With a recognised presence in the tax market, the team at LOGOS regularly provides advice to its clients, who include major financial institutions and tech companies, on contentious matters, and with experience representing clients before the Icelandic Supreme Court. Co-leading the team is Bjarnfreður Ólafsson and Jón Elvar Guðmundsson, both longstanding experts in tax law, with Bjarnfreður a respected advisor on transactional work and Jón Elvar bringing key skills in litigation, having worked on some of the largest tax disputes in Icelandic history. Another key contact at the firm is Elva Þóra Arnardóttir.
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Key clients
- Adira ehf. AEX Gold Arctica finance Arion Bank Arnarlax ehf. Borealis Data Center ehf. CCP ehf. Foobar Iceland ehf. Frigus Family Office Google / Alphabet Kvika Bank Nordural ehf. Pekron Family Office Rio Tinto Iceland hf. Summa Asset Management TecEx Group Ltd. XTX Markets Ltd. 115 Security ehf.
Work highlights
Litigated on behalf of 115 Security ehf. before the State Tax Board (STB), the District Court and the Appeal Court.
Litigated a case on behalf of XTX Markets Limitedehf. before the Supreme court.
Litigating a transfer pricing dispute with the Icelandic tax authorities for Rio Tinto Iceland.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Bjarnfreður Ólafsson; Jón Elvar Guðmundsson
Other key lawyers
Elva Þóra Arnardóttir