OGIER has been named “IFC Legal Team of the Year” at the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) Private Client Awards held in London last night.

Ogier was chosen from three other short-listed firms to claim the accolade which illustrates the great strength of our Private Client & Trusts team and highlights our market leading position.

The STEP Private Client Awards highlight excellence among private client solicitors / attorneys, accountants, barrister, bakers, trust managers and financial advisors over the course of 2008/2009. The awards were judged by a panel of 14 experts, with additional guidance from a support panel that included over 100 industry professionals worldwide.

Ogier partner and head of Ogier’s Private Client & Trusts practice Steve Meiklejohn, said “I am immensely proud to receive such recognition from industry peers for excelling in the private client arena, once again demonstrating our market leading position. Winning this award is a testament to the commitment and expertise of our international Private Client & Trusts team, particularly in such a competitive field”

Steve Meiklejohn collected the award on behalf of the group at the awards ceremony held at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

This latest Ogier achievement comes on the back of previous award wins from publications such as The Lawyer, Legal Week, Chambers, HFM Week, Hedge Funds Journal, Hedge Funds World, IFLR, Alpha Magazine, Who’s Who Legal and Citiwealth.