Ogier lawyers triumph at Citywealth Powerwomen Awards

Two Ogier lawyers were named Women of the Year at the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2026, highlighting their achievements and leadership in the Channel Islands and Asia.

• Sandie Lyne, partner and co-lead of Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in Guernsey, won Gold in the Woman of the Year – IFC category.
  
  
• Grace Gao, counsel based in the firm's Hong Kong office, was awarded a Gold Woman of the Year – Rising Star IFC award. 

Sandie has extensive experience in commercial and financial dispute resolution, especially contentious trusts, restructuring, insolvency and regulatory matters. She regularly advises on complex and high value international matters with multi-jurisdictional elements. Sandie is also the jurisdictional diversity, equity and inclusion lead for Guernsey. 

Grace uses her expertise to advise high net worth families on matters like international estate and asset protection planning, wills and probate, tax efficient structures for investments and succession planning. She is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and serves as a member of the STEP Wills and Estates Sub Committee and the Mental Health, Elder and Capacity Law Sub Committee in Hong Kong.  

Catherine Moore, partner in Ogier’s Private Wealth team, who attended the event alongside Sandie, said: “We are thrilled to see Sandie and Grace named winners at this year’s Citywealth Powerwomen Awards. They are talented lawyers who are deserving of recognition, and we are very proud of their achievements. 

“At Ogier, we pride ourselves on supporting women so they can achieve their potential and lead successful, meaningful careers. We remain truly committed to being an inclusive and equitable workplace.” 

The Citywealth Powerwomen Awards recognise outstanding women, their allies and firms from across the globe that actively promote inclusion, leadership and progress in the industry. 

The winners were decided by a panel of expert private wealth judges and public vote, with judging based on client testimonials, performance and skill and contribution to the industry.