KINAST ANWALTSSERVICE - Key Persons
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) Compliance Specialist
- Certified Data Protection Officer
Alexander Fallenstein works as a lawyer and certified data protection officer. For many years, he has primarily advised clients from the cloud and IT industry (including hosting and SaaS providers), as well as from the mobility and media sectors.
Alicia Igbinosun works for KINAST as a trainee in office management. She supports various departments at KINAST Anwaltsservice GmbH in several departments.
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- Specialist Accounts Receivable
Alihan Eray is responsible for maintaining the master data and creating new contracts and projects. Furthermore he is preparing invoices in Accounts Receivable Management.
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- Attorney at Law
- Attorney at Law ( Georgia )
Ana Nasrashvili is a Attorney at Law (Georgia) in the International team at KINAST. She has extensive experience in data protection law, in particular regarding state data protection obligations and the underlying international legal bases.
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- Project Manager
- Project Manager in Product and Process Development at KINAST Innovations Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft MbH
André Klein works as a project manager in product and process development at KINAST Innovations Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. There, he is responsible for project portfolio management and the organizational management of new projects, for example in the areas of legal tech, training, and know-how management. He also implements and optimizes organizational processes.
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- Research Associate at KINAST Attorneys at Law
Anna Maria Miklaszewska is a research associate at KINAST Attorneys at Law (Germany). She is a member of our international team and provides support in advising companies, especially in the industrial sector, on data protection law.
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- Certified Data Protection Officer
Anna Sophia Risse works as a Graduate Lawyer and certified data protection officer at KINAST. She supports the team led by Laura Graßie mainly in advising clients in the higher education and financial sectors, but also advises churches and NGOs aswell as companies from a wide range of industries.
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- Head of Editorial
- Knowledge Lawyer ( Courses )
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
Benedikt Reil works as an Attorney at Law (Germany) at KINAST and is part of the International Team. He primarily advises companies in the retail, energy and manufacturing sectors in Europe and advises them on (international) data protection issues.
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
Britta Spier is responsible for numerous operational and administrative activities in the area of personnel administration. Her main focus is on applicant management, the preparation of references and the maintenance of personnel files.
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
Carolin Felling works at KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. She is an Attorney at Law (Germany) in the Cologne 1 team and supports her colleagues in advising clients on data protection law.
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- Head of Client Support and Acquisition
Chantal Klauke heads our Client support department. She has many years of experience and in-depth knowledge, and acts at the interface between our management, legal and administration teams.
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- Member of the Specialist Internal Processes and Project Management Team
- Head of Legal, Organisation and Human Resources
- Head of Legal, Organization and Human
Cornelia Pitzer is Head of Legal, Organization and Human Resources at KINAST. She is responsible for all legal issues relating to day-to-day internal work. Furthermore she optimizes and streamlines strategic processes within the KINAST Group and supports the management in setting up and designing management processes. She is also responsible for the HR department and supports her colleagues in strategic issues and in the processing of all employment law matters.
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) Managing Director KINAST Innovations Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft MbH
- Managing Director of KINAST Innovations Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft MbH
Daniel Schmitz-Wegner is the managing director of KINAST Innovations Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. As a lawyer and certified data protection officer, he controls and coordinates the know-how management of our law firm and ensures that our consultants are always provided with the best possible knowledge and information to guarantee optimal consulting at a high level.
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
- Lawyer
Daniela Schott is a lawyer and certified data protection officer. She specializes primarily in the area of international data protection and corporate data protection and has in-depth knowledge of ICT and IP law.
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- Research Associate at KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft GmbH
David Del Bianco works as an research associate at KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft GmbH in the international team. He supports the project work for our clients mainly by editing and reviewing websites, privacy statements and legal imprints.
David Windhövel is part of the International Team at KINAST, where he advises international corporations in all data protection matters.
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- Attorney at Law
- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
Denis Acar is an Attorney at Law (Germany) and certified data protection officer (TÜV). He advises domestic companies on all issues of national and international data protection law. In his daily work he specifically serves companies from the software development and IT sectors, the hotel industry and industry, as well as numerous start-ups of all kinds.
Denise Haimann is responsible for numerous operational and administrative activities in our HR team at KINAST. Her main focus areas include application management, certificate preparation, onboarding and offboarding, the organisation of training and further education measures as well as the maintenance of personnel files.
Denise Müller works as a commercial lawyer at KINAST in Laura Grassie's team. She advises clients from the hotel, university and banking sectors.
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) of Counsel
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- Founder
- Managing Partner
- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) Managing Partner KINAST Group Compliance Expert
Dr. Karsten Kinast is the founder and managing partner of KINAST. He is the External Data Protection Officer of numerous large national and international corporations, banks and insurance companies as well as church and public sector organizations. Furthermore, Dr. Kinast advises various companies in a wide range of industries as External Compliance Officer.
Dr. Karsten Kinast is devoted family man who loves to spend his limited free time with his wife and children. When the opportunity arrises, he particularly enjoys winding down on the beautiful coastline of the Netherlands or sometimes even the picturesque towns and beaches of Portugal. Karsten's energetic and positive attitude towards both life and business is truly infectious; his drive often empowers and motivates the people around him to achieve their own goals.
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) Knowledge Management Lawyer
- Lawyer
Eva Schnitzler-Geisler is a lawyer and certified data protection officer. She mainly advises and supports clients from the insurance industry as well as the logistics, education and research sectors in data protection law.
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- Attorney at Law ( GR )
- Certified Data Protection Officer
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
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- Research Associate at KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft MbH
Friederike Loh works as a Research Associate at KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. She is part of the Cologne 1 team and supports her colleagues in advising clients on data protection law.
Job Titles:
- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
- Lawyer at KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft MbH
Hanns-Claudius Mette is a lawyer at KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. He advises clients on data protection law, particularly in the insurance and financial sectors. Among other things, he deals with the implementation of new tools/procedures and compliance with data protection law.
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- Managing Director
- Lawyer and Managing Director of KINAST Lawyer Services
- Managing Director Attorney at Law ( Germany )
Helge Kauert is a lawyer and managing director of KINAST Lawyer Services. In this function, and due to his affinity in the subject, he is responsible in particular for the IT and it's related processes of the entire group.
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- Head of Financial Accounting
Irina Funk is responsible for payroll and general ledger accounting as well as for the preparation of annual financial statements. Accordingly, her range of tasks is broad, extending from booking and monitoring all business transactions, to bank and cash management, to the preparation of payrolls.
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- Compliance Specialist
- Compliance Specialist and Certified Data Protection Officer
Jan Erik Hellmuth works as an compliance specialist and certified data protection officer at KINAST. He has worked for many years in a varying fields of legal consultation, advising clients and companys of all sizes and from a wide range of industries, from startups to global corporations.
Jan Erik is well known for his calm personality and down-to-earth attitude. He also has a healthy ambition and a thirst for knowledge. His work has greatly benefited from the fact that his own personal background makes him feel at home in business and entrepreneurial contexts. He also has a lot of enthusiasm for team sports.
Jan Erik specialises in the following branches
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- As Managing Director
- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) Managing Director KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft MbH
As Managing Director, Jan Rübsteck is jointly responsible for the strategic development and the constantly up-to-date professional structure of the firm. As team leader and external data protection officer, he and his team focus primarily on media, IT and industry mandates.
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) Managing Director KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft MbH
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- Managing Director
- Member of the Specialist Internal Processes and Project Management Team
- Specialist Assistance and Back Office
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- Head of Internal Processes and Project Management
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
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- Head of Legal, Organization and Human Resources
- Research Associate Client Support and Acquisition
- Specialist Assistance and Back Office
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- Specialist Internal Processes and Project Management
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- Expert Financial Process Management
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany ) of Counsel
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- Attorney at Law ( Germany )
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- Specialist Marketing & Communications