Ogier (law firm)
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Headquarters | St Helier, Jersey |
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No. of offices | 9 |
No. of lawyers | 325 |
Major practice areas | Banking & Finance, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Investment Funds, Private Equity, Private Wealth, Property, Regulatory, Restructuring & Corporate Recovery |
Date founded | 1867 |
Company type | Partnership |
Website | http://www.ogier.com/ |
Ogier is a law firm which provides legal advice on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg law. The firm operates in nine jurisdictions in key financial centres, and maintains a presence in the BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Tokyo. Ogier is a full-service firm employing more than 600 people. Legal services for the corporate and financial sectors form the core of their business, principally in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, dispute resolution, insurance, investment funds, local legal services, private equity, private wealth and restructuring and corporate recovery. Ogier also has strong practices in the areas of regulatory, employee benefits and incentives, employment law, tax and property. Ogier Global, the firm's corporate administration business, 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. It is a member of the offshore magic circle.
History[]
- 2017: Ogier launches Ogier Global to create an integrated corporate administration team.
- 2015: Ogier launches new brand identity focused on law.[1]
- 2014: Ogier launches Dispute Resolution into Hong Kong.[2]
- 2014: Management Buy-out of Ogier Fiduciary Services.[3]
- 2013: Ogier Fiduciary Services opens an office in Luxembourg.[4]
- 2012: Ogier becomes the first offshore law firm to open an office in Luxembourg.[5]
- 2011: Ogier opens an office in Shanghai, making it the first offshore law firm to operate out of mainland China.[6]
- 2007: Ogier merges with WSmith based in BVI and Hong Kong.
- 2005: Ogier & Le Masurier becomes Ogier.
- 2004: Ogier creates 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 merge 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 is formed.
- 1905: William Smyth Le Masurier joins John Giffard’s practice.
- 1867: John Francis Giffard[7] begins practicing law in St Helier, Jersey.
Practice areas[]
Legal services in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, investment funds, dispute resolution, private equity, private wealth and restructuring and corporate recovery. Ogier also has strong practices in the areas of employee benefits and incentives, employment law, regulatory and property. Ogier Global also offers Corporate administration services.
Awards and recognition[]
2020
- Law Firm of the Year - Jersey, Citywealth IFC Awards 2020
- Law Firm of the Year - Hong Kong and Singapore, Citywealth IFC Awards 2020
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year, The Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
2019
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year, Asian Legal Business Awards 2019
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year, The Lawyer Awards 2019
- Best Offshore Law Firm, Wealthbriefing European Awards 2019
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year, Legal Business Awards 2019
- Top law firm employer, Cayman Islands Society of Human Resources Professionals awards 2019
- Guernsey Law Firm of the Year, Citywealth IFC Awards 2019
- Jersey Law Firm of the Year, Citywealth IFC Awards 2019
2018
- Best Social Media/Digital Marketing campaign
- Most Innovative M&A Deal of the Year, Most Representative M&A Deal of the Year Award, and Best Cross-Strait M&A Deal of the Year
- Best Offshore Law Firm 2018
- International Law Firm Innovation Award
- Energy Deal of the Year and Restructuring of the Year ($1B - $5B) by M&A Advisor
- Restructuring Deal of the Year
- High Yield Deal of the Year
- Law Firm of the Year awards for the Caribbean and Jersey, and runner up in Guernsey
- Top Employer in the Cayman Islands
2017
- Best Offshore Law Firm Wealthbriefing European Awards 2017
- Citywealth International Financial Centre Law Firm of the Year - Cayman
- Citywealth International Financial Centre Law Firm of the Year - Jersey
2016
- Hedgeweek Awards Best Offshore Law Firm
- Chambers Europe Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- Citywealth Caribbean Law Firm of the Year
- IFLR Asia Debt & Equity-linked Deal of the Year
- IFLR High Yield Deal of the Year
- Citywealth Best Rebranding Campaign
2015
2014
- Citywealth International Financial Centres Law Firm of the Year
- Citywealth Magic Circle International Law Firm of the Year
Offices[]
Ogier has offices based in British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Shanghai and Tokyo.
References[]
- ^ ""Ogier launch new brand identity focused on law"". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Ogier launches Dispute Resolution team in Hong Kong - Ogier". www.ogier.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ ""Management Buy out of Ogier Fiduciary Services"". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "International Adviser, 2013, "Ogier Fiduciary opens in Luxembourg"". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ The Lawyer, 2012, "Ogier opens in Luxembourg in offshore first"
- ^ The Lawyer, 2011, "Ogier leads offshore pack as it opens in Shanghai"
- ^ "John Francis Giffard (b.1847), Ecurier, Juré, Justicier". Art UK. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
External links[]
- Ogier Website
- Profile of firm on Legal 500
- Ogier & Le Masurier, of Jersey (2001). "Channel Islands (Jersey) Law Digest". Martindale Hubbell International Law Digest, Argentina-Venezuela Law Digests; Selected International Conventions (133rd year ed.). New Providence, NJ and London, England: Reed Elsevier Inc. ISBN 1-56160-442-9. Retrieved 16 December 2020 – via Internet Archive.
- Offshore law firms
- Companies of Jersey
- Offshore magic circle