Mr Alexander Hafþórsson > Réttur – Adalsteinsson & Partners > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

Réttur – Adalsteinsson & Partners
KLAPPARSTIGUR 25-27
101 REYKJAVIK
Iceland
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Work Department

Main Practice Areas: Litigation and dispute resolution. Constitutional law. Commercial and company law. Intellectual property and copyright law. Insolvency and restructuring.

Position

Senior Associate and Attorney at Law.

Career

Réttur – Adalsteinsson & Partners, 2020–

The Complaints Committee on Transactions with Financial Firms, 2019–

FOCUS Law Firm G. Jonsson & Partners, 2019–2020

The Icelandic Child Support Collection Centre, 2018–2020

Tölvutek, 2008–2019

TRAUST legal, 2017–2018

Languages

Icelandic, English, Danish

Memberships

EEA Moot Court Competition, 2019

University Newspaper, Reykjavik University, 2017–2018

Education

District Court Attorney, 2021

Reykjavik University, ML in Law, 2021

Reykjavik University, BA in Law, 2019

Reykjavík Technical College, Icelandic Matriculation Examination, Computer Science, 2014

Lawyer Rankings

Iceland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading associates)

Alexander Hafþórsson – Réttur – Adalsteinsson & Partners

Praised as an ‘exceptional firm with a distinctive approach’, Réttur – Adalsteinsson & Partners‘ practice assists companies with M&A, corporate governance, management incentive plans, regulatory matters, and a wide array of corporate law related matters. The practice is co-led by Sigurður Örn Hilmarsson, who specialises in domestic and cross-border commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings. He is supported by Stefán Örn Stefánsson, who focuses on the financing, acquisition and sale of companies, and Oddur Ástráðsson, who is well-versed within corporate and commercial law, tax, and labour law. Key associate Alexander Hafþórsson handles high-profile corporate-related matters.

Iceland > Dispute resolution

(Leading associates)

Alexander Hafþórsson – Réttur – Adalsteinsson & Partners

Réttur – Adalsteinsson & Partners is renowned for its dispute resolution expertise, particularly in commercial litigation for corporate clients and high-profile cases for individuals challenging the State on fundamental rights violations in domestic and regional courts. In 2024, the firm managed notable and complex cases, including representing the families of victims of the 1995 Súðavík avalanche and a case before the European Court of Human Rights, where the Icelandic State was found guilty of violating electoral rights. The dispute resolution team is co-led by experienced litigators Sigurður Örn Hilmarsson and Oddur Ástráðsson, with Hilmarsson specialising in commercial and human rights litigation. Alexander Hafþórsson has expertise in resolving disputes through negotiation and settlement in the real estate, corporate, and financial sectors, while Kristrún Ragnarsdóttir focuses on human rights and constitutional law.