Jónas A. Aðalsteinsson

Supreme Court Attorney Jónas A Aðalsteinsson founded LEX in 1965 along with four other Supreme Court Attorneys. Before that time Jónas worked for a short while as an Associate for the City Judge in Reykjavík and then as an Attorney at the Central Bank of Iceland. Jónas has mainly worked as a consultant and attorney for various companies, institutions and associations, mainly in the field of insurance and tort, engery, natural resources, property and maritime law.

Admitted to practice before:

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

Career

• LEX 1965-
• The Central Bank of Iceland 1964-1965

Education

• Supreme Court Attorney 1968
• Attorney at Law 1963
• University of Iceland 1962

Languages

• English
• Danish

Teaching

• Examiner at the Faculty of Law of the University of Iceland for number of years

Publications

• Editor at Úlfljótur 1957-1958
• Lectures on various legal matters regarding corporate law and energy law

Other activities

• Chairmain of the board of LEX until 2004
• Board of the Icelandic Bar Association 1967-1969 and 1979-1981, vice-chairman 1979-1981
• Various committees for the Icelandic Bar Association for a while, including board of the Study Fund 1984
• Vice-chairman of Contract Dispute Committee 1977 and 1982
• Alternate in the board of arbitration for the Iceland Chamber of Commerce for number of years since 1980
• Vice-Chairman of State Salaries Arbitration Tribunal 1988
• President of the Rotary Club Garðar 1978-1979
• Chairman of the board of Keilir Golf Club 1967-1968
• Involved in founding and managing Stöð 2 (TV station) 1986-1990
• Has been a Boardmember in various companies, both in Iceland and abroad