Mr Orn Gunnarsson > Lex Law Offices > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

Lex Law Offices
BORGARTUN 26
105 REYKJAVIK
Iceland

Work Department

Corporate Finance and Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions.

Position

Attorney – Managing Partner

Career

LEX since 2010
SecurStore ehf. 2008 – 2010
Saga Capital Investment Bank 2007 – 2008
Islandsbanki, head of Corporate Advisory 2000 – 2006

Admitted to practice before the District Courts 1995

Languages

English, Danish.

Memberships

The Icelandic Bar Association

Education

University of Iceland, Cand. juris 1995;
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Graduate School of Business –  MBA 2000.
Degree in Securities brokerage, 2001

Lawyer Rankings

Iceland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The ‘highly capable’ team at Lex Law Offices has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, advising clients on matters including corporate structure selection, drafting articles of association, handling large-scale and complex M&A transactions, and addressing cross-border issues. Co-head Guðmundur Ingvi Sigurðsson specialises in corporate taxation, M&A, and cross-border investments, while co-head Örn Gunnarsson offers advice to domestic and international financial institutions on corporate finance, M&A, and restructurings. Garðar Víðir Gunnarsson brings expertise in corporate and arbitration law, while ‘seasoned M&A lawyer’ Stefán Orri Ólafsson supports clients with M&A-related documentation for both buyers and sellers, in addition to offering general corporate law advice. Valuable associates Árni Freyr Sigurðsson and Kristinn Ingi Jónsson support the practice in corporate and M&A-related mandates.