The firm is a business-oriented law firm located in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. 

Eli Thorsteinsson specializes in financial regulation, financial compliance and GDPR amongst others, but can also guide you and provide legal services regarding almost all other areas of Faroese legislation.

Are you in need of legal advice regarding Faroese matters or do you need any legal services here in the Faroe Islands, then please don´t hesitate to contact Eli on e-mail eth@eth.fo or on phone +298 590989. 

Eli started his own law office in januar 2020. 

He works with business law in a broad sense and has extensive experience from the financial sector, mainly as the head of the compliance department. 

Eli also has worked in a law office in Copenhagen, where his primary fields of work were real estate law, construction law and company law. 

Today Eli also works alot within the field of data privacy and data protection. Eli holds two certificates from IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) - the CIPM and CIPP/E.

Other employments:

2019 -          : The Faroe Islands Legal Aid - Legal Counsel

2019 - 2020 : Faroe Law - Attorney-at-Law

2017 - 2019 : Betri P/F - Head of Compliance

2013 - 2019 : Betri Banki P/F - Head of Compliance

2008 - 2013 : Advokaterne Arup & Hvidt - Attorney-at-Law / Legal Counsel

Special assignments:

2021 -          : Chairman at Tvingsilsnevndin - appointed by the Faroese Government

2020 -          : External teacher af the University of the Faroe Islands

                       - Banking Law

                       - Property Law  

Education

Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Copenhagen in 2012.

Bar admission in 2016.

Languages

Faroese / Danish / English

Year of birth

1985