Jens Christian Gjesti

Practice Areas

TMT, Information technology and data sharing, Data and communications protection, Technology and digital innovation, Sanctions and export control, EU law

Career

2023 Head of Tech & IP, Kvale

2018 - Partner, Kvale

2013 - 2017 Senior Lawyer, Kvale

2012 - 2013 Senior Lawyer, Legalteam

2010 - 2012 Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Selmer DA

2008 - 2010 Associate, Advokatfirmaet Selmer DA

2007 - 2008 Senior Adviser, Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority

2006 - 2007 Adviser, Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority

Personal

Jens Christian Gjesti specializes in sanctions and export control, privacy, security competition law, technology, telecommunications, and compliance. He heads up our Tech & IP department and our expert teams for privacy and cybersecurity/information security.

Gjesti provides clients with strategic and operational advice on compliance, management of regulatory risk, dispute resolution, incident management, handling of supervisory cases, entering and following up on technology contracts, compliance with sector-specific market regulation, transactions, in negotiations, and projects related to the use of data and artificial intelligence.