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Anna Paimela

Anna joined Folks in summer 2016. She has a broad experience in media and digital business law, having worked for a listed media company, most recently leading the group's data protection team. Anna has been involved in numerous digital business product and service development projects as a member of the digital leadership team, and has built group-wide GDPR talents, documentations and processes.

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Anna's areas of expertise include data protection, ICT and other commercial contracts, consumer protection and marketing law, employment law and media policy.

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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Interviews:

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