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.
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Client satisfaction
Key clients
- Kvika banki hf.
- KvikaÍslandsbanki hf.
- KvikaÍsfélag hf.
Work highlights
- Advised HS Orka on its $290m senior debt financing.
- Advised Samtök fjármálafyrirtækja (Finance Iceland) on the financing of the purchase of all residential housing in the town of Grindavík.
- Advised Landsbankinn hf. in cases regarding the legality of variable interest rates in consumer mortgages.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Halldór Jónsson; Andri Árnason; Sigurbjörn Magnússon
Other key lawyers
Hildur Þórarinsdóttir; Ingvar Ásmundsson