Mr Stefán A Svensson > Juris > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

Juris
BORGARTÚN 26
105 REYKJAVÍK
Iceland

Work Department

Practice areas:
Competition and Regulatory
Corporate and Commercial
Dispute Resolution
Restructuring and Insolvency

Position

Partner.

Career

Admitted as a Supreme Court Attorney (Iceland) in 2010.
Admitted as a District Court Attorney (Iceland) in 2005.

Languages

Icelandic.
English.
Nordic languages.

Memberships

Board Member of the Icelandic Bar Association 2018-2020, Vice President 2019-2020.
Chairman of the Icelandic Bar Association’s Legal Committee 2015-2018.
Editor of the Students’ Association’s Law Review 2002-2003.
Board Member of the University of Iceland, Law Faculty’s Student Association 2002-2003.

Education

LL.M. in Commercial Law, University of Cambridge (2008).
Cand.jur., University of Iceland (2004).
Nordplus scholarship, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law (2003).

Lawyer Rankings

Iceland > Dispute resolution

(Leading partners)

Stefán A. SvenssonJuris

The ‘competent and efficient team’ at Juris provides litigation support to clients across various sectors, including those involved in the public services and private investment. Renowned for its expertise in managing high-value and complex disputes, the practice excels in property and construction conflicts, administrative law issues, and cases within the banking and financial sectors. Additionally, the partners’ experience with the Icelandic Competition Authority positions the practice as a preferred choice for contentious competition matters. Practice leaders Andri Árnason and Stefán A. Svensson are litigation experts, with Árnason specialising in financial litigation, and Svensson focusing on competition and planning litigation. Andri Andrason is a notable figure in commercial and financial litigation, while Simon Knight serves as a key contact for financial and corporate law matters.

Iceland > EEA and competition

(Leading partners)

Stefán A. Svensson – Juris

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.

Iceland > TMT and IP

The ‘very supportive’ practice at Juris assists a broad range of clients, from start-ups to market leaders, on a variety of TMT and IP issues, handling matters in relation to constitutional and human rights, such as journalistic and media freedom and freedom of expression. Andri Árnason and Stefán A. Svensson jointly lead the practice; Árnason represents clients in the media and telecoms sectors, and Svensson focuses on freedom of expression cases and other human rights work.