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Provided by Ogier

Ogier provides legal advice on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law. The firm’s network of locations also includes Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Legal services for the corporate and financial sectors form the core of the business, principally in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, investment funds, dispute resolution, private equity and private wealth. Ogier has strong practices in the areas of restructuring and insolvency, employee benefits and incentives, employment law, regulatory and property. Ogier’s corporate administration business, Ogier Global, works closely with Ogier’s partner-led legal teams to incorporate and administer a wide variety of vehicles, offering clients integrated legal and corporate administration services.


Ogier's main areas of practice include:


  • Banking and Finance
  • Corporate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investment Funds
  • Private Wealth
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Structured Finance
  • Sustainable Investing

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Offshore - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ogier is a Channel Islands stalwart that maintains its market-leading reputation for corporate and finance matters in Jersey and is also well regarded in Guernsey. The law firm offers:

• Significant experience as one of the key players for fund launches and transactional work in Cayman and the BVI.

• Notable presence in the Luxembourg market, recognised for its expert handling of high-value fund launches and financing work, in addition to M&A.

• A robust Asian presence with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Notable practitioners

Global managing partner Edward Mackereth is based in Jersey. Nicholas Plowman is the practice partner for Hong Kong and also heads the investment funds group in Asia. A key contact for the Luxembourg office is Daniel Richards, who splits his time between Luxembourg and Jersey.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The team are skilled in advising on complex and cross-jurisdictional funds in private markets. They are also very experienced with public market funds.

Offshore respondent
Global

Ogier is pragmatic, alert to risks and engaging enough to listen to clients in order to carve the most sensible path.

Offshore respondent
Global

The Ogier partners are highly sophisticated both in terms of their quick understanding of complex cross-border matters and their ability to find and deliver solutions on an urgent basis.

Offshore respondent
Global