Othar Örn Petersen - hrl., MA.

Job title

Partner

Education

Supreme Court Attorney 1981.
District Court Attorney 1973.
University of Iceland, cand.jur. 1972.
Reykjavik college 1965.

Postgraduate education

University of Minnesota, MA inn American Legal Institution 1976.

Career

LOGOS Legal Services since 2000.
Adalsteinsson and Partners 1990-2000.
Private practice 1976-1990.
Manager for the Icelandic Contractors Association 1976-1984.
dLawyers at Vesturgata 17, 1972-1974.

Languages

English, Danish.

Teaching

Lecturer at Reykjavik University Faculty of Law since 2003.
Lecturer at the University of Iceland Faculty of Law since 1980.
Several lectures on construction and public procurement law, both domestically and abroad.

Memberships

The Icelandic Bar Association.
International Bar Association.
European Air Law Association.

Publication

Enforcement of Money Judgements 2002 and Attachment of Assets 2002.
Co-author on Iceland in Dispute Resolution Methods 1994.
Few words on liquidated damages in Ulfljotur, an Icelandic law review 1990.

Practice areas

Aviation law, construction law, public procurement law, business law, project financing.

Other activities

Member of a committee to decide on wage terms for government employees 1997-1999.
Member of various committees for the Icelandic Bar Association and auditor for the association for several years.
Chairman of a committee to review regulations on taxicabs 1986, appointed by Secretary of Transportation.
Member of a committee on public procurement 1984-1986, appointed by Secretary of Treasury.
Vice-chairman for SAA 1984-1985.
Chairman of the building committee for building a treatment clinic for SAA 1981-1983.
Has been a member of the board of various domestic companies.