LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Ogier is delighted to announce a number of senior appointments in their Jersey offices as part of the Group’s career succession programme.
Effective 1 September, Raulin Amy and Dan Richards will become partners of Ogier Group L.P. and the Ogier legal partnership in Jersey. Raulin and Dan are part of Ogier’s Business and Trust Law Group in Jersey and were each promoted to Managing Associate in 2006.
Raulin joined Ogier in 2000 as an English Solicitor and qualified as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2003. He advises on a wide range of local and international corporate transactions, restructurings and related banking matters as well as investment funds.
Dan joined Ogier in 2005 from Mourant du Feu & Jeune, prior to which he was at Lovells in London. He qualified as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 2005. Dan’s practice encompasses investment funds as well as corporate and banking finance.
On 1 August 2007, Nathan Powell will be promoted to Managing Associate in Ogier’s Jersey legal practice. Nathan joined Ogier in 2006 from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London. He specialises in corporate advisory work (including private equity structures, mergers and acquisitions and IPOs) and investment funds.
Also on 1 August, Jane Pearce will be promoted to Associate Director in Ogier Fiduciary Services. Jane is part of the Investment Funds Administration team and joined Ogier in 2006 from Kleinwort Benson in Jersey. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Commenting on the promotions, Chairman of Ogier Jonathan White said: “It gives me great pleasure to announce these promotions as part of the continued growth of Ogier. Our people are our greatest asset and we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best – providing them with excellent career development opportunities. Recruiting and retaining the best staff is and will remain critical to Ogier remaining at the forefront of the offshore professional services market.”
Ogier has had a very impressive year including being recognised as being the top offshore law firm seven times in the past 12 months. The Group employs over 625 professional and support staff across nine jurisdictions including 37 partners and 175 lawyers.
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About Ogier
Ogier is one of the world’s leading providers of offshore legal and fiduciary services. The group employs over 625 professional and support staff.
The group has a presence in nine jurisdictions around the world, namely the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London, Montevideo and New Zealand.
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 associated fiduciary services form the core of our business, principally in the areas of banking, corporate and commercial, investment funds, 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.
