Ragnar Aðalsteinsson

Practice Areas

Ragnar is a leading lawyer in Iceland, who specializes in complex litigation and is renowned for his expertize, experience and perseverance. A pioneer in going the extra mile and taking all possible steps in fighting for his clients, Ragnar has significantly affected the Icelandic legal order. This has included bringing landmark cases to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights in an exceptionally wide spectrum of cases ranging from complex cross-border corporate issues to the fundamental rights of individuals.

Career

Fjeldsted, Fjeldsted & Sigurjónsson, 1962-1969. His own practice, 1969-1985 Aðalsteinsson & Partners, later AP Lögmenn, 1985-2000 Réttur - Aðalsteinsson & Partners ehf., 2002-.

Work Highlights

Ragnar worked on a high profile criminal law case in Iceland called the Gudmundur and Geirfinnur case (Guðmundar- og Geirfinnsmálin), where he sought justice for a number of people that where wrongfully convicted in 1974.

Ragnar has during his careen drawn attention to important issues such as: refugee rights, privacy, the right to protest, democracy, issues of the disabled, homosexuals and prisoners.