Mr Øystein Flagstad > ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile

ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS
GREV WEDELS PLASS 7
0151 OSLO
Norway

Work Department

TMT and Data protection

Position

Partner whose areas of concentration are TMT law and copyrights. He has extensive experience with the drafting and negotiation of IT contracts, personal data processing, legal support for research and development projects and rights holders within the media and entertainment sector, including licensing agreements, consultancy agreements and consortium agreements. Øystein advises and represents collecting societies and other right holders in contract negotiations and dispute resolution processes. He has a keen interest in the use of music, film and literature in digital media. He has worked extensively with technology related matters, including matters relating to data protection and the regulatory implications of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Career

Partner, GjessingReimers 2019-
Partner, Grette 2008-2019
Senior Attorney, Grette 2007
Senior Associate, Grette 1999-2006
Associate, Grette 1996-1999

Languages

The Scandinavian languages, English

Memberships

The Norwegian Bar Association
The Norwegian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriètè Intellectuelle – AIPPI
The Norwegian Copyright Association
The Norwegian Association for Computers and Law

Education

Law degree, University of Oslo 1996

Lawyer Rankings

Norway > TMT

Tech and IP boutique ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS supports clients across a wide range of industries, handling both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to IT contracts, advertising and marketing issues, media and entertainment work, and domain names. The team is led by Øystein Flagstad, who has considerable experience in IT contract negotiations and drafting contracts relating to TV and media rights, and Simen Blaker Strand, who specialises in technology and data protection law and routinely represents large corporations in complex IT contract disputes.