Ogier (law firm)

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Ogier is an offshore law firm which provides legal and fiduciary services. It advises on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg law as well as providing complementary administration services. It has 50 partners, 135 associates, 315 administrators and over 300 support staff.[1][2] In total it employs over 850 staff.[3]

History

  • 2013 Ogier Fiduciary Services opens an office in Luxembourg.[4]
  • 2012 Ogier became the first offshore law firm to open an office in Luxembourg.[5]
  • 2011 Ogier opened an office in Shanghai, making it the first offshore law firm to operate out of mainland China.[6]
  • 2007 Ogier merged with WSmith based in BVI and Hong Kong.
  • 2004 Ogier created the first trans-Atlantic offshore law firm when it merged with Boxalls in Cayman.
  • 1995 The two law firms Le Masurier Giffard & Poch and Ogier & Le Cornu merged to create the Ogier Group.
  • 1932 Philip Antonio Poch was made partner alongside Le Masurier and Gifford to form Le Masurier Giffard & Poch.
  • 1922 A partnership between Advocate Leonce L’Hermite Ogier and John Gleury Le Cornu was formed.
  • 1905 William Smyth Le Masurier joined John Gifford’s practice.
  • 1867 John Francis Giffard began practicing law in St Helier, Jersey.

Practice areas

Legal and Fiduciary services in the areas of Corporate & commercial, investment funds, private wealth, banking & finance and litigation, with strong practices in the areas of employee benefits, employment law, litigation and property.

Awards and rankings

Ogier has won 33 industry awards in the past three years, including Best Offshore Law Firm (HFM Week, European Hedge Fund Services Awards),[7] Offshore Law Firm of the Year (Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence),[8] Channel Islands Law Firm of the Year (PLC Which Lawyer?).[9]

Offices

Ogier has offices based in Bahrain, British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Tokyo

References

  1. ↑ "Offshore:Global". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 2009-07-30. 
  2. ↑ Lamb, Alan (February 2008). "Offshore: part 1". Legal Business (London: Legal Business) (181). Retrieved 2009-07-25. 
  3. ↑ "Ogier - Offshore Law Firm". 
  4. ↑ International Adviser, 2013, "Ogier Fiduciary opens in Luxembourg"
  5. ↑ The Lawyer, 2012, "Ogier opens in Luxembourg in offshore first"
  6. ↑ The Lawyer, 2011, "Ogier leads offshore pack as it opens in Shanghai"
  7. ↑ HFM Week Awards Winners.
  8. ↑ Chambers and Partners Europe Awards for Excellence 2010 results.
  9. ↑ PLC Which Lawyer? Awards 2010.

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