Unnar Steinn Bjarndal

Supreme Court attorney

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About me
Supreme Court attorney; Assistant Professor of Law; LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law
Education
- Harvard Business School Executive Education
  2019 - 2019
  Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making
  "How to negotiate more effectively, realize better outcomes, apply new ideas, and close stronger deals."
- Bifröst University
  2004 - 2006
  Master's degree Law
- The University of Edinburgh
  2018 - 2019
  Master of Laws - LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law
  The programme explores the role of the law in regulating and promoting new and emerging technologies. Courses attended: Communications Law; EU Data Protection Law; Law and Medical Ethics; Dispute Resolution Methods; Intellectual Property and Human Rights; International and European Media Law.
- Bifröst University
  2001 - 2004
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Corporate Law
- Bifröst University
  2009 - 2013
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Administration and Management, General
Experience
- LS Legal
  Apr 2007 - Sept 2019
  Supreme Court attorney
  LS Legal offers its clients comprehensive legal services and corporate finance consulting. LS Legal has provided legal services in the Reykjanes area since 1960. Although the majority of the firm’s projects originate in the Reykjanes area, its clients come from all over the world. All employees reside in the Reykjanes region, as the firm places an added emphasis on providing excellent legal services for residents in the area. District court attorney May 2007 - February 2016. Supreme Court attorney since February 2016. Show less
- Háskólinn á Bifröst - Bifröst University
  Apr 2009 - now
  Teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Courses incl.: Company Law; Contract Law, Criminal Law.Bifröst University was founded in Reykjavík in 1918. The Bifröst campus is 110 km. from the centre of Reykjavík, capital of Iceland. The faculties at Bifröst are: Faculty of Law, Faculty of Business and Faculty of Social Sciences. Study at Bifröst Faculty of Law consists of basic studies for a B.Sc. degree and graduate studies for the ML degree. Adjunct from August 2011 - June 2016. Assistant Professor of Law since June 2016. Show less
  - Assistant Professor of Law
    Aug 2011 - now
  - Lecturer
    Apr 2009 - Aug 2011
- Sparisjóðurinn í Vestmannaeyjum - Savings Bank
  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
  Alternate director on the Board of Directors
  Alternate director on the Board of Directors appointed by the Icelandic State Financial Investments (ISFI). ISFI is a state body with an independent Board of Directors which reports to the Minister of Finance. ISFI manages state holdings in financial undertakings, in accordance with the law, good governance and business practices and the state’s ownership policy at any given time.
- Senior Electoral Commission for the south constituency 2017 – 2018
  Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
  Vice Chairman
- Senior Electoral Commission for the south constituency
  Feb 2018 - now
  Member of the Senior Electoral Commission
  "Each constituency has a senior electoral commission. The senior electoral commission shall consist of five members and the same number of alternates. These are elected by the Althing in the same manner as the National Electoral Commission. It elects its own President from among it members."
- Reykjanesbaer
  Oct 2019 - now
  City Attorney
Licenses & Certifications
- Associate The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  Nov 2019
  View certificate
- Supreme Court attorney
  Ministry of Justice - Iceland
  Feb 2016
- District Court attorney
  Ministry of Justice - Iceland
  May 2007
- Licensed real estate agent
  Ministry of Industries and Innovation - Iceland
  May 2007