DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Juris

Corporate/Commercial

5 ranked lawyers

Band 2

Iceland

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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.

Notable practitioners

Finnur Magnússon enters the rankings for the first time and is noted for his expertise in international investment law. He assists with a broad range of corporate and finance transactions.

Halldór Jónsson assists clients with transactions, including public M&A deals, as well as advising on corporate structure and governance topics.

Katherine Nichols is qualified in England and Wales. She has experience assisting with cross-border corporate and finance mandates.

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. Clients say: "He is very proactive and able to see potential hindrances before they arrive."

Vífill Harðarson advises on M&A transactions and financing matters, as well as the establishment of corporate entities. He is qualified to practise in England and Wales as well as Iceland.

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Overview

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 Summa Rekstrarfélag and a conglomerate of Icelandic institutional investors on a hybrid equity and debt investment in the $300 million PCC BakkiSilicon development in northern Iceland;
Advised Eyja Fjárfestingarfélag on the sale of the Domino‘s pizza franchise in Iceland and Norway, establishment of Joe and the Juice in Iceland, re-establishment and sale of Hard Rock Café in Iceland, and acquisition of a stake in the Gló restaurant chain; and
Advised Já in establishing an online sales platform in collaboration with a leading Icelandic online and e-commerce payments solutions company.