Ogier (law firm)

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Ogier
Ogier Logo.jpg
HeadquartersSt Helier, Jersey
No. of offices9
No. of lawyers325
Major practice areasBanking & Finance, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Investment Funds, Private Equity, Private Wealth, Property, Regulatory, Restructuring & Corporate Recovery
Date founded1867
Company typePartnership
Websitehttp://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.

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Offices[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ ""Ogier launch new brand identity focused on law"". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Ogier launches Dispute Resolution team in Hong Kong - Ogier". www.ogier.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ ""Management Buy out of Ogier Fiduciary Services"". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ "International Adviser, 2013, "Ogier Fiduciary opens in Luxembourg"". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  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. ^ "John Francis Giffard (b.1847), Ecurier, Juré, Justicier". Art UK. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

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