Corporate/Commercial
Global Guide 2024 : Iceland
Band 1
Email address
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+354 5 400 300About
Provided by LOGOS
Corporate and commercial law have been core areas of our practice since LOGOS was founded over a century ago. Our work in this practice area includes:
- Incorporation and choice of corporate form
- Capital structure and restructuring
- Capital finance
- Corporate governance
- Corporate ownership and management
- Corporate regulatory and compliance
- Shareholder agreements
- Board meetings / general meetings
- Joint ventures
- Start-up companies
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements
Widely recognised as a market leader and ranked as a top-tier firm, we service a range of domestic and international clients in every sector.
Our team in this field has a strong commercial focus as well as extensive experience from assisting a wide range of clients on a broad spectrum of issues relating to corporate and commercial law in Iceland. We aspire to provide professional and value-adding advice with respect to all legal and commercial issues that may arise in relation to the business of our clients, tailor made for the situation at hand and based on the client’s needs in each case. As representing the largest law firm in Iceland, our team also draws on experience from a wide range of industry sectors which enables us to advise on diverse and complex transactions.
Chambers Review
LOGOS offers an exceptional team providing a full-service approach to corporate mandates. The lawyers are experienced in assisting international clients with M&A and corporate restructuring, supported on cross-border matters by an office in London. The law firm also advises on finance mandates.
Work Highlights
- LOGOS advised Icelandic State Financial Investments on the private placements of shares in Islandsbanki via an accelerated bookbuild offering, with a transaction value of ISK53 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"LOGOS has a strong and diverse team. There is a good selection of specialist lawyers in a wide range of practices."
"It is a very capable team of lawyers who use their individual strengths in specialist areas very well, including their London office."
"The LOGOS team has great ability to navigate through complex matters. It is a strong team, but as individuals they have clear strength too, which LOGOS uses to its advantage."
"LOGOS has a strong and diverse team. There is a good selection of specialist lawyers in a wide range of practices."
"It is a very capable team of lawyers who use their individual strengths in specialist areas very well, including their London office."
"The LOGOS team has great ability to navigate through complex matters. It is a strong team, but as individuals they have clear strength too, which LOGOS uses to its advantage."
Notable Practitioners
Óttar Pálsson is revered as a market-leading lawyer for corporate and commercial matters. He frequently acts for lenders on a range of finance and refinance mandates.
"Óttar Pálsson is a very clever lawyer."
"He is talented."
Thórólfur Jónsson is recognised as a leading lawyer. He advises on a broad range of corporate deals as well as equity and debt financing transactions. He is also experienced in funds-related topics.
Helga Melkorka Óttarsdóttir advises on a variety of corporate and commercial mandates, with expertise in competition and European law.
"Helga Melkorka Óttarsdóttir is accurate."
"She is a great person to work with."
Gunnar Sturluson is an esteemed lawyer who advises on both domestic and cross-border corporate mandates.
"Gunnar Sturluson is reliable."
Ranked Lawyers at
LOGOS
Iceland
Members
Provided by LOGOS
Benedikt Egill Arnason
Gudbjorg Helga Hjartardottir
Olafur Arnibjorn Sigurdsson
Ottar Palsson
Clients
Provided by LOGOS
Bakkavor
Brim seafood
CCP
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Eimskipafélag Íslands
FSI
FSI (Iceland Enterprise Investment Fund)
Goldman Sachs
Icelandair
Icelandair Group hf.
Marel
Novator Partners
Síminn
VIS
Verne Global
Össur
Industries
Provided by LOGOS
Banks
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction & Materials
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink Producers
Government
Health Care
Industrial Engineering
Insurance
Mining & Metals
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Private Clients / Individuals
Real Estate
Retail
Software & Computer Services
Telecommunications
Transportation
Travel & Leisure
Utilities