in the field, including employment at the Danish Data Protection Agency and the Ministry of Justice, he has deep insight into GDPR. He has also been DPO for the Danish police and head of the Danish National Police's Center for Data Protection. As head of department in the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (FE), he was responsible for legal tasks related to SIGINT and cyber security (CFCS). He also assists clients in particularly sensitive cases, including advanced hacker attacks. His strength lies in finding business-oriented solutions at the intersection of law and IT.

Specialties

Compliance

GDPR

NIS 2

DPO

Cybersecurity

Experience

  • Lawyer, CO:PLAY, 2024 -
  • External Lecturer in European Data Protection Law/EU Law, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law, 2010
  • Head of Legal Department, Danish Defence Intelligence Service, 2020-2024
  • Head of the Center for Data Protection and DPO, Danish National Police, 2016-2021
  • Board Member, IAPP European Board of Advisors, 2014-2019.
  • Attorney-at-law, Plesner, 2014-2016
  • Chief Consultant, Danish Agency for Digital Government 2012-2014
  • Head of Section, The Danish Ministry of Justice 2005-2012
  • Head of Section, The Danish Data Protection Agency

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M), University of Pennsylvania Law School, USA, 2008
  • Master of Laws (LL.M), University of Copenhagen, 2003
  • Bachelor in European Law and West European Studies, University of Wolverhampton, UK 1998

Selected publications

  • Liability for fines under Article 83 of the General Data Protection Regulation and Section 41 of the Danish Data Protection Act based on the case law of the European Court of Justice, Juristen no. 3-4 October 2024, page 112, with Prof. Henrik Udsen
  • The EU Law Enforcement Directive (LED), A Commentary, Oxford University Press, 2024, Eleni Kosta and Franziska Boehm (ed.), contributing author (Articles 32-34)

Volunteer activities

  • Board member, 2Operate A/S
  • Deputy chairman and co-founder of the Danish Association for Data Protection law

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