PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:

Jan Trzaskowski

Title:

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Address:

Work:
Copenhagen Business School
Law Department
Howitzvej 11-13, third floor
2000 Frederiksberg

Home:
Ved Amagerport 4, 3. tv.
DK-2300 Copenhagen S

Phone:

Work: (+45) 38 15 26 10
Direct: (+45) 38 15 26 27
Home: (+45) 32 54 18 30
Mobile: (+45) 25 37 02 05

E-mail:

jan [at] extuto.dk

Born:

27. January 1972, Rødovre, Denmark

Languages:

English and Scandinavian along with basic knowledge of German, Dutch and French

PROFILE

Personal competences:

- Analyse, structure, and disseminate.
- Set and pursue goals within deadlines.
- Adaptability, multidisciplinary, and internationally focused.

Professional skills:

- Law, technology, and business management.
- Danish and international business law.
    - Advertising and marketing law (unfair competition and consumer protecion).
    - Internet and technology law.
    - International law (conflict of laws and EU law).
- Teaching and research.

Leasure time activities:

- Family and friends.
- Sports (rowing and running).
- Photography, music, movies and other sorts of art.

EDUCATION

2002 - 2005

Ph.D., Law Department, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

1995 - 1997

Master of Business Administration and Commercial Law, Aalborg University, Denmark.

1992 - 1995

Bachelor of Business Administration and Commercial Law, Aalborg University, Denmark.

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 2008

Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Teaching business law, including in particular unfair competition law, advertising law, IT law, and international commercial law.

Responsible for courses in unfair competition law and internet law.

2005 - 2008

Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Teaching business law, including in particular unfair competition law, international commercial law, general law of obligation, and legal aspects of entrepenurship.

Guest Lecturer at Oslo University, Nordic School of Proactive Law (Stockholm), the Nordic Conference for Teachers in Business Law, European Forum on Electronic Signatures (Poland), the Nordic Conference in IT Law, Danish Society for Copyright etc.

Participated in administration and development of courses at university level.

Research in unfair competition law, including co-author on a forthcoming Danish book on the subject.

Three months research at Columbia University, New York. Studies in US Federal unfair competition law.

Carrying out research for external parties, including Hamburg University (Premium Rate Services) and European Consumer Centre Denmark (E-Commerce Trustmarks in Europe).

Initiator of the establishment of Creative Commons Denmark. Responsibly for the launch of Creative Commons Denmark on 10 June 2006.

Active member of Nordic School of Proactive Law, Danish IT Advisory Board on IT and Law, Danish Forum For IT Law etc.

Assistant Professor education, including supervision of teaching and pedagogical courses.

2002 - 2005

Research Fellow (Ph.D.), Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Research on businesses' handling of legal risks in connection with international e-commerce.

Teaching business law, including in particular unfair competition law, international commercial law, general law of obligation, and legal aspects of entrepreneurship.

Guest Lecturer at Amsterdam University, University of Texas (Austin), Federal Trade Commission (Washington), and Bergen Business School (Norway).

Co-organiser of a conference on 'EU E-Commerce Law' (2003).

Research at various universities in Europe and USA, and participation in Ph.D. courses.

2000 - 2002

Managing Director, Partner, and Legal adviser, von Haller Law Firm, Denmark

Responsible for the establishment and management of the business, including contract negotiation, marketing, establishment of alliances, and product development.

In the period, the business grew from zero to 15 employees. It is now part of the law firm 'Bender von Haller Dragsted'.

Legal council within business law, including in particular unfair compeition law, privacy and international issues.

Since 2000

Director and owner, Ex Tuto ApS, Denmark

The company's activities are divided into Jurapartner (consultancy), Ex Tuto Publishing (publishing), and MERE.INFO (photography and graphic design).

1997 - 2000

Head of Section, The Danish National Consumer Agency ('Forbrugerstyrelsen').

Serving the Minister of Trade and Industry ('Erhvervsministeriet'). Participating in work and negotiations under EU, OECD, and the Nordic Minister Council. Elaboration of notes, speeches etc.

Head of the Danish delegation negotiating the E-Commerce Directive (directive 2000/31) and OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999).

Member of the EU Expert Group on Commercial Communication.

Serving the Danish Consumer Ombudsman ('Forbrugerombudsmanden') in questions relating to electronic commerce. Administrative work in connection with the enforcement of the Danish marketing practices act.

Responsible for drafting the Nordic Consumer Ombudsmen's Position Paper on Trade and Marketing on the Internet (1998).

Administrative work for the Danish Consumer Complaints Board ('Forbrugerklagenævnet').

MEMBERSHIPS

Since 2007

Member of Danish Privacy Research Network.

Since 2006

Member of Danish Marketing Forum.

Since 2006

Member of the Danish Ministry of Culture's working group on advertising.

Since 2004

Member of Nordic School of Proactive Law.

2006-2008

Member of Advisory Board for European Privacy Institute (under establishment).

2005-2008

Member of Study Group on Legal Risk Management.

2005-2008

Member of the board, Danish Forum for IT Law.

2004-2008

Co-founder and Legal Project Lead at Creative Commons Denmark.

2002-2008

Member of CBS working group on IT law.

2000-2008

Member of Danish IT Society's Advisory Board on IT and Law.