Ogier Jersey announced today that Matthew Swan will become Managing Partner of Ogier Jersey Legal from September 2011.  He will carry out this role while continuing with client work and replaces Matthew Thompson whose term of office has come to an end after four years in the role. 

New Managing Partner, Matthew Swan is head of the Jersey firm’s Business and Trust Law Group and the Jersey Banking Team.  Matthew is named as a leading individual for Corporate and Finance in Chambers Global 2010 and for Banking and Finance in the 2010 UK Legal 500.

Matthew Swan said “I am excited to be stepping into the role of Managing Partner of our legal business whilst continuing with my legal work.  Matthew Thompson has made an exceptional Managing Partner and our legal business in Jersey has continued to grow under his term of office, despite a challenging economic environment.”

Matthew Thompson will continue to take an active role in the Litigation team.  He specialises in commercial litigation, trust and shareholder disputes, asset tracing, fraud, regulatory and money laundering issues and employment law.  He is a member of ACTAPS, the Jersey Financial Services Commission Steering Group on Anti-Money Laundering and continues to co-ordinate Ogier’s multi-jurisdiction litigation service.  Matthew Thompson is recommended by a number of leading directories for his areas of expertise.