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  • Commercial, Corporate M&A

Vidar Ludviksson advised FAST-1 slhf. on the sale of real-estate companies with an enterprise value of EUR 185,000,000, the single largest real-estate transaction in Iceland.

Vidar advised Vodafone Iceland on the purchase of assets and operations (including content agreements with foreign providers) from 365 midlar hf. - the largest telecom and broadcasting asset purchase transaction ever in Iceland.

Vidar and Jona Bjork Helgadottir advised Hagar hf. (Iceland’s largest retailer) on the purchase of the oil company Oliuverzlun Islands – a landmark in M&A deals in Iceland.

  • Data protection, IT law. Landslog is the leading Icelandic law firm on issues pertaining to processing of personal data and the EU Data Protection Directive.

Landslog specialise in the field of IT related legal issues, IP, telecom, software procurement contracts, electronic forensics, etc., where few, if any, other law firms in Iceland have any presence. Hordur Helgason, partner at Landslog (Commissioner of the Icelandic Data Protection Authority 2013-2014) is probably the leading expert in Iceland on data protection.

  • EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance eorts of one of Iceland’s three major banks.
  • Guides many of the country’s largest companies and governmental institutions in their ongoing GDPR compliance eorts.
  • Secures Landslög as the No. 1 leading law firm in Iceland providing advice on GDPR compliance, which entered into force in 2018. 

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Iceland
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

Landslög Law Offices enjoys a well-reputed corporate law practice. The law firm's offering spans a full range of M&A and corporate advisory services, representing clients in both the public and private sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Landslög Law Offices advised Syn on its acquisition of Njala.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jóhannes Bjarni Björnsson
3
Jóhannes Bjarni Björnsson
3
Band 3

Jóhannes Bjarni Björnsson handles a variety of corporate and commercial law mandates.

Viðar Lúðvíksson
3
Viðar Lúðvíksson
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3

Viðar Lúðvíksson is a well-regarded lawyer who advises on corporate and M&A matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Iceland

Corporate/Commercial

Jóhannes Bjarni Björnsson
3
Jóhannes Bjarni Björnsson
3
Band 3
Viðar Lúðvíksson
3
Viðar Lúðvíksson
Head of Corporate/Commercial
3
Band 3

Members

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Clients

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Advania

Alvogen pharmaceuticals

Central Bank of Iceland

Curio

DeCode Genetics

Hagar hf.

Hekla (Audi, VW, Mitsubishi dealership)

Icelandic Fish Market

Icelandic Government

Icelandic Prime Contractors – IAV

Icelandic Regional Development

Isavia (Air Traffic Management)

Islandsbanki – bank

Kaupthing hf.

QBE Corporate Ltd.

QBE International Insurance Ltd.

SMI ehf.

Samkaup hf.

Syndis

Sýn hf. (Vodafone Iceland)

The National University Hospital

University of Iceland Lottery

Industries

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Construction

Data protection

Dispute resolution

Entertainment law

IP law

IT law

Insurance

M&A

Real-estate

Retail

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