Erik Petersen

Lawyer

Germany

Since 2021 in Berlin and at HÄRTING. In addition to data protection at HÄRTING, he can often be found on his road bike in and around Berlin.

Focus Data Protection Law Data Compliance

Languages of correspondence

English, German

Contact information

Email petersen@haerting.de

Phone +49 30 283057453

Vita

Erik Petersen joined HÄRTING in 2021 as a research associate. He studied law at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and passed the First State Law Examination in Bavaria in 2020. After focusing on intellectual property and competition law at university, he is now at home in data protection law.

Latest insights

The handling of sensitive data in online shops as a consequence of ECJ case law

17. February 2025
by Erik Petersen & Sebastian Schulz

With the "Lindenapotheke" judgement on health data, the European Court of Justice cemented its extremely broad interpretation of Art. 9 GDPR. The consequences - particularly for online retailers - are considerable.

Use of Google Analytics violates data protection law! – What follows from the decision of the Austrian data protection authority? And what not? (EN)

20. January 2022
by Erik Petersen

The Austrian data protection authority classifies the use of Google Analytics as contrary to data protection law due to data transfers to the USA. The article gives an overview of the decision and classifies the statements of the supervisory authority.

All insights by Erik Petersen