Helena J. Engfeldt

Partner

Baker & McKenzie LLP

San Francisco

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Biography

Helena Engfeldt helps companies around the world expand their businesses internationally especially by taking privacy law compliance global. She is a partner in Baker McKenzie's International/Commercial Practice Group in San Francisco. She is licensed to practice law in California, New York and Washington.

Practice Focus

Helena advises private and public companies (from startups to Fortune 100 companies) on global data privacy law compliance, cross-border transactions and international expansion, and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. Her clients include artificial intelligence developers and users, e-commerce companies, global mobile and web gaming developers, transportation and logistics companies, healthcare and wellness companies, and telecommunications providers.

Representative Legal Matters

Advised 200+ companies in various industries with GDPR, CCPA, ePrivacy Directive and other privacy law compliance.
Advise companies on compliance with privacy laws meant to protect children, including Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the Student Online Personal Information Protection Act.
Assist companies with designing, documenting, and scaling their global data privacy compliance program.
Advise online and video gaming companies with data privacy, consumer protection, and regulatory compliance.
Advise on data security incidents and responses ranging from company identified vulnerabilities to ransomware attacks.
Advise companies on setting up and operationalizing global whistleblower hotlines.
Negotiate commercial and data processing and transfer agreements in various industries and contexts (e.g. procurement, M&A).
Advise companies on global anti-spam law compliance.

Professional Honors

Shortlisted for Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year, Women in Business Law Americas Award, 2023

Professional Associations and Memberships

Certified in U.S. and European privacy law (CIPP/US and CIPP/E) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals

Admissions

Washington~United States (2023)
California~United States (2012)
New York~United States (2012)

Education

University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.S.D. with Law and Technology Certificate) (2013)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (LL.M.) (2009)
Uppsala University (Juris Kandidat) (2008)

Languages

English
Swedish

Co-author, "Swedish Data Protection Authority Establishes Art. 41 GDPR Accreditation Requirements," Connect on Tech, 22 September 2023
Co-author, "By the Dozen: Delaware Becomes the Twelfth US State to Enact Consumer Privacy Legislation," Connect on Tech, 14 September 2023
Author, "4 Takeaways from the Washington State Attorney General's Guidance on the My Health My Data Act," Connect on Tech, 13 September 2023
Co-author, "International Data Privacy Compliance, Professional Perspective - India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act: What Should US Companies Do Now?" Bloomberg Law, September 2023
Moderator, California Health Privacy Law, 7 September 2023
Co-author, "Senate Bill 362 to amend California Data Broker Law," InsightPlus, 30 August 2023
Speaker, California Privacy Law Series, EU-US Data Privacy Framework, 16 August 2023
Co-author, "Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: New York and Other States Have Big Plans for Employer Use of AI and Other Workplace Monitoring Tools," The Employer Report, 9 August 2023

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