23.12.2021

Partner Eija Warma-Lehtinen Again Named Among Top 100 IT Influencers

Finnish technology magazine Tivi listed its 100 IT industry influencers for the 19th time. Eija Warma-Lehtinen, co-head of the Data & Technology service and partner at Castrén & Snellman, is on the list for the sixth year in a row.

‘It feels great to be among such a skilled group. Our team has had a very busy year with data protection matters and technology-related agreements and reviews. The healthcare sector has been especially active. We have conducted extensive regulatory reviews, and authority and court processes continue to keep us increasingly busy.

Sustainability is an important theme guiding our actions today and it can be seen in our every-day work as we look for sustainable and responsible solutions with our clients to support their business. As a single theme, cross-border data transfers have kept us and our clients extremely busy’, Eija says.

The IT influencers’ impact was also measured in social media based on who has the most reactions per tweet. Eija was ranked 12th on this list. 

Eija advises our clients in a wide range of issues relating to the application of the GDPR, the interface between regulation and the adoption of new technologies, and data breaches. Eija is also a popular lecturer on these subjects.

Read more about the list of 100 IT influencers on Tivi’s website

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