Dr. Karsten Kinast LL.M.
Managing Shareholder / Attorney at Law (Germany)

Milestones
- Dr. Karsten Kinast is listed in the top 25 personally recommended lawyers in Germany, in the legal field of data protection law. ("kanzleimonitor.de - Recommendation is the best reference" 2022-23)
- Over 15 years of legal experience in data protection law as well as in the area of compliance
- Admitted attorney at the Cologne Bar Association and registered European attorney at the Austrian Bar Association in Vienna
- Managing partner of KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and other companies of the KINAST Group, e.g. dataKonform Gesellschaft für Auditierung und Rating von Unternehmen im Datenschutz mbH (data protection auditing and rating company)
- Certified data protection officer (TÜV Nord)
- External compliance officer
- Fellow Analyst at KuppingerCole, a leading and globally active IT analysis company
- Lecturer at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences and formerly at the University of Applied Sciences Europe (Iserlohn, Berlin, Hamburg)
- Lecturer on data protection, media and copyright law in Germany and abroad
- Former employee of medium-sized law firms, various university law institutes, Bertelsmann AG, Deutsche Welle as well as AustroMechana Verwertungsgesellschaft für Musikrechte (exploitation company for music rights)
- Doctoral studies at the University of Vienna with dissertation on European copyright law
- Master studies "European Legal Informatics Study Programme" (EULISP) at the Universities of Hannover and Vienna. Master thesis on European copyright law
- Law studies in Cologne and Barcelona
Character
Clients appreciate Karsten’s practical advice on data protection strategy as well as his personal representation of clients in data protection law, for example in discussions with relevant supervisory authorities. In addition to his work as a lawyer, he regularly lectures at numerous german universities and publishes articles, whitepapers and even pracitcal application handbooks, on various subjects within data protection and IT law.
Languages
German
English
Spanish
French
Karsten is here to help
In fact, there’s a whole team of experienced lawyers and data protection experts ready to advise you on your international data protection issues.

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.
Karsten specialises in the following branches
Meet a few of Karsten's colleagues:

Laura Graßie
Managing Director | Attorney at Law (Germany)

Dr. Karsten Kinast LL.M.
Managing Shareholder | Attorney at Law (Germany)

Daniel Schmitz-Wegner
Managing Director | Attorney at Law (Germany)

Martina Perna
Managing Director