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Anna Haapanen

Partner Anna Haapanen focuses on technology transactions, complex IP and ICT-intensive contracts, negotiations and disputes, as well as data assets and intellectual property licensing, with special expertise in free and open-source software. She is recognized as one of the leading technology lawyers with international education and multijurisdictional work experience. She is dual-licensed attorney admitted to both the Finnish Bar and the New York Bar and has practiced law in Finland, Sweden and the United States. She has earned Doctor of Laws degree in intellectual property laws and advises clients with both non-contentious and contentious technology, IP and data intensive assignments also within the highly regulated fields such as health tech and fintech. Anna Haapanen is Chair of the International Technology Law Association’s (ITechLaw) Technology Sourcing Committee as well as former President of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations (IFCLA) and former Chairman of the Finnish IT Law Association. She has also served at the Delegation of the Finnish Bar Association, the highest decision-making body of the Finnish Bar Association. Anna Haapanen has extensive legal expertise across the technology sector, including notable visiting lawyer positions at prominent tech companies such as Supercell, Accenture, Nokia, and Comptel. · Dittmar & Indrenius

FinlandTechnology Transactions, Intellectual PropertyEnglish, Finnish, Swedish

About

Partner Anna Haapanen at Dittmar & Indrenius advises on technology transactions, complex IP and ICT‑intensive contracts, data assets and IP licensing, with special expertise in free and open‑source software. She is dual‑qualified (Finland and New York), holds a Doctor of Laws in intellectual property and has practiced in Finland, Sweden and the United States.

Practice areas

Technology TransactionsIntellectual PropertyIT & OutsourcingDataOpen Source SoftwareHealth TechFintech

Office

Expertise

Free and Open‑Source SoftwareTechnology SourcingSoftware LicensingICT ContractsData LicensingHealth TechFintech

Education

  • University of Helsinki, Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), 2017
  • Stanford University, Visiting Senior Scholar, 2015
  • Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan, MSc in Economics and Business Administration, 2013
  • Columbia University, LL.M. (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), 2009
  • University of Helsinki, LL.M., 2004

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Finnish Bar
  • Admitted to the New York Bar

Languages

EnglishFinnishSwedish