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Operating from our offices in Reykjavík, Juris provides premium quality, full-service legal advice to international and domestic clients from a variety of sectors. Our unique team of experienced Icelandic and English corporate and commercial lawyers brings a depth of expertise in all aspects of corporate and commercial matters, including in tax, banking and finance, commercial, corporate, competition, EU law, insolvency and restructuring.


Recent work highlights

  • Advised Ísfélag on its USD 800m listing on the Nasdaq Main Market.
  • Advised Samtök fjármálafyrirtækja (Finance Iceland) on the financing of the purchase of all residential housing in the town of Grindavík following its evacuation due to volcanic activity.
  • Advised HS Orka on its USD 290m senior debt financing.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Iceland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Juris provides a comprehensive service on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters. The lawyers handle a variety of M&A deals, investments, finance transactions and restructuring mandates. The law firm is particularly adept at cross-border work, offering a number of English-qualified lawyers.

Work Highlights

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  • Juris advised BlueCat on its acquisition of Men and Mice.

Strengths

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"The law firm has a lot of talent and experience."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"The lawyers are quick, responsive, hard-working and efficient."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
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"Juris has many lawyers who are experts in their respective fields and can therefore handle complex matters."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
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"The Juris lawyers are business-minded and realise practical matters."

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"The team provides a high level of service and you can count on issues being resolved."

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Notable Practitioners

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Simon Knight
2
Simon Knight
2
Band 2
Progressing in the rankings, Simon Knight routinely handles M&A and financing mandates. He is qualified in England and Wales as well as Iceland, and is particularly noted for his cross-border expertise.
"He is great. He is really responsive, on top of stuff and reactive."
"He is extremely knowledgeable, skilled and efficient, with acute commercial awareness."
"Simon Knight is strong in international law."
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Finnur Magnússon
3
Finnur Magnússon
3
Band 3
Finnur Magnússon is noted for his expertise in international investment law. He assists with a broad range of corporate and finance transactions.
"Finnur Magnússon is knowledgeable and sophisticated, with a deep understanding of the relevant issues."
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Halldór Jónsson
3
Halldór Jónsson
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3
Halldór Jónsson assists clients with transactions, including public M&A deals, as well as advising on corporate structure topics.
"Halldór Jónsson is experienced."
"He is very good at reading situations and finding the best outcome for his clients in complex cases. He is a forward thinker and is focused on finding solutions."
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Vífill Harðarson
3
Vífill Harðarson
3
Band 3
Vífill Harðarson advises on M&A transactions and financing matters.
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Ranked Lawyers at
Juris

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Iceland

Corporate/Commercial
Simon Knight
2
Simon Knight
2
Band 2
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Finnur Magnússon
3
Finnur Magnússon
3
Band 3
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Halldór Jónsson
3
Halldór Jónsson
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3
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Vífill Harðarson
3
Vífill Harðarson
3
Band 3
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Members

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Andri Andrason

Andri Árnason

Bjarni Aðalgeirsson

Dagur Fannar Jóhannesson

Edda Andradóttir

Halldór Jónsson

Halldór Jónsson

Head of Department

Hildur Þórarinsdóttir

Hólmfríður Björk Sigurðardóttir

Ingvar Ásmundsson

Jóhannes Tómasson

Lárus Blöndal

Sigrún Magnúsdóttir

Sigurbjörn Magnússon

Sigurður Helgason

Stefán A. Svensson

Þórarinn Þorgeirsson

Clients

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Bakkastakkur slhf.

Eyja Fjarfestingafélag ehf.

Gjögur hf.

HS Orka

Innviðir fjárfestingar II slhf.

Instavolt Iceland

Kristinn hf.

Kvika banki hf.

Lýsi hf.

Mjólkursamsalan ehf.

Norðurturninn hf.

Nýsköpunarsjóður atvinnulífsins (New Business Venture Fund)

Orkusalan ehf.

Primex ehf.

Rarik ehf.

Reginn hf.

RÚV ohf.

Samtök fjármálafyrirtækja (Finance Iceland)

Sikmas ehf.

Summa Rékstrarfélag hf.

Sunnuvellir slhf.

wpd international GmbH

Árvakur hf.

Ísfélag hf.

Íslandsbanki hf.

ÓJK - ÍSAM ehf.

Industries

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Banking

Financial services

Food and drink producers

Hospitality

Media

Mining and metals

Private clients/individuals

Real estate finance

Software and computer services

Sports

Telecommunications

Travel and leisure

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