
James Bergstrom
Partner
Cayman Islands

James Bergstrom
Partner
Cayman Islands
Services
We have the knowledge and expertise to handle the most demanding and complex transactions and provide expert, efficient and cost effective services to all our clients. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies enable us to add real value to our clients’ businesses.
Sectors
Our sector approach relies on smart collaboration between our business divisions, our service lines and our jurisdictions. These sector-based teams have a deep understanding of related businesses and industry dynamics. The specific combination of our highly informed experts helps our clients see around corners.
We have the knowledge and expertise to handle the most demanding and complex transactions and provide expert, efficient and cost effective services to all our clients. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies enable us to add real value to our clients’ businesses.
Legal
Corporate and Fiduciary
Consulting
Ogier provides practical advice on a unique combination of six laws: BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg. Our global network covers Asian, European and US time zones.
Banking and Finance
Corporate
Dispute Resolution
Employment law
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds
Listing services
Local Legal Services
Private Wealth
Regulatory
Restructuring and Corporate Recovery
Tax
Banking and Finance overview
Asset Finance
CAYLUX Fund Finance
Debt Capital Markets
Derivatives
Fund Finance
Islamic Finance
Leveraged Finance
Listing services
Real Estate Finance
Regulatory
Restructuring and Corporate Recovery
Structured Finance
Sustainable Finance
Corporate overview
Economic Substance
Equity Capital Markets
Listing services
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Real Estate Structuring, Acquisitions and Disposals
Regulatory
Technology and Web3
Dispute Resolution overview
Banking Disputes
Corporate and Financial Services Disputes
Crypto Disputes
Enforcement of Judgments and Awards
Fraud and Asset Tracing
Funds Disputes
Insurance Disputes
International Arbitration
Regulatory
Restructuring and Corporate Recovery
Section 238 Shareholder Appraisal Rights
Shareholder and Valuation Disputes
Trusts Disputes and Applications
Investment Funds overview
Hedge Funds
Managers and Sponsors
Private Equity
Real Estate, Infrastructure and Energy Funds
Regulatory
Sustainable Investing and Impact Funds
Technology and Web3
Local Legal Services overview
Cayman Local Legal Services
Channel Islands Local Legal Services
Ireland Local Legal Services
Employment law
Estate Planning, Wills and Probate
Expat services
Family Office
Intellectual Property
Make your Guernsey will online
Make your Jersey lasting power of attorney online
Make your Jersey will online
Notary public services
Relocating your business
Relocating your family
Property law
Providing exceptional and efficient service, our Corporate, Funds, Private Wealth and Capital Markets teams offer clients integrated legal and corporate administration services with a strong reputation in governance and regulatory compliance.
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Our experts provide independent guidance spanning advice and training to implementation and evaluation across sustainable investing, regulatory compliance and tech. Our tailored advice meets clients' specific needs, delivering flexible solutions and support.
Ogier Regulatory Consulting
Sustainable Investment Consulting
Our sector approach relies on smart collaboration between our business divisions, our service lines and our jurisdictions. These sector-based teams have a deep understanding of related businesses and industry dynamics. The specific combination of our highly informed experts helps our clients see around corners.
Ogier provides practical advice on BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law through our global network of offices across the Asian, Caribbean and European timezones. Ogier is the only firm to advise on this unique combination of laws.
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Fresh thinking, sharper opinion.
We get straight to the point, managing complexity to get to the essentials. Our global network of offices covers every time zone.
Our global Aviation and Marine specialists deliver practical and commercial solutions to clients in the aviation and marine markets.
With many years’ experience advising on structures and complex transactions around the globe, our global Aviation and Marine specialists deliver practical, commercial and responsive solutions. Our multi-jurisdictional approach brings together sector-leading legal, corporate administration, and regulatory practices.
With a global footprint crossing European, Asian and Caribbean time zones, we advise clients with aviation and shipping assets on cross-border financing, trading transactions and establishing owner vehicles, providing tailored solutions for owners, investors, operators, lessors and lessees.
We provide corporate administration and governance services to structures relating to the ownership of all types of aircraft and ships, including via the use of special purpose vehicles. We offer advice and services related to structuring and financing options, issues arising in aircraft vessel registration and certification, and associated employment and potential dispute matters.
Our team has considerable experience advising in respect of the acquisition, lease and sale of aircraft and vessels, as well as aircraft registration, aircraft certification and security registration on the Cayman and Guernsey aircraft registries. We can also field questions in Cayman on matters concerning the Cape Town Convention.
We advise both lenders and borrowers on all aspects of aircraft and shipping financing, and have extensive experience of the security granted in relation to such financing. This includes all aspects of debt and structured finance, security enforcement, restructuring and insolvency.
Ogier’s aviation and marine services complement our extensive private wealth offering, which includes estate planning, the establishment of private wealth structures, property, immigration and relocation services.
Using Ogier Global's industry-leading client service portal, Ogier Connect, we can offer clients secure real-time access to a personal library of statutory documents including registers of ownership and more.
Responsiveness and a strong awareness of the issues affecting the sector globally underpin our client offering, which draws on the regulatory, ESG and sustainable investment expertise across our jurisdictions. Whether it's a commercial aircraft, mega-yacht or smaller vessel, our dedicated global team offers responsive, to the point advice.
Chambers Global, 2022
James Bergstrom, Partner, Cayman Islands
Legal 500, 2023
Mark Santangeli, Partner, Cayman Islands
Chambers Global, 2021
Michael Killourhy, Partner, British Virgin Islands
Legal 500 UK, 2023
Christopher Jones, Partner, Guernsey
Client feedback
Jacqueline Loh 乐家琪, Head of Private Wealth 私人客戶服務主管, Hong Kong
Legal 500, 2022
Dominic Conlon, Partner, Ireland
Chambers UK, 2023
Jonathan Hughes, Partner, Jersey
Legal 500 EMEA, 2020
Bertrand Géradin, Partner, Luxembourg Legal Services
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"A long track record of delivering practical and commercial solutions to clients in the aviation and marine markets."
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