Anna Haapanen
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About
Provided by Anna Haapanen
Practice Areas
Partner Anna Haapanen leads the Technology & Data service area at Dittmar & Indrenius. She is recognized as one of the leading international technology lawyers with international education and work experience both cross border and overseas and has practiced law in Finland, Sweden and the United States. She has a unique mix of in-house counsel and law firm experience and advises clients on technology transactions, complex IP and IT intensive contracts and negotiations, including FinTech projects, as well as related disputes.
Anna Haapanen is experienced in intellectual property licensing with a special expertise in free and open source software.
Career
Prior to joining Dittmar & Indrenius, Anna Haapanen worked at Roschier Attorneys in Helsinki and Stockholm, at Software Freedom Law Center in New York and as in-house counsel at Nokia and Hantro as well as held visiting lawyer positions at Supercell, Accenture, Nokia and Comptel.
Professional Memberships
Anna Haapanen is Vice-President of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations (IFCLA), representative of Finland at International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) and former Chairman of the Finnish IT Law Association. She is a member of the Delegation of the Finnish Bar Association, the highest decision-making body of the Finnish Bar Association.
Chambers Review
Europe
Anna Haapanen has impressive activity in the field of IT outsourcing and software licensing agreements. She also assists technology sector clients with the launch of new products as well as contentious matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Anna was able to provide legal advice but also strategic solutions."
"She has a fast mind and she is curious to learn more from her clients. She is very involved in educating others and sharing her experience and knowledge. I would happily recommend Anna to any of my own contacts."
"Anna was able to provide legal advice but also strategic solutions."
"She has a fast mind and she is curious to learn more from her clients. She is very involved in educating others and sharing her experience and knowledge. I would happily recommend Anna to any of my own contacts."