ABOUT
Kjersti is a specialist on securities law and framework conditions for insurance and banking. For several years, she worked for the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway and she has been responsible for the development and interpretation of rules of conduct and framework conditions for investment firms and management companies. Chambers and Partners have ranked Kjersti as one of Norway’s foremost experts on financial regulatory law. In addition, she is also ranked as one of Norway’s leading lawyers within banking and finance by Legal 500.
KJERTI'S CLIENTS SAY
“She gives clear advice
and is knowledgeable.”
Chambers Europe, 2023
EDUCATION
Cand. Jur., University of Oslo, 1991
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Partner, Wiersholm, 2007
- Lawyer, Wiersholm, 2002
- Senior Legal Adviser, The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway, 1997
- Associate, Wikborg, Rein & Co, 1996
- Senior Executive Officer/Legal Adviser, The Financial
- Supervisory Authority of Norway, 1991
AWARDS
- Band 1, Chambers Global, Banking & Finance: Regulatory,
2024 - Band 1, Chambers Europe, Banking & Finance: Regulatory,
2023 - Band 1, Chambers Europe, Banking & Finance: Regulatory,
2022 - Band 1, Chambers Europe, Banking & Finance: Regulatory,
2021 - Band 1, Chambers Europe, Banking & Finance: Regulatory,
Norway, 2020
Industry expertise
Banking and Finance
Fintech
Insurance
Private Equity
Areas of practice
Anti-Money Laundering
ESG and Compliance
Regulatory
Insurance
Pensions