James Bergstrom
Partner | Legal
Cayman Islands
James Bergstrom
Partner
Cayman Islands
Services
We have the expertise to handle the most demanding transactions. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies means we add real value to clients’ businesses.
Sectors
Our sector approach relies on smart collaboration between teams who have a deep understanding of related businesses and industry dynamics. The specific combination of our highly informed experts helps our clients to see around corners.
We have the expertise to handle the most demanding transactions. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies means we add real value to clients’ businesses.
Legal
Corporate and Fiduciary
Consulting
Practical, commercial advice on the unique combination of BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg laws.
Banking and Finance
Corporate
Dispute Resolution
Employment and Immigration
Intellectual Property
Investment Funds
Listing Services
Local Legal Services
Our sector approach relies on smart collaboration between teams who have a deep understanding of related businesses and industry dynamics. The specific combination of our highly informed experts helps our clients to 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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We get straight to the point, managing complexity to get to the essentials. Our global network of offices covers every time zone.
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You don’t pay for a learning curve when you instruct us. We have been focused on funds since the beginning of the industry.
Our Investment Funds team advises on the full spectrum of fund structures and strategies, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure, energy, credit, debt, venture capital funds, cryptocurrency funds, hybrid funds, impact funds and sustainable investing.
We provide clients with innovative solutions to all manner of legal requirements, to meet each client's distinct set of regulatory and commercial demands.
Supported by our experienced colleagues in our Corporate, Banking and Finance, Fund Finance and Dispute Resolution teams, we can provide a holistic service for every possible investment fund client need.
Our services include advising on structuring and supporting fund formation, including the provision of registered office and company secretarial services to investment managers, ancillary services such as AML officer services and FATCA/CRS compliance matters, establishment of corporate fund vehicles, general partners, limited partnerships carry and special purpose vehicles, and advising on regulations (including fund licensing and automatic exchange of information, corporate governance and investor disputes).
We are in a unique position to be able to offer cross-jurisdictional advice covering each of BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg laws. We also have a thriving office in Dubai and Hong Kong, and unmatched insights into Asia through our Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo offices.
Through our network of offices, we frequently advise clients in respect of complex multi-jurisdictional structures.
We have advised clients through every conceivable market condition and, working closely with Ogier's Restructuring and Insolvency team, we have extensive experience advising on winding-up arrangements (both contentious and non-contentious), including redemption arrangements, liquidity constraints, illiquid asset disposals, suspensions, investor disputes and solvent and insolvent terminations.
Legal 500 UK, 2026
Partner | Legal
Cayman Islands
James Bergstrom
Partner
Cayman Islands
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Guernsey
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Partner
Guernsey
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
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Jersey
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Partner
Jersey
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British Virgin Islands
Simon Schilder
Partner
British Virgin Islands
Partner | Legal
Ireland
Oisin McClenaghan
Partner
Ireland
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"This team is incredibly astute, detail-oriented, and understand the market very well"
Legal 500, 2023
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News
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News
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News
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News
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