Within Banking and finance, BBA // Legal is a first tier firm,

BBA // Legal counts Islandsbanki and the Resolution Committees of Glitnir Bank and Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank among it clients. Recent work includes advising NBI and Arion Bank regarding the €95m refinancing of Hagar, Iceland´s largest retail corporation; and advising healthcare company Prima Care on financing for a hospital in Reykjavik. International clients include Barclays and BNP Paribas. The team is praised as being 'very resourceful in difficult situations´ and providing 'outstanding value for money´; the 'level of service is very high´.

Within Corporate and M&A, BBA // Legal is a first tier firm,

Rated highly by its peers, BBA // Legal has been particularly busy on M&A deals. Highlights included advising Foroya Bank on the ISK2.5bn acquisition of insurance company Vörður tryggingar; and acting for Sabre Holdings regarding the acquisition of Calidris, a revenue integrity and business intelligence solution company. Ásgeir Á Ragnarsson is well known as a leading corporate lawyer.

Within Dispute resolution, BBA // Legal is a second tier firm,

BBA // Legal advised HM Treasury and the UK Deposit Guarantee Fund regarding their £4.5bn claim against Landsbanki, and also advised 16 Dutch Municipalities regarding Icesave depository accounts. Baldvin Bjorn Haraldsson is a 'clever, experienced, versatile commercial lawyer´, and Diego Bjarki is also highly recommended.

Within EEA and competition, BBA // Legal is a second tier firm,

BBA // Legal strengthened its profile in the area of competition law, hiring Thorolfur Heidar Thorsteinsson from the Icelandic national competition authority in early 2010.

Within Projects and PFI , BBA // Legal is a first tier firm,

BBA // Legal is strong in projects in the energy sector and is currently advising Reykjavik Energy Invest, a subsidiary of Reykjavik Energy, in relation to a geothermal power plant in Africa. Katrin Helga Hallgrimsdottirn sits on the board of directors of the Icelandic National Grid company.

Within Restructuring and insolvency, BBA // Legal is a first tier firm,

BBA // Legal remains strong in this area. Highlights included advising a syndicate of 27 banks led by Bayerische Landesbank in relation to the €500m restructuring of Exista. The firm also advised the Resolution Committees of Landsbanki and Glitnir Bank.