Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir
Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir is an accomplished attorney and a Partner that specializes in Corporate law, Banking and Financing, Compliance, Employment law, EU/EEA law, Sustainability and Climate law and Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources law.
Through her carrier she has worked on numerous infrastructure and financing projects, including sustainable financing, for local and international clients. With strong background in both domestic and EU legal frameworks Eva provides strategic legal advice to clients across various sectors, including finance and energy. She is known for her thorough approach to legal problem-solving, combining legal analysis with practical insights into the complexities of cross-border legal matters.
Eva further plays a key role in leading LEX's growing team in the advisory services in sustainability and ESG, tapping into her extensive experience as a legal advisor and strong background in sustainability.
- District Courts
- LEX2021
- Arion bank, legal department 2016-2020
- RoadMap,start-up consultancy company in sustainability, one of the founders and managing partner2013-2015
- Director of the European Office of SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise Althingi, the Icelandic Parliament, Committee Department2005-2006
- Lögborg Law firm, managing partner2001-2002
- Central Bank of Iceland, lawyer in the department of financial supervision1998
- IESE Business School management, PMD diploma2021
- K.U. Leuven in Belgium, LL.M degree. Specialisation: European Union Law2005
- University of Iceland, law degree (Cand.jur.)1998
- Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Erasmus student at the faculty of law 1997
- University Courses in various subjects, including Project Management, Human Resources, Strategy, Sustainability and ESG and Responsible Investing.
- University of Iceland, external examiner2023
- Eva Margret has given numerous lectures on sustainability and been a moderator and a speaker on a number of seminars and conferences on EU Law and sustainability related matters, including at the Reykjavik University.
- Eva has published articles on EU legislation and sustainability related matters.
- Icelandic Bar Association, legal committee2008-2012
- Codex Publishing, publishing committee1998-2004
- Staff Association of Althingi, the Parliament of Iceland, (chairman 2000), board member1999-2000
- Orator, the Student's Association, and International Secretary, board member1995-1996