Experience

Reykjavik University

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • May 2017 - Present

  Teach and research mainly in Capital market law and other financial regulation. Teach and research mainly in Capital market law and other financial regulation.



ADVEL Attorneys

• Iceland
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • May 2022 - Present



Central Bank of Iceland

• Iceland
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Member of the Financial Supervision Committee

  • Jan 2020 - Sep 2022



Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority

• Board Member

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019



LEX Law Offices

• Iceland
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Feb 2017 - May 2017



Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

• Denmark
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Fellow (law)

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2017

  Conducting research in the area of capital market law. My PhD project is on the concept of market manipulation and is called: 'What is market manipulation? An analysis of the concept in a European and Nordic context.' The focus is EU legislation but also on case-law from the Nordic countries. I taught the Master Level course 'Company law - Limited Companies' (Selskabsret - Kapitalselskaber) in Danish. I have also supervised master thesis in the area of capital market law and company law. Show less



Reykjavik University

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Mar 2011 - Oct 2014

  Lecturer in the master level course Property- and economic crime 2011 where I specifically discussed regulation on market abuse. Lecturer in the master level course Property- and economic crime 2011 where I specifically discussed regulation on market abuse.



Special Prosecutor´s Office (Embætti sérstaks saksóknara)

• Deputy Prosecutor

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2014

  My work as for the Special Prosecutor's Office concerned the investigation and prosecution of complex economic crimes suspected to have been committed during the process that led to the collapse of the three main banks in Iceland. My work as for the Special Prosecutor's Office concerned the investigation and prosecution of complex economic crimes suspected to have been committed during the process that led to the collapse of the three main banks in Iceland.



Háskóli Íslands

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Lecturer in the master level course Financial market law Lecturer in the master level course Financial market law



ADVEL Attorneys

• Iceland
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2010



Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority

• Iceland
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • May 2007 - Dec 2009