Ogier (law firm)

Ogier
HeadquartersSt Helier, Jersey
No. of offices12
Date founded1867
Company typePartnership
Websitehttp://www.ogier.com/

Ogier is a law firm with offices in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg. It is a member of the offshore magic circle.

History

John Francis Giffard[1] began practicing law in St Helier, Jersey in 1867. His practice was joined by William Smyth Le Masurier in 1905. A partnership between Advocate Leonce L’Hermite Ogier and John Gleury Le Cornu is formed in 1922. Philip Antonio Poch was made partner alongside Le Masurier and Gifford to form Le Masurier Giffard & Poch in 1932.

The two law firms of Le Masurier Giffard & Poch and Ogier & Le Cornu merged to create the Ogier Group in 1995. Ogier created the first trans-Atlantic offshore law firm when it merged with Boxalls in Cayman in 2004. Ogier & Le Masurier became Ogier in 2005. Ogier merged with WSmith based in BVI and Hong Kong in 2007. Ogier opened an office in Shanghai in 2011, making it the first offshore law firm to operate out of mainland China.[2] In 2012 Ogier became the first offshore law firm to open an office in Luxembourg.[3] Ogier Fiduciary Services opened an office in Luxembourg in 2013.[4]

Management Buy-out of Ogier Fiduciary Services occurred in 2014.[5] Ogier launched Dispute Resolution into Hong Kong in 2014.[6]

In 2015 Ogier launched new brand identity focused on law.[7] Ogier launched Ogier Global to create an integrated corporate administration team in 2017. Ogier launched Singapore office in 2021.[8] Ogier launched its Beijing office in 2022.[9]

In 2022 Ogier merged with Irish law firm, Leman Solicitors, to form Ogier Leman.[10]

Offices

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

References

  1. ^ "John Francis Giffard (b.1847), Ecurier, Juré, Justicier". Art UK. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Ogier leads offshore pack as it opens in Shanghai | News | The Lawyer". www.thelawyer.com.
  3. ^ "Ogier opens in Luxembourg in offshore first | News | The Lawyer". www.thelawyer.com.
  4. ^ "International Adviser, 2013, "Ogier Fiduciary opens in Luxembourg"". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ ""Management Buy out of Ogier Fiduciary Services"". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Ogier launches Dispute Resolution team in Hong Kong - Ogier". www.ogier.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ ""Ogier launch new brand identity focused on law"". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Ogier Global expands Asia presence with new Singapore office". www.ogier.com. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ogier becomes first offshore firm to launch in Beijing". www.ogier.com. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Ogier merges with Dublin based Leman Solicitors". www.ogier.com. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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