Birgir Már Björnsson

Supreme Court Attorney, Birgir Már Björnsson, graduated with Mag.Jur degree in Law from University of Iceland in 2009. After he worked as an Attorney with Acta law offices, later Megin law offices until 2011 when he started working as an Attorney with LEX. Birgir´s main focus has been in the fields of bankruptcy law, corporate law, property law, law on wills and succession, marriage law and intellectual property law in addition to diverse consulting to businesses and individuals. Birgir is a skilled litigator with great experience in trying cases.

Among the cases that Birgir has brought before the Appeal Court and the Supreme Court are exemplary cases in the field of company law and tax law where strategic judgments have been handed down. He has also taught at the law faculties of the University of Iceland and Reykjavík University.

Admitted to practice before:

• The Supreme Court
• The Appeal Court
• The District Courts

Career

• LEX since 2011
• Megin Law offices 2010-2011
• Acta Law offices 2009-2010

Education

• Supreme Court Attorney 2018
• District Court Attorney 2009
• University of Iceland, mag.jur. 2009
• University of Iceland BA 2007

Languages

• English
• Swedish
• Danish

Teaching

• Lecturer in Bankruptcy Law at Reykjavik University since 2018
• Lecturer in Property Law at Reykjavik University since 2020
• Lecturer in Property Law at the University of Iceland 2011-2013
• Supervision of Master theses at the law faculty of Reykjavik University

Other activities

• Nordic Moot Court Competition 2008
• On the board of Orator law students association 2005-2006
• On the board of students associations of Fjölbrautarskólinn í Garðabæ 2001-2003