Monday, March 22, 2010Ogier Continues To Expand

OgierLeading Private Wealth Partner Joins Ogier

Ogier is delighted to announce the appointment of Zac Lucas as a Partner in the firm's BVI office.

The latest in a series of significant lateral hires, Zac joins Ogier from Harney Westwood & Riegels in the British Virgin Islands where he was a Partner and Head of the Trusts team. Zac is well recognised in the BVI market as being the creator of a number of innovative BVI trust solutions that involve and take advantage of the provisions of the Virgin Islands Special Trusts Act, 2003.

Prior to moving offshore a number of years ago, Zac practised at Russell – Cooke Solicitors in London, focusing mainly on tax and estate planning involving high net worth families and individuals.

Michael Fay, Managing Partner of Ogier BVI added:

“Ogier seeks to appoint the finest practitioners in their chosen fields and Zac is both a leader and innovator in the Private Wealth and Trust world. His appointment signifies our ongoing commitment to the evolution of the BVI office and market, and Ogier's dedication to the provision of service excellence."

Ogier remains unique as the only offshore firm that has a substantive presence in each of the four leading offshore centres - BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey.

About Ogier

Ogier is one of the world's leading providers of offshore legal and fiduciary services. The group employs close to 800 professional and support staff.

The group has a presence in nine jurisdictions around the world, namely Bahrain, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London and Tokyo.

Ogier provides advice on all aspects of BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey law and associated fiduciary services through a global network of offices that cover all time zones and key financial markets including the rapidly growing Asian and Chinese markets.

Corporate and finance law and fiduciary services form the core of our business, principally in the areas of banking, corporate and commercial, investment funds, insolvency, private client, real estate, and structured finance. At the same time Ogier is a full-service firm, with strong practices in the areas of employee benefits, employment law, litigation and property.

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