Mrs Helga Ottarsdottir > LOGOS > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

LOGOS‘ ‘highly capable’ dispute resolution team, regarded as ‘one of the strongest in the market’, has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation and representation before the Icelandic Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Government-appointed committees, arbitration tribunals, and the European Court of Human Rights. Led by Heiðar Ásberg Atlason, the team excels in handling both commercial disputes and corporate criminal law matters. Atlason advises major international banks and financial institutions on bankruptcy and restructuring-related litigation, while Helga Óttarsdóttir specialises in EEA and competition litigation. Praised as ‘top class in the market’. Ólafur Eiríksson has vast experience in litigation, white-collar crime cases, and tort law. ‘Brilliant lawyer’ Halldór Brynjar Halldórsson offers over a decade of expertise in large-scale competition litigation.

Renowned as ‘professional’ with ‘extensive knowledge’, the competition and EEA practice at LOGOS handles a wide range of complex and high-value matters, including matters related to abuse of market dominance, unlawful cooperation of undertakings, state aid, and public procurement. Under the leadership of Helga Óttarsdóttir and Gunnar Sturluson, the practice assists both domestic and international clients in litigation before EFTA Surveillance Authority, the European Commission, the EFTA Court, and the European Court of Justice. Óttarsdóttir is an expert in European law, utilising her experience from the EFTA Surveillance Authority, while Sturluson has extensive experience in competition law. Halldór Brynjar Halldórsson is an experienced litigator and has handled many large-scale competition cases in Iceland. Key associate Vilhjálmur Herrera Þórisson provides competition law, EEA/EU regulatory compliance, and legal advisory services.