Practice Expertise

  • Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance and Project Finance
  • Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)

Areas of Practice

  • Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance and Project Finance
  • Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)
  • Employment and Labour Law
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental ...
  • European Law - EEA/EU
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WSG Practice Industries

WSG Leadership

  • Employment and Labor Group - Member
  • ESG - Environmental, Social & Governance Group - Member

Profile

Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir is a highly experienced corporate advisor having worked with Icelandic and international clients throughout her career. She advises clients amongst other on corporate and commercial issues, EU law, employment law and corporate governance. She has worked on numerous financing projects with many of Europe’s leading financial institutions and law firms, both in her role as an external legal advisor and in-house legal counsel.

Over the years Eva Margret has systematically built knowledge on a broad range of sustainability matters alongside practising law. She has gained experience working with clients on various environmental, social and governance projects and helped shaping their sustainability work in their business and projects. In an ever-evolving regulatory environment, she advises clients in preparing for the implementation of new EU legislation. She has further advised on the drafting of sustainability policies, including on climate change and human rights, and the implementation of policies, due diligence and corporate reporting. She has advised on the preparation for and launch of sustainable finance products, including green bonds and green and sustainability linked loans, tapping into her experience from financing and sustainability projects. Further, she has given numerous lectures on different sustainability topics and EU legislation.

Bar Admissions
The District Courts

Education
IESE Business School, PMD diploma 2021
District Court Attorney 2000
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, LL.M 2005
University of Iceland, Cand. jur. 1998

Areas of Practice

  • Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance and Project Finance
  • Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)
  • Employment and Labour Law
  • Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law
  • European Law - EEA/EU

Professional Career


Professional Activities and Experience
LEX Law Offices 2006-2013 and since 2021
Arion bank 2016 - 2020
RoadMap, start-up consultancy company in sustainability, one of the founders and managing partner, 2014-2016
Althingi, the Icelandic Parliament, Committee Department 2002-2004 and 1999-2000
Logborg Law Offices 2000-2002

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