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OUR TEAM
We at Bonafide Legal Services are a strong, united team who take pride in finding the optimum solution for our clients’ issues.
LÚÐVÍK
BERGVINSSON
District court attorney, partner
LÚÐVÍK BERGVINSSON
District court attorney, partner
Lúðvík Bergvinsson, b. 1964, is from the Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland. In 2009 he founded Bonafide Legal Services in partnership with Sigurvin Ólafsson.
Lúðvík had previously served as member of parliament (Alþingi) for 14 years. Elected in 1995 for the South Iceland constituency, he sat in parliament until 2009. He was leader of the parliamentary Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) 2007-9. As a parliamentarian Lúðvik was a member of various committees, including the Education, Agriculture, Fisheries, Transport, General, Economic Affairs and Trade, Credentials, Social Affairs and Foreign Affairs committees, an ad hoc committee on the constitution and the Þingvellir Committee. He was a member of the Prime Minister’s Natural Resources Committee 1998-2000. Lúðvík was a member of the Icelandic delegation to the WEU (Western European Union) Assembly 1999-2003, and of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee 2003-7.
Lúðvík is a keen golfer and played football in his younger years and still does, twice a week.
Fields of work
Lúðvík focuses on finance agreements, administrative law, financial and corporate law, securities law, sureties, and energy/natural resources law with special emphasis on water rights and fisheries. He also works in compensation law, criminal law, real-estate law, intellectual property rights and debt mitigation. Lúðvík spends a good deal of time in court.
Education
Cand. jur. University of Iceland 1991
Called to the bar 2009
Master’s certificate for 30-ton vessels
Career
Legal deputy at office of Westman Islands sheriff (subsequently district commissioner) 1991-1994
Head of department at State Criminal Investigation Police 1993-1994
Chief lawyer, Ministry for the Environment 1994-1995
Member of Parliament for South Iceland 1995-2009
Town councillor, Westman Islands 2002-2006
Leader of the parliamentary Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) 2007-2009
District court attorney since 2009
SIGURVIN
ÓLAFSSON
District court attorney, partner
SIGURVIN ÓLAFSSON
District court attorney, partner
Sigurvin Ólafsson, b. 1976, is from the Westman Islands off the south coast of Iceland. In 2009 he founded Bonafide Legal Services in partnership with Lúðvík Bergvinsson.
Sigurvin is a well known footballer and was often a member of national championship teams. He is also an avid golfer whose handicap falls when the sun rises.
Sigurvin has written several articles on the Pressan website in the wake of the collapse of Iceland’s financial system in 2008.
Fields of work
Sigurvin focuses on financial and corporate law, contract law, law of debtor and creditor, consumer law, settlement of index-linked contracts, sureties, real-estate law, debt mitigation and advocacy, as well as criminal cases. Sigurvin spends a considerable amount of time in court.
Education
Cand.jur. Reykjavík University 2007
District Court Attourney since 2008
Career
Professional footballer 1993-2007
Gardener 2000-2005
Reporter at RÚV national broadcasting 2005
Lawyer/attorney at Juris law practice 2007-2009
District court attorney at Bonafide Legal Services since 2009
ELÍN HREFNA
ÓLAFSDÓTTIR
District court attorney, partner
ELÍN HREFNA ÓLAFSDÓTTIR
District court attorney, partner
Elín Hrefna Ólafsdóttir, b. 1988, is from Reykjavík. She began work at Bonafide Legal Services in 2011 when still a student, and has been a full-time member of staff ever since.
Elin is keen on outdoor activities and mountain hiking. Humanity and matters of equality are of special interest to her, and her thesis was on the subject of gender equality: Could do better: Women’s legal status on the labour market.
Fields of work
Elín focuses on securities market law, foreign exchange, commercial and corporate law, tax law, property law, mergers and takeovers, equality, real-estate law, debt mitigation, criminal cases and guardianship ad litem. She also works in advocacy.
Education
Cand. jur. University of Iceland 2013
Called to the bar 2013
Career
Capital Controls Surveillance Unit, Central Bank of Iceland 2009-2011
Teaching assistant on courses at University of Iceland 2011-2012
Lawyer at Bonafide Legal Services alongside studies 2011
District court attorney at Bonafide Law since 2013
KOLBRÚN
ARNARDÓTTIR
Lawyer
KOLBRÚN ARNARDÓTTIR
Lawyer
Kolbrún Arnardóttir, b. 1986, worked at Arion banki while studying law at the University of Iceland. In 2012 Kolbrún joined Bonafide Legal Services where she is in charge of the office´s fields of family law, debt mitigation and bankcrupty law.
Kolbrún is the technical expert in the office and is always on hand if a problem comes up with excel, or a printer refuses to work. She is keenly interested in outdoor activities, travel and all sorts of sports. She played football from a young age, and also coached young footballers.
Fields of work
Kolbrún focuses on bankruptcy law, debt collection, debt mitigation, family law, compensation law, information law, consumer law and banking law.
Education
Cand. jur. University of Iceland 2013
Career
Actavis pharmaceuticals, registration department, 2006-2008
Law student, law department. Arion Bank 2010-2012
Lawyer with Bonafide Legal Services since 2012
GUÐJÓN ÓLAFUR
JÓNSSON
Supreme Court attorney
ÞÓRA
GUNNARSDÓTTIR
Managing director
ÞÓRA GUNNARSDÓTTIR
Managing director
Þóra Gunnarsdóttir, b. 1965, is from Reykjavík. She is managing director of Bonafide Legal Services.
Fields of work
Þóra is responsible for the day-to-day running of Bonafide Legal Services.
Education
BA sociology University of Iceland 2004
Career
Producer and purchaser of foreign programming at Channel 2 TV 1986-1996
Purchasing of foreign programming for Stöð 3, Wizja TV and RÚV national TV 1996-2002
Project manager, Icelandic Film Centre 2004-2009
Managing director at Bonafide Legal Services since 2009
ANÍTA
ÓÐINSDÓTTIR
Lawyer, Westman Islands
ANÍTA ÓÐINSDÓTTIR
Lawyer, Westman Islands
Aníta Óðinsdóttir, b. 1987, was born and raised in the Westman Islands. From 2008 - 2013 Aníta worked during summers at Lögmannsstofa Vestmannaeyja law firm. She has also worked for the District Commissioner in both Westman Islands and Kopavogur, as well as for Islandsbanki.
Aníta enjoys the outdoors, including golf, which is not a surprise since she lives next to one of the greatest golf courses in Iceland.
Fields of work
Aníta focuses on debt collection, bankruptcy law, tax law, comercial and corporate law, property law, family law, debt mitigation and guardianship ad litem.
Education
Cand. Jur. Univeristy of Reykjavik 2013
Career
Kópavogur District Commissioner´s office 2007
Lögmannsstofa Vestmannaeyja Law firm 2008 - 2013
Westman Islands District Commissioner´s office 2012
Islandsbanki Westman Islands 2014
Other
Vice president of IBV sports club since 2015
Alternate member of the Westman Islands operations and harbour council since 2014
Alternate board member of the Westman Islands Public Employees Pension Fund since 2013
FIELDS OF WORK
The range of work undertaken by Bonafide Legal Services is extensive, like the law itself. We undertake projects on behalf of individuals, businesses, local government and public bodies, as well as clients abroad. No task is too small – or too large – for Bonafide Legal Services.
These are some of the fields of law in which we specialise:
- administrative law
- advocacy in court
- arbitration
- asset administration
- aviation law
- bankruptcy
- building/planning law
- buying and selling of businesses
- competition law
- composition
- constitutional law
- consumer rights
- contract law and contracts
- debt mitigation
- debt moratoria
- establishing a company
- the EEA Agreement
- European law
- equality
- family law
- farming law
- general legal services
- guardianship ad litem
- human rights
- information law
- insurance law
- intellectual rights/copyright
- labour law
- law of contractors
- law of energy and natural resources
- law of financial businesses
- legal defence
- local government law
- media and telecommunications law
- mediation
- mergers and acquisitions
- mortgage law
- property law
- securities law
- social security law
- sports law
- sureties
- tax law
- tort law
- transport and maritime law
Location
REYKJAVÍK
KLAPPARSTÍGUR 25-27,
101 REYKJAVÍK,
ÍSLAND
Phone + 354 533-5577
Fax + 354 533-5578
Parking is available nearby in the traðarkot multi-storey car park, hverfisgata 20 (Opposite the national theatre).
VESTMANNAEYJAR
VESTURVEGUR 10,
900 VESTMANNAEYJAR,
ICELAND
SÍMI + 354 533-5577
FAX + 354 533-5578
Plenty parking space available.