Daniel Richards

Partner Jersey, Luxembourg
Daniel Richards
Highly regarded IFLR 1000 2019

Overview

Daniel's team acts on the financing and implementation of private capital investment structures in Jersey and Luxembourg. Legal 500 2016 describes Daniel's client service as "excellent" and his finance team as "punches above its weight" with a "very commercial and client-oriented approach". Daniel's private capital team is described as "responsive and thorough" with "good insight into current market trends".

Areas of expertise

Laws practised

  • Jersey law
  • Luxembourg law

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  • Background & experience

    Daniel is a Jersey Advocate, Luxembourg Advocate and English Solicitor.

    Daniel established Ogier's Luxembourg office jointly with François Pfister in 2012, leading Ogier's Luxembourg finance and private capital teams, prior to returning to Jersey in 2016. He has extensive experience in all aspects of private capital-structuring and finance in Jersey and Luxembourg.

    Having read law at Cambridge University, Daniel qualified as an English solicitor in 1999, practicing at Hogan Lovells' City of London office 1997-2002.

    Since moving to Jersey in 2002 and qualifying as a Jersey Advocate, Daniel has acted finance parties and private capital fund managers in relation to international investment structures across a broad range of equity and credit asset classes.

    Nominated in legal industry directories since 2011, specific recognition of Daniel's client service is set out below.

    Admitted in:
    2005 - Jersey
    2012 - Luxembourg (List IV Advocate)
    1999 - England and Wales (not practicing)

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  • Recognition

    Highly regarded IFLR 1000 2019
    Very experienced and responsive Legal 500 UK 2019
    Highly regarded IFLR 2018
    Very speedy responses, a commercial approach, they know their stuff. London City law firm, 2016
    Daniel Richards is excellent Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2016
    A knowledgeable, proactive and solution-orientated service Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2016
    Performed very well, very good and very responsive. There was good availability amongst the team for calls and responses, they came back promptly, the technical knowledge was good. City law firm, 2016
    Daniel Richards did an incredible job and I was extremely impressed with him. New York General Counsel, special situations fund manager, 2015
    They worked extremely hard on what became an awkward transaction. Ogier had to go above and beyond the call of duty in terms of the time and effort that they had to put in, in order to get the transaction done. The quality of their work was very good. City law firm, 2013
    The whole Ogier team, in both the Luxembourg and the Jersey offices were fantastic thoughout the matter. They did really well... without a doubt we would use them again for the same type of things. Would we recommend to others? Definitely European private equity manager, 2012
    Daniel has a very pragmatic approach Legal 500 2011
    Leading Lawyer IFLR 1000 2017, Banking and Finance
    Leading Lawyer IFLR 1000, 2015, Investment Management and Real Estate