Corporate/Commercial
3 Ranked Lawyers
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Juris
Europe 2026
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14
Lawyers
11
Partners
1953
Established Year
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Overview
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Juris is one of Iceland's leading multi-discipline law firms, with an emphasis on commercial and financial law. Juris advises corporates on all aspects of their businesses, and is recognised for prompt, practical and commercially focused advice. Uniquely in Iceland, the Juris team includes experienced Icelandic and English lawyers working together in Reykjavík, enabling the firm to provide seamless cross-border legal advice, benefiting clients in terms of expertise, accessibility and cost.
Industry sectors (11)
- Banking
- Energy and utilities
- Infrastructure
- Food and drink production
- Hospitality
- Real estate
- Government
- Media
- IT
- Private clients
- Financial services
Capabilities (8)
- Banking and Finance
- Corporate and Commercial
- Dispute Resolution
- Competition and Regulatory
- Property
- Constitutional and Administrative
- Construction
- Restructuring and Insolvency
Clients (10)
- Summa rekstrarfélag hf.
- Aptos
- Íslandsbanki
- Landsbankinn
- wpd international
- HS Orka
- Orkusalan
- Heimar
- Ísfélag
- Finance Iceland
Work & experience
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Juris represents domestic and international clients from all business and economic sectors, from governments and local authorities to operating businesses, financial institutions and investors. The background and knowledge of the multi-jurisdictional team provides international clients with a unique gateway to Iceland.
Notable work
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Sale of LS Retail
2025CompletedReykjavík
Advised Aptos on its sale of the LS Retail group to Axcel.
Purchase of residential property in Grindavík
2025Ongoing $167.0M Reykjavík
Advised Finance Iceland on the acquisition of all residential property in the evacuated town of Grindavík.
Variable rate interest litigation
2025OngoingReykjavík
Represented Landsbankinn in litigation regarding the legality of variable rate interest clauses in mortgage loans.
Ranked Offices at Juris
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Ranked Departments at Juris (2)
Ranked Individuals at Juris (4)
Iceland
Simon Knight
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Halldór Jónsson
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Vífill Harðarson
Corporate/Commercial
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Andri Árnason
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Top figures
14
Lawyers
11
Partners
1953
Established Year
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