Juris

Juris is a full-service corporate firm known for providing prompt, practical, commercially focused advice. Several of its lawyers have previously worked in-house at major Icelandic and British organisations. 

Juris has a unique profile in that it is the only Icelandic law firm with Icelandic and native English lawyers working together in Reykjavík, enabling it to provide seamless cross-border legal advice, benefitting clients in terms of expertise, accessibility and cost. This, together with its experience in and focus on contentious and non-contentious commercial and financial law and its specialism in tax and competition issues, the latter of which is a key consideration for large corporate and commercial entities given the size of the Icelandic market, makes Juris the ideal choice for business clients.

Juris advises clients from a range of sectors on corporate, commercial and financing transactions including M&A (particularly in the hospitality sector), secured lending (including large-scale maritime financing), infrastructure projects, international investment, project finance and early investment in technology start-ups. In the wake of Iceland’s 2008 banking collapse Juris acted in several successful landmark cases.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Competition
• Financial restructuring
• Investment funds
• M&A
• Project development
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Restructuring and insolvency

Advising: 

• Summa Rekstrarfélag on its investments in the $300 million BakkiSilicon development in northern Iceland and in Silicor’s proposed $900 million solar silicon plant in south-western Iceland.
• Aðaltorg ehf. on its construction of an airport hotel using Chinese pre-fabricated modules.
• Icelandic start-up Rosamosi ehf. on Mullila Music School, its five-star rated children’s music app.
• ISKS-BAR ehf. as a major stakeholder in the expanding global market for Icelandic skyr (a type of yoghurt).

• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Investment management
• Media
• Natural resources
• Pharm and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Transport
• Utilities