BBA//Fjeldco is renowned for its expertise in complex commercial litigation, including damages and rescission matters and derivative claims before the Icelandic courts. Under the leadership of Thórir Júlíusson, the practice is well versed in domestic and cross-border litigation and arbitration, as well as mediation and settlement negotiations. Júlíusson has 10 years of experience in handling complex and large-scale domestic and cross-border corporate, commercial, and finance-related disputes. Senior associate Einar Brynjarsson handles domestic corporate and construction-related matters before the Icelandic district courts, while Baldvin Björn Haraldsson and Kári Ólafsson are experienced litigators, with Haraldsson specialising in corporate arbitration proceedings, and Ólafsson focusing on commercial real estate disputes.

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Key clients

  • Eik fasteignafélag hf.
  • Eurocontrol

Work highlights

  • Advised TM Tryggingar hf. regarding complex and precedent setting disputes before the district courts and the Court of Appeal, with at least one case pending before the Supreme Court.
  • Advised RSF in its injunction proceedings against NRS in relation to copyright infringement in software regarding RSF’s innovative auction system, the first court case of its kind in Iceland.
  • Advised Måsøval Eiendom AS in a case that involves the sale of shares in two Icelandic fish farm companies, from Laxar eignarhaldsfélag ehf. to another fish farm company named Ice Fish Farm ehf., where the plaintiff claimed that the shares were sold at an undervalue for the detriment of the shareholders and the plaintiff themselves.

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Practice head

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Thórir Júlíusson

Other key lawyers

Einar Brynjarsson, Baldvin Björn Haraldsson, Kári Ólafsson