Juris

Iceland

Address:
Borgartún 26
105 Reykjavík
Iceland

+354 580 4400


Key contacts:

Partner : Finnur Magnússon
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Partner: Simon Knight
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Partner : Stefán A. Svensson
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Partner : Vífill Harðarson
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Quick facts:

Number of lawyers: 20 experienced Icelandic and English lawyers providing comprehensive, practical and commercial legal advice.
Languages spoken: Icelandic, English, Spanish, Nordic languages.


Juris is a full-service corporate law firm based in Reykjavík, Iceland. We represent clients from all business and economic sectors, from governments and local authorities to operating businesses, financial institutions and investors. We pride ourselves on developing long-term relationships with our clients, enabling us to tailor our approach and add additional value through our knowledge of their businesses and sectors.

We are Iceland’s only law firm with native Icelandic and English lawyers working together from our offices in Reykjavík. The background and knowledge of our multi-jurisdictional team enables us to provide international clients with a unique gateway to Iceland, providing seamless cross-border legal advice efficiently and cost-effectively.

"Juris is an excellent law firm."

"The advantage Juris and their employees have from other legal firms I have worked with is that they are open-minded, and solution orientated. Something that is disappearing from legal firms these days."

"They give practical and useful advice, and they know which questions are important for European companies."

  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Restructuring and insolvency

  • Advised Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II on the SPAC merger with Alvotech.
  • Advised Blær leigufélag and Bjarg íðúðafélag on a new model for development of affordable rental property.
  • Advised Bakkastakkur slhf. and Icelandic pension funds on the restructuring of project finance for the PCC BakkiSilicon silicon plant.
  • Advised Kvika banki on the development of its payments business, including the acquisition of a part of Valitor’s merchant portfolio.
  • Advised Aptos LLC on its acquisition of LS Retail.

  • Agriculture
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Media
  • Natural resources
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Utilities