Mr Einar Baldvin Árnason > BBA//Fjeldco > Reykjavik, Iceland > Lawyer Profile

BBA//Fjeldco
HÖFÐATORGI
19 FLOOR
105 REYKJAVÍK
Iceland

Work Department

Banking & Finance - Corporate & Commercial Law - Competition Law - Mergers & Acquisitions - Restructuring & Insolvency

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Árnason is admitted to the Icelandic bar and holds a M.L.I. degree from university of Wisconsin. Einar Baldvin routinely advises many of the largest Icelandic companies and investment funds in relation to corporate and commercial matters and has been involved in many of the largest M&A transactions in the Icelandic market in recent years. He has furthermore significant experience in advising banks in relation to acquisition financing and project financing.  Einar Baldvin is regarded as being one of the leading corporate lawyers in Iceland

PRACTICE AREA
  • Banking and Finance
  • Commercial and Company Law
  • Competition Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Administrative Law
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Bankruptcy and Insolvency

 

Languages

Icelandic and English

Memberships

Icelandic Bar Association

Education

  • University of Wisconsin – Madison, M.L.I. (Master of Legal Institutions) 2007
  • District Court Attorney, 2000
  • University of Iceland, Cand. jur., 1999

Lawyer Rankings

Iceland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Einar Baldvin Árnason – BBA//Fjeldco

BBA//Fjeldco‘s ‘fantastic team’ is highly active in cross-border mandates, regularly acting for prominent international and domestic clients on a range of matters involving Iceland. Managing partner Halldór Karl Halldórsson, who has more than 20 years’ experience in the practice area, co-leads the department alongside Einar Baldvin Árnason, whose practice covers commercial law, competition work and corporate restructurings, and Bjarki Diego, who is noted for his experience in M&A, capital markets mandates, and finance transactions. Also key are Ásgeir Ragnarsson, who is dual-qualified in Iceland and New York, and Baldvin Björn Haraldsson, a highly experienced M&A specialist, qualified to practice in Iceland and France.

Iceland > Restructuring and insolvency

BBA//Fjeldco is recognised for its strength in complex cross-border insolvencies and restructurings, with a track record in advising leading domestic and international banks and corporate clients. The department covers both contentious and non-contentious matters, and works closely with the firm’s London office. Einar Baldvin Árnason co-leads the department alongside Gunnar Thor Thorarinsson; Árnason specialises in restructuring projects and has experience across the financial, retail, and aviation sectors, while Thorarinsson, who is dual-qualified in Iceland and the UK, is a key contact for international clients with investments in Iceland. Baldvin Björn Haraldsson has strength in restructuring work, particularly in the energy sector.