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

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References

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