Vífill Harðarson

Partner Attorney at Law & Solicitor

Emailvifill@juris.is

Vífill is dual-qualified in both Iceland (as an attorney with rights of audience before the Supreme Court) and England & Wales (as a solicitor). He completed an LL.M. in international financial law from King’s College London in 2010 and an MBA from Cass Business School in 2019. Vífill has worked as a lawyer since 2003, with a focus on financial and corporate law, as well as on assisting start-ups.

Areas of expertise

Corporate and Commercial Restructuring and Insolvency Property Banking and Finance

Education

Cass Business School, MBA 2019
Supreme Court Attorney 2014
Solicitor (England & Wales) 2012
King‘s College London, LL.M. in International Financial Law 2010
Degree in Securities Brokerage 2005
District Court Attorney 2003
University of Iceland, Faculty of Law, cand. jur. 2002
Københavns Universitet, Nordplus Scholarship 2001

Resume

Juris 2011-present
Jonsson & Hardarson 2010-2011
Novator 2007-2010
Glitnir bank 2006-2007
Lex Law Offices 2002-2006
Icelandic Stock Exchange 2002
Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority 2001

Teaching

Lecturer at the Open University at Reykjavík University 2005-present
Lecturer in Corporate Law at Reykjavík University, School of Law, 2012-2017
Lecturer at the University of Iceland, Continuing Education Institute, 2004-2008

Committees and boards

Chairman of Megafone ehf. 2017-present
Board Member of Autoledger ehf. 2018-present