Hanne Hirvonen

Hanne is a counsel in Dottir's Tech & IP practice. She advises clients on a broad range of IT & technology law matters. Her work covers regulatory compliance, IT contracts and helping businesses navigate the legal complexities of emerging technologies including AI.

Her legal expertise is grounded in both legal practice and academic research. With years of experience in various legal roles in both the private and public sectors, Hanne has in-depth knowledge of a wide range of legal issues related to technology and digitalization.

In addition, Hanne has completed formal court training, which has given her valuable hands-on experience that further strengthens her legal expertise.

• Beyond human oversight – quality management as a tool to control automated decision-making systems, Hirvonen, H. & Alizadeh Westerling, F. (2024)
• Artificial intelligence and the law: can we and should we regulate AI systems? Sankari, S., Koulu, R., Hirvonen, H. & Heikkinen, T. S. (2023)
• Just accountability structures – a way to promote the safe use of automated decision-making in the public sector, Hirvonen, H. (2023)

Experience​

Dottir Attorneys Ltd​

• Counsel, Tech & IP, 2026–

Reson Oy

• Senior Legal Counsel, 2022–2026

University of Helsinki, Legal Tech Lab

• Doctoral Researcher, 2020–2022

DNA Oyj

• Legal Counsel, 2018–2020

Communication Agency, Competition and Consumer Agency and Judicial training

• Legal Counsel, Trainee Judge 2012–2018

​Education​

• ​Master's Degree, Law, University of Helsinki, 2012

​Languages​

• ​Finnish​, English​