Ólafur Garðarsson
Specialization
Career
Worked while studying from the age of 13 in various jobs, such as in retail, banking, excavation, cleaning, and advertising collection.
1983-1984 Operations Manager at Habitat while studying
1984-1985 Associate at Gísli Baldur Garðarsson, Attorney at Law
1994-2002 Co-owner of Lögmenn Seltjarnarnes, first with the late Jóhann Pétur Sveinsson, and later with Jóhannes Albert Sævarsson
2002– Partner at Law Firm of Reykjavik
Education
1979 High School Graduate from the Iceland University of Business
1984 Degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Iceland
1986 Litigation Rights for District Court
1992 Litigation Rights for the Supreme Court of Iceland
1997 Rights to work as a FIFA Player Agent
Worked for several years on the Legal Committee of the Icelandic Football Association (LMFÍ).
2003-2009 Chairman of the Telecommunications and Postal Affairs Appeals Committee
2021– Member of the Board of the Data Protection Authority since 2004, including Chairman of the Board
Has served on the boards of numerous companies for decades alongside his legal work.