Education

Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in February 2011. 
Admitted to practice before the District Court in May 2005.
Cand. jur. from the Faculty of Law of the University of Iceland in June, 2004.

Career

Partner at FIRMA Legal from 2023.
Partner at Iceland Legal 2008-2023.
Associate at LEX Law Office 2005-2008.
Associate at Nestor Lögmenn Law Firm 2004-2005.

Board of Directors of Islandsbanki from 2023.
Chairman of the Reparations Settlement Committee from 2022.
Chairman of the Icelandic Court Cases Review Commission from 2017-2021.
Chairman of Inkasso ehf. 2010-2013.
Board member of GAM Management hf. (GAMMA) 2009-2012.
Ad hoc member of the Icelandic Bar Association’s Disciplinary Committee.

Teaching and Research

Instructor in law studies at the Commercial College of Iceland 2004-2006. 
Instructor in law studies at College Fast Track, 2007. 
Lecturer in general commercial law at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Iceland 2006-2009.
Teacher at the Icelandic Bar Examination Course from 2008.
Assessor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Iceland from 2012.
Assessor at the Faculty of Law at the Reykjavik University from 2014.

Activities

The Open Championship, member of Championship Committe from 2024.
President of the Golf Union of Iceland from 2013-2021.
President of the European Golf Association from 2019-2021.
International Golf Federation’s Administrative Committee from 2022.

Areas of Practice

Tort, labour law, real estate law, property law, probate law, criminal law, insurance law, bankruptcy and insolvency law.

Haukur is a founding partner of FIRMA Legal.