Bjarnfreður Ólafsson
Attorney at Law, Partner - Reykjavík
Bjarnfreður Ólafsson is an attorney at law, licensed to practise before the district courts and the Court of Appeal. He holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Miami and his main areas of expertise are tax and corporate law as well as administrative law. Bjarnfreður also has a long-time experience in financial restructuring. He has served on the board of several companies, including companies in the production and finance sector. Bjarnfreður became a partner at LOGOS when he joined the firm in 2006.
- LOGOS Legal Services, 2006-
- Lög law office/Taxis law, 1998-2006
- The Directorate of Internal Revenue, 1993-1996
- Licence to practice before the Court of Appeal, 2021
- Nova South-eastern University Ft. Lauderdale, 1997-1998
- University of Miami, LL.M. in Comparative Law, 1997
- District Court Attorney, 1996
- University of Iceland, cand. jur., 1993
- Co-author of the Commissioner´s of the Inland Revenue handbook on VAT, published 1998
- The back bone of tax law – principles of legal interpretations in Tímarit Lögréttu, 2016, 1. issue
- On tax competition and tax cohesion a chapter in Afmælisrit Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson sjötugur 27. september 2017, Reykjavík, 2017
- The Legal 500 on tax"Bjarnferður Ólafsson is without a doubt the best tax lawyer in Iceland. His field of expertise is extensive and his experience unique. Not only does he have great knowledge of the tax framework in Iceland, but also well experienced and with good knowledge of the tax framework in Europe and the UK in general."
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