About the law firm LegalNorth
Lögmannsstofa Norðurlands ehf. - LegalNorth was founded in 2002 by attorney Ólafur Rúnar Ólafsson. In August 2019, attorney Birgir Örn Guðmundsson joined the firm. Erla Elísabet Sigurðardóttir then began working as office manager in 2023.
Olafur Runar Olafsson
Supreme Court lawyer
Ólafur Rúnar is an experienced lawyer and litigator. For years, he has provided legal advice in the field of business, negotiated contracts in the field of corporate and financial law, as well as being a legal advisor to various municipalities in all kinds of matters and contracts, such as personnel matters, tender and contractor law, and administration.
Ólafur Rúnar has worked as a lawyer for a decade and a half and was the mayor of Eyjafjörður Municipality for two years from 2016 to 2018. He has also represented dozens of cases before district courts and the Supreme Court of Iceland and has acted as an advocate for regulatory authorities. Ólafur Rúnar was admitted to the Supreme Court of Iceland in 2011.
Birgir Orn Gudmundsson
district attorney
Birgir graduated with a degree in law (cand. juris) from the University of Iceland in June 2003 and has since gained diverse experience in legal work in the public sector and in the legal profession. He has provided legal advice to individuals and companies and has also handled litigation and case processing before courts and governments.
Birgir joined the North Iceland Law Firm in August 2019. He was admitted to the District Court in 2004.