Lára Herborg Ólafsdóttir

Lára Herborg, a licensed attorney before the district courts, joined LEX in February 2019.

Lára is one of Iceland’s foremost experts in information technology law, intellectual property law, and data protection. Lára holds an LL.M. degree in Technology Law from UC Berkeley in the United States and prior to joining LEX in 2019, she worked at an international law firm in Luxembourg.

Lára also has extensive experience in public procurement and contractor law, healthcare law, and administrative law. For many years, Lára has provided strategic guidance to a wide range of companies, municipalities, and public institutions.

Her extensive experience in IP/IT law encompasses guiding clients through complex strategic licensing and technology transactions Her expertise includes drafting and managing contracts for the development, distribution, and procurement of software systems, as well as overseeing numerous large-scale regulatory IT audits for both corporate and public sector clients. Lára specializes in information security, particularly in the transfer of personal data through cloud solutions. She also has a deep understanding of health technology, having supported many companies within this sector.

Lára is a prolific author and speaker, having published numerous articles and conducted workshops and lectures on network and information security, artificial intelligence, and data protection for both public and private sector audiences. She has also served as a DPO for government agencies, large enterprises, and innovative startups.

Lára is an adjunct at Reykjavík University, where she teaches courses on Technology and Computer Law, as well as FinTech Law. She is an alternate Board Member of the Data Protection Authority in Iceland. She serves as the Academic Editor of Fons Juris, Iceland’s leading legal book publisher, and is an active member of the Legislative Committee of the Icelandic Bar Association. Lára is a board member of LEX and a board member of GH IP.

Admitted to practice before:

• The District Courts

Career

• LEX since 2019
• DLA Piper, Luxembourg, 2018-2019
• Juris, 2011-2018
• Arion Bank, 2011
• Landsbanki Islands hf. (Winding-up Board), 2009-2011

Education

• LL.M. (Law & Technology), UC Berkeley, 2018
• District Court Attorney 2015
• University of Reykjavík, Master of Law, 2013
• University of Reykjavík, B.A. Law, 2011

Languages

• English
• Danish
• German

Teaching

• Adjunct at Reykjavik University
  • Courses:
    • Technology and Computer law since 2019
    • Cyber law since 2024
    • FinTech Law since 2021
• Part time lecturer in MBA program at Reykjavík University
• Part time lecturer in Methodology at the University of Reykjavík, 2011-2017
• Guest lecturer in Contract Law and Construction Law in the MPM program at Reykjavík University, 2013
• Supervisor for various master´s theses at Reykjavik University School of Law

Publications

• Contributor to an international report: Technology Governance in a time of crisis, COVID-19 related decision support, published by the Human Technology Foundation. Accessible here: https://www.lex.is/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Technology-Governance-in-a-Time-of-Crisis-COVID-19-Related-Decision-Support.pdf
• Lára Herborg Ólafsdóttir and Sindri M. Stephensen (2019). Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Tímarit lögfræðinga, 157-181
• Lára Herborg Ólafsdóttir and Olivier Reisch (2018). GDPR in the world of smart devices, ACE (Wolters Kluwer)

Other activities

• On the Board of Directors of LEX from 2021
• On the Board of Directors of GH IP since 2024
• Alternate Board Member of the Icelandic Data Protection Authority since 2023
• On the legislative committee of the Icelandic Bar Association from 2020
• Academic Editor of Fons Juris publisher from 2019
• On the Board of Directors of AFS Iceland, 2015-2017
• Associate Editor of Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 2017-2018
• Board member of Berkeley Information Privacy Law Association (BIPLA), 2017-2018