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Top tier rankings across the board for Ogier in Jersey in new Chambers UK guide

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20 October 2023

Jersey

2 min read

Ogier in Jersey has been ranked top tier in the Chambers UK 2024 guide across its key practice areas, including corporate and finance, dispute resolution, employment, investment funds, property and trusts.

The guide also includes individual rankings for 26 lawyers from across the firm's teams.

Practice partner Raulin Amy said: "This is an outstanding set of results and I'm delighted to see such fantastic client praise recognising the enormous wealth of talent we have across our teams. Congratulations to all and thanks to everyone across our teams in Jersey for their continued dedication and hard work."

The corporate and finance teams have been described as the "firm of choice in Jersey". Ranked individual and finance partner Katrina Edge "will cut to the key issues at the heart of the matter," while finance partner Bruce MacNeil is described as a "savvy, commercial and reliable adviser".

Ranked partners in the Corporate team include Raulin Amy, Simon Dinning, Matthew Shaxson, the "very practical, amiable and solutions-oriented" Richard Daggett, and James Fox, who "gets on top of complex deals really quickly".

The Dispute Resolution team is recognised for its wealth of technical knowledge and a "good ear for what works in court and what doesn't". Recognised in the guide as an eminent practitioner is global managing partner Edward Mackereth. Damian Evans is described as "a big operator in the trust scene and a formidable opponent". He is recognised as notable practitioner alongside "up and coming" partner James Angus, and partners Nick Williams and Oliver Passmore, who has "the genuine interest of the clients at heart".  

The Employment team "demonstrates ample knowledge, responsiveness and capacity for strategic advice". Helen Ruelle "is without a doubt a master practitioner and absolutely deserving of top-level recognition", and "up and coming" Will Austin-Vautier is praised for his "highly competent and strategic advice which is always conscious of risk mitigation whilst still being personable".

Ogier's Investment Funds team in Jersey team has a "very strong technical capability combined with the ability to provide pragmatic and practical advice." Notable practitioners include Emily Haithwaite, who is praised for her measured and relevant advice, and Sophie Reguengo, who is "responsive, very capable technically and super reliable". Other notable practitioners include Niamh Lalor, who is "very responsive, clear in her advice and to the point", and "associate to watch" Alexandra O'Grady, who is a "first-rate lawyer with strong technical knowledge and a calm and professional demeanour that instils confidence".

The Property team is recognised for its faultless commercial awareness and client centric approach, with an "outstanding level of skill". Ranked lawyers from the team include Chris Renouf, Katharine Marshall, Sarah Parish, who is praised for the "diligence and level of work she delivers coupled with her tenacity, " and Jonathan Hughes, whose "knowledge of the machinations of the Jersey market is second to none".

The Trusts team is "attentive and knowledgeable" with a "plethora of experience". Ranked lawyers from the team include Josephine Howe, Steve Meiklejohn, James Campbell, who is praised for his technical and "good people skills", and Katherine Neal, who clients recognise as "a solution finder with great experience in trusts".

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