Juris
Juris provides comprehensive corporate and commercial services to clients, utilising the firm’s full-service offering to offer support on tax and competition matters, among others. The group is active in a diverse range of sectors, including the hospitality, infrastructure, and property development spaces. Tax specialist Halldór Jónsson co-leads the department alongside Andri Árnason, who has key strength in competition law. Simon Knight, who is dual qualified in England and Iceland, is highly active in cross-border matters, with experience acting for both domestic and international clients.
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Testimonials
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- 'Professional, experienced, always available, trustworthy group.'
- 'You have confidence that they understand the issues you are trying to address, and that they will turn out a practical response, not just a legal one.'
- 'Polite, personal and above all professional.'
- 'The Juris team has given us a strong backup as specialists in corporate law and have guided us through work with complicated shareholder registries and share capital increase and decrease procedures. The Juris team has not only have deep knowledge in the field of law but also a very good understanding of technology, which has made a difference for us.'
- 'Halldór Jónsson has been our main adviser for some time and his deep knowledge of corporate and tax law and the dedication he has shown have been exactly what we have needed. His ability to give professional guidance has helped us understand and integrate important processes.'
- 'Simon Knight is solid in finance and cross-border corporate matters. Simon is diligent, meticulous with great attention to detail, and swiftly responds to any inquiries. In addition, Simon speaks splendid Icelandic, which is quite unusual for a non-native.'
- 'Andri Árnason has proven to be very knowledgeable about Icelandic corporate law.'
Key clients
- Summa Rekstrarfélag hf.
- Ísfélag hf.
- Lýsi hf.
- Kvika banki hf
- Mjólkursamsalan ehf.
- Novator ehf.
- Fastus ehf.
- Nýsköpunarsjóður atvinnulífsins
- Five Degrees
- Audax Private Equity
- BlueCat Networks
- HS Orka hf.
- Sikmas ehf.
Work highlights
- Advised on the merger of Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja hf. and Rammi hf to form Ísfélag hf.
- Advised BlueCat Networks on its acquisition of Men & Mice.
- Advising Mjólkursamsalan on Iceland’s draft new agricultural policy.
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Halldór Jónsson, Andri Árnason