Ogier law firm news

A landmark decision by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange approving Guernsey as an ‘acceptable overseas jurisdiction’ for listing marks the second time in just over two years the exchange has approved an offshore jurisdiction.

In a manifestation of just how important the growing Asia-Pacific markets are to offshore law firms, Ogier will relocate the managing partner of its Cayman Islands office, James Bergstrom, to head its Hong Kong practice with effect from January 2011.

俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫今年九月的访华无疑将进一步推动中俄能源战略合作，同时也将逐步推动两国企业见的商务合作向纵深发展。一个新的市场空间正在向两国的律师事务所敞开大门。

King & Wood, Sidley Austin and Conyers have recently advised SouFun Holdings, the country’s largest property website, on its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The company sold 2.9 million American Depositary Shares, raising US$125m.

中国房地产网站运营商搜房网近日在纽约证券交易所发行IPO, 成功募资1.25亿美元。此次首发项目由金杜，康德明，盛德，方达，盛信和苏利文•克伦威尔共同提供法律服务。

Freshfields has advised Vodafone on its US$6.6bn China Mobile stake sale. Cayman Islands firm Ogier, led by corporate partner Nicholas Ward, provided Jersey legal counsel to Vodafone. China Mobile was not represented by outside counsel.

富而德律师事务所近日协助长期客户电信业者沃达丰以66亿美元出售3.2%中国移动股权。此次项目沃达丰也由开曼群岛律所Ogier 提供法律咨询。

Cayman Islands boutique firm, Thorp Alberga, has opened in Hong Kong where it will be led by former Maples and Calder partners Richard Thorp and Harriet Unger

Offshore firm Ogier will transfer lawyers to its Hong Kong office in a bid to become the first offshore firm with a Jersey and Guernsey law practice in Asia.

Sidley Austin, Jun He, Dewey & LeBoeuf and Linklaters have taken the lead Asian legal advisory roles on the landmark IPO of the world’s largest aluminium producer, Rusal.

Offshore law firms Appleby and Dickinson Cruickshank have merged, creating the largest offshore firm by the number of partners.

Former Harney Westwood & Riegels lawyer Ray Wearmouth has re-joined his old firm Ogier and will be based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) office.

Offshore law firm Ogier has overhauled its management structure, appointing two new executives to its board.

Maples and Calder has announced that trusts specialist Richard Grasby has relocated to its Hong Kong office from the Cayman Islands. Grasby is the first dedicated Cayman and BVI trusts specialist in Asia.

Maples and Calder近期宣布，将信托专业律师Richard Grasby由开曼群岛调至香港代表处任职。Grasby是亚洲地区首位专职的开曼群岛和英属维尔京群岛信托专业律师。

Offshore law firm Ogier has expanded its jurisdictional network by opening new offices in Tokyo and Bahrain.

Offshore law firm Ogier has partnered with accounting company Keypoint in a JV designed to set up trust funds in Bahrain.

The world’s appetite for emerging market investment opportunities remains strong, despite volatility in the capital markets.

The 2007 FactSet Global Filings league tables reveal that offshore law giant Ogier had the most number of documents filed, with 1,500. That was nearly double that of second-placed Mourant, which had 780. The documents show the number of times firms represented the issuers. It also reflects the multiple tranches involved in a securities deal in which a law firm served as advisor.

Cains, an offshore commercial law firm incorporated in the Isle of Man, recently announced it would open an Asia-Pacific regional office in Singapore by mid-2008, to service existing clients and build a regional business on-the-ground. The move highlights the growing competition in the Asian offshore legal market.