LEX
LEX is one of Iceland´s leading law firms
LEX is one of Iceland´s leading law firms, comprised of around 40 lawyers, providing clients with comprehensive services over a wide range of financial, corporate and commercial issues, as well as most other aspects of Icelandic law.
Industries
LEX places emphasis on ensuring that clients receive services from specialized staff according to the needs of each specific project.
LEX possess exceptional expertise in the main fields of Icelandic law
- Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
- Competition Law
- Construction, Public Procurement and Tendering Law
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance and Project Finance
- Employment and Labour Law
- Environmental, Sustainability and Governance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Shipping, Transportation and Maritime Law
- Tax and Customs
- Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
- Competition Law
- Construction, Public Procurement and Tendering Law
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance and Project Finance
- Employment and Labour Law
- Environmental, Sustainability and Governance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Shipping, Transportation and Maritime Law
- Tax and Customs
Our People
Ólafur Haraldsson
Read moreÓlafur is a Supreme Court Attorney, authorised to practice before the district courts, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Iceland. Ólafur began working as an associate at the Counsel Office upon completion of a law degree in 1992, and established his own practice in 1995. He joined LEX in 1999 and has worked there ever since.
Arnar Þór Stefánsson
Read moreSupreme Court Attorney Arnar Þór Stefánsson joined LEX in 2004. Arnar Þór is one of the most experienced litigator at LEX and has litigated well over 300 cases before the District and Supreme courts of Iceland as well as before the EFTA-court, for companies, individuals and public entities.
Eyvindur Sólnes
Read moreMr. Sólnes joined LEX as a senior partner in 2017. Mr. Solnes has litigated a large number of cases before the district court and the Supreme Court, receiving his license to practice before the district court in 2000 and before the Supreme Court in 2010.
Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir
Read moreEva 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.
Stefán Orri Ólafsson
Read moreStefán Orri is a highly respected partner at LEX law offices, specializing in banking, financial services, mergers & acquisitions and capital markets law. With over 15 years of experience, he has built a reputation for providing sophisticated legal counsel to leading financial institutions, investment firms, and corporate clients.
Ólafur Haraldsson
Ólafur is a Supreme Court Attorney, authorised to practice before the district courts, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Iceland. Ólafur began working as an associate at the Counsel Office upon completion of a law degree in 1992, and established his own practice in 1995. He joined LEX in 1999 and has worked there ever since.
Arnar Þór Stefánsson
Supreme Court Attorney Arnar Þór Stefánsson joined LEX in 2004. Arnar Þór is one of the most experienced litigator at LEX and has litigated well over 300 cases before the District and Supreme courts of Iceland as well as before the EFTA-court, for companies, individuals and public entities.
Eyvindur Sólnes
Mr. Sólnes joined LEX as a senior partner in 2017. Mr. Solnes has litigated a large number of cases before the district court and the Supreme Court, receiving his license to practice before the district court in 2000 and before the Supreme Court in 2010.
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.
Stefán Orri Ólafsson
Stefán Orri is a highly respected partner at LEX law offices, specializing in banking, financial services, mergers & acquisitions and capital markets law. With over 15 years of experience, he has built a reputation for providing sophisticated legal counsel to leading financial institutions, investment firms, and corporate clients.
International rating agencies have for years ranked LEX as one of the leading law firms in the country.
„LEX Law Offices boasts a broad corporate and commercial offering, including public M&A mandates. The law firm also possesses high-level expertise in banking and finance. Its lawyers additionally assist with the compliance and regulatory aspects of transactions.“
„LEX Law Offices boasts a broad corporate and commercial offering, including public M&A mandates. The law firm also possesses high-level expertise in banking and finance. Its lawyers additionally assist with the compliance and regulatory aspects of transactions.“