Thursday, January 14, 2010Ogier Growing In BVI

OgierFurther Growth Plans for Ogier BVI

Ogier BVI has had a very busy year. 2009 brought a number key lateral hires to the firm, including Ray Wearmouth, who joined from Harney Westwood & Riegels and Gareth Thomas from Conyers and Codan Trust; the firm won numerous prestigious awards, including “Offshore Law Firm of the Year” at the British Legal Awards and Michael Fay was announced as the BVI's managing partner.

2010 sees the firm continuing to grow, with further key hires confirmed, including a senior litigation lawyer and a leading private client and trusts partner, securing the firm's position as the second largest law firm in the BVI.

Managing Partner, Michael Fay, said “Our client-focused strategy demands that Ogier's service offering has substantial strength and depth across all of the key practice areas. We now have over 50 in the BVI and our recent growth means that all of Ogier's practice areas are lead by recognised, BVI leading practitioners for Corporate, Finance, Funds, Litigation and Private Client & Trusts."

On the transactional front the office is busy. "In the last quarter we have advised on three stock exchange takeovers and numerous financings, including a high profile, global debt restructuring of over US$15 billion," said partner Ray Wearmouth.

Ogier’s global reach extends to nine offices that cover all time zones and key financial markets. Ogier is also the only offshore law firm with an established and significant presence in the key offshore jurisdictions of 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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