Geir Gestsson
Geir Gestsson
Partner
Education
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of Iceland 2015
- Admitted to the District Courts of Iceland 2006
- Erasmus University Rotterdam, LLM in International Business and Trade Law 2004, cum laude
- University of Iceland, School of Law, cand. jur. 2003
- Exchange student, Catholic University of Leuven 2002
Other
- Ad-hoc examiner at the University of Iceland
- Chairman of the Legislation Committee of the Icelandic Bar Association from 2018-2021
- Board member of the Icelandic Bar Association 2021-2023
- Between 2012 and 2017 bankruptcy litigations before Icelandic courts for foreign creditors
- First Icelandic attorney to orally plead a case before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights
- Ranked Top 15 in Chambers Europe in the Field of Dispute Resolution for Iceland
- Country Coordinator for Iceland, INSOL Europe
Main areas of practice
- Bankruptcy, Re-organisation and Insolvency Law
- Competition Law
- Consumer and Marketing Law
- Contract Law
- Criminal Law
- Data Protection and Privacy Law
- EEA and EU Law
- European Court of Human Rights
- Insurance Law
- International Business and Trade Law
- Litigation and Arbitration
- Tort Law
Associate at Jonsson & Hall, Law Firm from 2004
Partner of Jonsson & Hall, Law Firm from 2008
