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Dispute resolution
Leading individuals
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- Hordur Felix Hardarson Jonsson & Hall
- Diego Bjarki BBA // Legal
- Johannes Sveinsson Landslog Law Offices
Jonsson & Hall has an experienced dispute resolution team. Founding partner Gestur Jónsson specialises in general litigation and employment, while Ragnar Hall is well known for his work in bankruptcy litigation, and Hordur Felix Hardarson is also highly regarded.
Landslog Law Offices has a history of handling groundbreaking cases. Johannes Sveinsson successfully represented an insurance company in a claim against the Icelandic state, recovering damages of around $2m, one of the largest awards of its kind in Iceland. Vilhjálmur H Vilhjálmsson is also highly recommended.
Arnar Dor Stefansson of Lex Law Offices has made a name for himself advising various government figures and departments on dispute resolution matters. Karl Axelsson is a specialist in dispute resolution, and ‘leads teams that really get things done’; he has ‘the rare ability to get a consensus among people with very different interests and opinions’.
LOGOS legal services has a ‘breadth of quality lawyers’. Recent work includes advising local authorities in the UK on their Icesave depository accounts; and acting in several groundbreaking bankruptcy cases involving employee claims. Corporate clients include Rio Tinto Alcan and the Baugur Group.
BBA // Legal advised HM Treasury and the UK Deposit Guarantee Fund regarding their £4.5bn claim against Landsbanki, and also advised 16 Dutch Municipalities regarding Icesave depository accounts. Baldvin Bjorn Haraldsson is a ‘clever, experienced, versatile commercial lawyer’, and Diego Bjarki is also highly recommended.
At JP Attorneys, Oskar Sigurdsson is handling ongoing claims against the estate of Fons; and Frodi Steingrimsson successfully represented real estate developer LMD (thereby avoiding liquidation) against the NBI and the Republic of Ireland. Reynir Karlsson ‘carries out his work with great devotion and is dedicated to protecting his clients’ interests’.
Dispute resolution is a core practice of Juris Law Office, which employs five Supreme Court Attorneys. Recent highlights include acting for Kaupthing Bank in various insolvency and high-value cross-border disputes. Corporate clients include Iceland Telecom.
Reykjavik Law Firm has excellent resources in this area, with no less than 9 of its 10 partners being Supreme Court Attorneys.
Forum Lögmenn’s five Supreme Court Attorneys make for a busy dispute resolution department. The firm represents local individuals and companies in a range of disputes, with recent clients including Landsbanki. Stefán Geir Thórisson is the key contact.
Both partners at Attorneys at Hofdabakki are Supreme Court Attorneys with experience in the energy and environmental sector. Clients have included Landsvirkjun (The National Power Company).
As well as having experience in arbitration, Jonatansson & Co Legal Services specialises in representing clients in commercial/IP and criminal litigation. Hrobjartur Jonatansson and Jonatan Sveinsson are key contacts.
Mandat Law Firm’s specialist dispute resolution team offers a ‘fully satisfactory’ and ‘very competitive’ level of service, which is ‘very good value for money’. Björn L Bergsson, who regularly represents Vörður Insurance Company, is a ‘very good’ lawyer, ‘very knowledgeable’, and a ‘good litigator’.