Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Application
References
Hobbies and Interests
Languages
It Skills - Microsoft Office Suite
Volunteering And Extracurricular
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Johanne Eeg Bækbøl Pedersen

Copenhagen

Summary

As a Copenhagen-based legal professional with a deep admiration for GANNI's mission and values, I am thrilled by the opportunity to join the brand as Head of Legal. With extensive experience in the IP and Technologies field, direct legal support for global retail operations like L’Oréal, and formal leadership responsibilities, I bring a strategic, compliance-oriented mindset that supports innovation and international growth.

I offer strong legal expertise and hands-on experience gained through my role as an attorney and a secondment with L’Oréal Nordics, where I advised on marketing and consumer law. This has strengthened my ability to make commercial decisions that bridge legal requirements with business goals.

Personally, I am social, passionate, and open—qualities I bring with me into the workplace, where I let my personality shine through in my work.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate

Bech-Bruun
01.2022 - Current
  • Advising on all aspects of EU GDPR compliance
  • Acting as external DPO for multiple public and private entities
  • Legal advice on consumer and marketing law, including reviewing commercial terms and campaigns
  • Data protection and consumer/marketing law support in corporate transactions (due diligence, transaction docs, etc.)
  • General review and negotiation of commercial contracts
  • Secondments at a telecom and major e-commerce company (6–9 months each)
  • Formal leadership responsibility for student assistants
  • Training of junior associates

Teaching Assistant in EU Law

University of Copenhagen
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Taught core EU law subjects and prepared students for exams with great feedback.

Junior Associate

Bech-Bruun
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Gained experience across data protection, IP, and marketing law
  • Taught courses at Bech-Bruun

Legal Student

Bech-Bruun
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Supported with legal research and tasks, particularly in corporate and data protection law

Legal Student

Concilio & Co
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Managed debt collection cases
  • Attended court (bailiff)
  • Drafted legal documents

Substitute Teacher

Skt. Josefs Skole
01.2013 - 01.2016

Pedagogical Assistant, After-school Program

Skt. Josefs Skole
01.2013 - 01.2016

Education

The Leading Senior Associate Program -

Judge Business School
Cambridge University
05-2025

Associate at IP & Technology -

Bech-Bruun
09-2022

Master of Laws -

University of Copenhagen
06-2019

Exchange Semester -

Tulane University
New Orleans
12-2017

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Copenhagen
06-2017

STX Student -

Himmelev Gynasium
Roskilde
06-2013

Skills

  • Data protection
  • Legal research
  • Contract negotiation
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Consumer law
  • Team leadership

Application

Head of Legal, GANNI, 2025

References

  • Susanne Stougaard, Partner, Stougaard & Bech, +45 23 84 33 08
  • Rime Dreber, General Counsel, L’Oréal Nordics, +46 76 536 52 12

Hobbies and Interests

  • Running
  • Strength training
  • Yoga
  • Pilates
  • Spending time with friends and family
  • Cooking
  • Traveling

Languages

English - Fluent

French - Conversational

It Skills - Microsoft Office Suite

Proficient

Volunteering And Extracurricular

  • Legal Advisor, Copenhagen Legal Aid, 01/01/18, 01/01/19
  • Winner, Juridisk Diskussionsklub’s Moot Court, 2016, Best Oralist (Supreme Court Final)

Timeline

Associate

Bech-Bruun
01.2022 - Current

Teaching Assistant in EU Law

University of Copenhagen
01.2021 - 01.2023

Junior Associate

Bech-Bruun
01.2019 - 01.2022

Legal Student

Bech-Bruun
01.2016 - 01.2019

Legal Student

Concilio & Co
01.2015 - 01.2016

Substitute Teacher

Skt. Josefs Skole
01.2013 - 01.2016

Pedagogical Assistant, After-school Program

Skt. Josefs Skole
01.2013 - 01.2016

The Leading Senior Associate Program -

Judge Business School

Associate at IP & Technology -

Bech-Bruun

Master of Laws -

University of Copenhagen

Exchange Semester -

Tulane University

Bachelor of Laws -

University of Copenhagen

STX Student -

Himmelev Gynasium
Johanne Eeg Bækbøl Pedersen