Mr Stefan Orri Olafsson > Lex Law Offices > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

Lex Law Offices fields a seasoned team of experts, with decades of experience advising banks, financial institutions, and a range of other prominent market participants. The department has notable strength in ESG matters, and during 2023 advised investment banking company Natixis on a $100m senior secured green term loan financing to Verne Global. Department head Ólafur Haraldsson has expertise in loan and security agreements, corporate financings, and restructurings. Other core team members include Supreme Court Attorney Guðmundur Ingvi Sigurðsson, whose primary strengths are in corporate finance and debt restructuring work, and capital markets specialist Stefán Orri Ólafsson. Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir, who made partner in January 2023, is a leading name for green and sustainable lending.

Lex Law Offices takes a leading role on numerous high-profile domestic and international transactions, providing clients with a comprehensive array of services due to the firm’s full-service offering. The group has experience working across a diverse array of sectors, including the real estate, retail, and energy industries, and regularly acts for private equity clients. Leading the department are Guðmundur Ingvi Sigurðsson, whose key specialisms are corporate finance work and debt restructurings, and managing partner Örn Gunnarsson, whose practice additionally covers M&A and share capital transactions. Tax specialist Garðar Víðir Gunnarsson and Stefán Orri Ólafsson are also key names.