Dr Finnur Magnússon > Juris > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

Juris
BORGARTÚN 26
105 REYKJAVÍK
Iceland

Work Department

Practice areas:
Banking and Finance
Constitutional and Administrative
Corporate and Commercial
Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner.

Career

Admitted as a Supreme Court Attorney (Iceland) in 2016.
Admitted as a District Court Attorney (Iceland) in 2002.

Languages

Icelandic.
English.
German.
Nordic languages.

Memberships

Icelandic ILDC Reporter for Oxford University Press 2009-present.
Designated to the ICSID list of arbitrators and conciliators, World Bank, Washington D.C. 2015-present.

Education

Doctorate (International Investment Law), University of Vienna (2013).
Visiting Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge (2011). International Scholar at the University of Leuven (2011).
LL.M in International Legal Studies, University of Vienna (2008).
Cand.jur., University of Iceland (2000).
Nordplus scholarship, University of Aarhus, Faculty of Law (2000).

Lawyer Rankings

Iceland > Maritime and transport

(Leading individuals)

Finnur MagnússonJuris

Juris is a key name in the Icelandic fishing industry, with experience in all fishing quota and administrative law matters. In addition to coverage of traditional maritime mandates such as the financing, construction, and maintenance of ships, the group is also active in the developing aquaculture field, and in work arising from the transition to net-zero. Fishing sector expert Sigurbjörn Magnússon co-leads the department alongside Finnur Magnússon, who specialises in international trade work.

Iceland > EEA and competition

Juris advises clients across numerous highly regulated sectors, and is particularly active in relation to merger control work and business relationships. The group is also experienced in EEA issues such as state aid and GDPR considerations. The team is jointly led by competition expert Andri Árnason and Stefán A. Svensson, whose practice includes both competition and EEA matters. Finnur Magnússon and Hólmfríður Björk Sigurðardóttir are further key names within the team.