Ogier (law firm)

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.

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

History
  • 2022: Ogier merges with Irish law firm, Leman Solicitors, to form Ogier Leman.[1]
  • 2022: Ogier launches Beijing office.[2]
  • 2021: Ogier launches Singapore office.[3]
  • 2017: Ogier launches Ogier Global to create an integrated corporate administration team.
  • 2015: Ogier launches new brand identity focused on law.[4]
  • 2014: Ogier launches Dispute Resolution into Hong Kong.[5]
  • 2014: Management Buy-out of Ogier Fiduciary Services.[6]
  • 2013: Ogier Fiduciary Services opens an office in Luxembourg.[7]
  • 2012: Ogier becomes the first offshore law firm to open an office in Luxembourg.[8]
  • 2011: Ogier opens an office in Shanghai, making it the first offshore law firm to operate out of mainland China.[9]
  • 2007: Ogier merges with WSmith based in BVI and Hong Kong.
  • 2005: Ogier & Le Masurier becomes Ogier.
  • 2004: Ogier creates the first trans-Atlantic offshore law firm when it merged with Boxalls in Cayman.
  • 1995: The two law firms Le Masurier Giffard & Poch and Ogier & Le Cornu merge to create the Ogier Group.
  • 1932: Philip Antonio Poch was made partner alongside Le Masurier and Gifford to form Le Masurier Giffard & Poch.
  • 1922: A partnership between Advocate Leonce L’Hermite Ogier and John Gleury Le Cornu is formed.
  • 1905: William Smyth Le Masurier joins John Giffard’s practice.
  • 1867: John Francis Giffard[10] begins practicing law in St Helier, Jersey.

Offices

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

References
  1. "Ogier merges with Dublin based Leman Solicitors". www.ogier.com. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. "Ogier becomes first offshore firm to launch in Beijing". www.ogier.com. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. "Ogier Global expands Asia presence with new Singapore office". www.ogier.com. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ""Ogier launch new brand identity focused on law"". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. "Ogier launches Dispute Resolution team in Hong Kong - Ogier". www.ogier.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ""Management Buy out of Ogier Fiduciary Services"". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. "International Adviser, 2013, "Ogier Fiduciary opens in Luxembourg"". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. The Lawyer, 2012, "Ogier opens in Luxembourg in offshore first"
  9. The Lawyer, 2011, "Ogier leads offshore pack as it opens in Shanghai"
  10. "John Francis Giffard (b.1847), Ecurier, Juré, Justicier". Art UK. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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