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About

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Ogier is a professional services firm with the knowledge and expertise to handle the most demanding and complex transactions and provide expert, efficient and cost-effective services to all our clients.

Our lawyers provide practical advice on a unique combination of six laws: BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg. We have a substantive presence in Hong Kong and offices in Beijing, Shanghai,Singapore and Tokyo. Our global network covers Asian, European and US time zones.

Our legal services focus principally on finance, including investment funds, private equity and corporate, mergers and acquisition, restructuring and insolvency, and all aspects of trust and private wealth matters and commercial, fund and trust litigation. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies enable us to add real value to our clients’ businesses.

Our corporate administration business, Ogier Global, works closely with our 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

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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.

Key contact

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

Ogier have an excellent team in Dubai, with easy access to resources based in other offices of their firm which allows them to work in different time zones on the same matter.

Offshore respondent
Global

Ogier provides us with very practical and commercial solutions at relatively low cost.

Offshore respondent
Global