Ms Hildur Þórarinsdóttir > Juris > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

Juris provides a comprehensive range of services, advising across all areas of banking and finance, with a particular focus on transactions, regulatory matters, and project finance mandates. This includes large-scale financing projects across various sectors, including the fishing, shipping, energy and hospitality spaces, and property development issues. The practice is co-led by Halldór Jónsson, Andri Árnason, and Sigurbjörn Magnússon. Árnason specialises in tax litigation and has significant experience in banking and financial regulatory matters. Hildur Þórarinsdóttir advises on financial regulatory issues and GDPR within the context of financial business, and Ingvar Ásmundsson is recommended for debt financing mandates.

Juris provides specialist advice to large corporations and commercial clients on competition law, as well as handling cross-border projects finance work involving EEA issues, state aid considerations, GDPR obligations, and EEA agricultural policy. The practice is co-led by Andri Árnason, who is one of the leading Icelandic litigators in the field of competition law, and Stefán A. Svensson, who is well versed within both transactional and contentious competition and other EEA matters, such as EEA financial and consumer law. Hildur Þórarinsdóttir was promoted into partnership in May 2024.

Juris advises clients across various industries on real estate and construction matters, including residential, commercial, and energy sector projects, lease issues, and planning matters. A significant case the practice has been involved in is managing force majeure issues in construction contracts while assisting the Icelandic state with the acquisition of all residential properties in Grindavík after volcanic activity made the town uninhabitable. Practice leader Halldór Jónsson handles residential construction projects, including the development of formerly industrial zones into new mixed-use residential, commercial, and retail zones. Hildur Þórarinsdóttir, who was promoted to the partnership in May 2024, focuses on the procurement of construction contracts and related disputes, while key associate Sigrún Magnúsdóttir is also a noteworthy contributor to the practice.