Mr Erlendur Gislason > LOGOS > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

At LOGOS, project development work, financings and transactions, permit issues, environmental mandates, public procurement processes, real estate insurance claims and litigation constitute the bulk of the team’s workload. Fielding an experienced team, capable of handling both domestic and cross-border work, the group provides advice at every stage of the construction process to major Icelandic construction companies, including Istak and the Government Construction Contracting Agency. Practice group head and Supreme Court attorney Hjördís Halldórsdóttir regards construction and public procurement work among her specialisms; she is supported by experienced practitioners Erlendur Gíslason and Benedikt Egill Árnason.

Maritime law specialist and chairman of the Icelandic Maritime Law Association Einar Baldvin Axelsson and aviation and aircraft finance expert Erlendur Gíslason co-lead a team at LOGOS, which stands out for its ‘experience and knowledge in the field’ and undertakes work that spans every aspect of the sector. In the shipping and maritime arena, the group is chiefly instructed on matters pertaining to contract of carriage issues, charterparties, port agency work, salvage claims, ship building contracts and personal injury cases, while also engaging in high-end litigation in the space. On the aviation sector front, the department equally excels, advising on aircraft acquisitions, leasings, financings and mortgage registrations.