Gestur Jónsson
Europe Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Dispute Resolution
Senior Statespeople
About
Provided by Gestur Jónsson
Practice Areas
Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Re-organisation and Insolvency Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Employment and Labour Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tort Law
Career
• Attorney to the Icelandic Bar 1975.
• Founded Jonsson & Hall Law Firm 1975.
• State Mediator for Labour Disputes 1979-1981.
• Chairman of the National Electoral Committee 2003-2005.
• Board of Icelandic Lawyers Association 1984-1986.
• Board of Icelandic Bar Association 1986-1988.
• President of Icelandic Bar Association 1989-1992.
• Chairman of Board of Ethics for the Icelandic Bar Association, 1999-2010.
• Ad hoc arbitratror in various arbitration disputes.
• Litigator in hundreds of civil and criminal cases before Icelandic courts from 1975-2020.
• Received Honorary Membership to the Icelandic Bar Association, for meritorious service to the profession, in 2011
Professional Memberships
Icelandic Bar Association.
One of 22 attorneys in the history of the Icelandic Bar Association to have received an honorary membership
Chambers Review
Europe
Gestur Jónsson remains a highly revered practitioner in the field of dispute resolution.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gestur Jónsson is one of the top attorneys in Iceland. He is a strong litigator."
"Gestur Jónsson is one of the top attorneys in Iceland. He is a strong litigator."