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Emily Haithwaite
Group Partner, Ogier Legal L.P.
Jersey
"Emily is a highly regarded commercial lawyer and runs a first-rate team"
Chambers UK, 2023
Emily is an investment funds partner in Ogier's Jersey office. She primarily advises in relation to private equity funds and is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. She advises a variety of investment fund sponsors on the formation, operation, listing and winding-up of funds (including end of life solutions), as well as investors investing into Jersey funds. Her expertise spans private funds, investment schemes and family office funds, open and closed-ended funds across a wide variety of strategies and asset classes.
Background and experience
Emily is an investment funds partner in Ogier's Jersey office. She primarily advises in relation to private equity funds and is part of Ogier's multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. She advises a variety of investment fund sponsors on the formation, operation, listing and winding-up of funds (including end of life solutions), as well as investors investing into Jersey funds. Her expertise spans private funds, investment schemes and open and closed-ended funds across a wide variety of strategies and asset classes.
In partnership with Ogier's private wealth teams, Emily advises family offices on private capital initiatives, investment structuring, governance and related matters.
Emily has extensive regulatory experience, having provided financial services law advice to businesses (on registration and on an ongoing basis, included in respect of obligations arising on a change of control) as well as to individual directors. She has advised a number of fund managers on their relocation to Jersey and regulatory licence applications. In addition, Emily frequently advises in relation to the impact of Jersey's economic substance rules and the registration requirements under the Proceeds of Crime law and obligations under the AML laws. She is an active member of Ogier's Technology and Web3 steering group, including advising on marketing funds with exposure to virtual assets to investors located in Jersey.
Emily is a recommended/ranked lawyer in Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and Chambers directories. Her wide-ranging investment funds, private capital and financial services law expertise has brought her recognition from clients and industry alike.
Admitted in:
1996 - England & Wales Barrister (not practising)
Emily is not admitted in Jersey
Languages
English
Examples of work
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2 February 2022
Ogier advises multi-family office on the structuring of a number of Jersey investment vehicles
Niamh Lalor
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Brooke Lewis
Jersey
Deal
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1 February 2022
Ogier advises Canadian family office on establishing investment vehicle to hold private equity asset
James Campbell
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Richard Laignel
Jersey
Deal
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24 January 2022
Cross-serviceline Ogier team advises on the establishment of multiple private funds
James Campbell
Team: Katrina Edge, Emily Haithwaite, Katherine Neal, Katie Baxter
Jersey
Deal
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10 June 2021
Ogier advises family office on the establishment of a Jersey investment management company
Raulin Amy
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Jonathan Hughes
Jersey
Deal
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3 June 2021
Ogier advises UK-based family office on discretionary investment platform
Raulin Amy
Team: James Campbell, Emily Haithwaite
Jersey
Deal
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11 February 2021
Ogier advises on EPIC £335 million portfolio sale
Sophie Reguengo
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Brooke Lewis
Jersey
Deal
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10 November 2020
Ogier advises Valor Real Estate Partners on €1billion urban logistics joint venture
Katrina Edge
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Niamh Lalor
Jersey
Deal
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6 March 2018
Ogier's Hong Kong and Jersey teams advise on cryptocurrency fund launch
Kate Hodson 凯特 ·赫臣
Team: Emily Haithwaite
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey
Deal
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20 October 2017
Ogier advises Kennedy-Wilson Holdings on recommended offer for Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate plc
Simon Dinning
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Nick Williams, Oliver Passmore, James Angus
Jersey
Deal
News and insights
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5 May 2023
Private Trust Companies, Single Family Offices and Governance Entities – changes to Jersey's AML framework and what that means in practice
James Campbell
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Josephine Howe, Matthew Shaxson, George Yates
Jersey
Insight
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20 April 2023
Private Equity snapshot: Recent themes in Jersey PE fund structuring
Alexandra O'Grady
Team: Emily Haithwaite, James Fox
Insight
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17 April 2023
BVI economic substance: new clarification on tax residency status for BVI entities administered in Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Simon Schilder
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Marie-Claire Fudge, Tim Clipstone
British Virgin Islands, Guernsey, Jersey
Insight
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28 March 2023
The Jersey LLC - a gateway to Europe and the UK for US asset managers
Sophie Reguengo
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Niamh Lalor
Jersey
Insight
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9 March 2023
Ogier named best law firm for second year at Private Equity Wire Awards
Richard Daggett
Team: Tim Clipstone, Anne-Gaëlle Delabye, Emily Haithwaite, Laurent Thailly
Global
Insight
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3 March 2023
Action required following changes to Jersey's proceeds of crime legislation
Emily Haithwaite
Team: Matthew Shaxson, Niamh Lalor, Sophie Reguengo, Matt McManus, Neo Tshikalange
Jersey
Insight
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2 March 2023
The economic substance requirements for Jersey resident partnerships
Emily Haithwaite
Team: Niamh Lalor, Matthew Shaxson, James Fox, Alex Fisher
Jersey
Insight
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28 February 2023
Jersey Limited Partnerships
Emily Haithwaite
Team: Niamh Lalor, Sophie Reguengo, Alexandra O'Grady, Matt McManus, Joanna Christensen, Stephanie Edge, and 2 more
Jersey
Insight
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17 January 2023
2023: A year of change for Jersey Partnership tax reporting
James Philpott
Team: Emily Haithwaite, Matthew Shaxson, Niamh Lalor, Lawrie Cunningham, David Harvey
Jersey
Insight
Recognition
"Looks after the relationship and is very user-friendly"
Legal 500, 2023
View more"Great funds knowledge"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Seamlessly integrated Jersey-related law into many legal documents, and also were extremely knowledgeable about the Jersey regulatory landscape, including some complicated structures"
Legal 500 UK, 2022
"I have always admired her professionalism. She provides swift and concise responses to our legal queries which is very helpful"
Chambers UK, 2022
"Excellent to work with and her advice is always fantastic"
Chambers UK, 2022
"Global Elite Thought Leader"
Who's Who Legal, Private Funds, 2022
"A stand out leader – she is available whenever needed; provides calm and pragmatic advice and is always pleasant to work with"
Legal 500 UK, 2021
"Women Leader"
IFLR 1000, Women Leaders, 2021
"Market Leader"
IFLR 1000 UK, 2021
"Exceptionally good, with extensive experience advising on sovereign wealth funds and Jersey funds"
Who's Who Legal, 2021
"Highly sought-after by international clients for regulatory advice relating to Jersey funds"
Who's Who Legal, 2021
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