Ogier (law firm)

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Ogier
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Headquarters St Helier, Jersey
No. of offices12
Date founded1867[ citation needed ]
Company type Partnership
Website http://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.[ citation needed ]

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History

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

The two law firms of Le Masurier Giffard & Poch and Ogier & Le Cornu merged to create the Ogier Group in 1995.[ citation needed ] Ogier created the first trans-Atlantic offshore law firm when it merged with Boxalls in Cayman in 2004.[ citation needed ] Ogier & Le Masurier became Ogier in 2005.[ citation needed ] Ogier merged with WSmith based in BVI and Hong Kong in 2007.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ]

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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