Mourant Ozannes

Mourant is an offshore law firm headquartered in Saint-Helier, Jersey.[1] Mourant is one of the largest offshore law firms, with just under 60 partners and 500+ staff.[2] It is a member of the so-called offshore magic circle.[3]

Mourant
No. of offices6
OfficesBVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, London
No. of attorneys250
Major practice areasoffshore financial services
Date founded2010
Company typeLimited partnership[1]
Websitemourant.com

History

Mourant is the result of successive mergers of various law firms, most recently that of Mourant du Feu & Jeune and Ozannes in 2010.[2] In the same year, the Mourant group sells Mourant International Finance Administration to State Street,[4] Mourant Private Wealth to RBC[5] and Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions to HBOS.[6] In 2018, it changed its name from "Mourant Ozannes LP" back to "Mourant LP".[1]

Offices

While primarily based in Jersey, Mourant has offices in other jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. The tax avoidance campaign group ActionAid reported that at more than 200 companies belonging to at least 26 multinational companies have subsidiaries incorporated in Jersey at 22 Grenville Street, Mourant's headquarters.[7]


Awards and recognition

The firm was designated best offshore law firm in the US by Hedgeweek.com in 2013[8] and received a The Lawyer award in 2011 as offshore firm of the year.[9]

References
  1. "Mourant LP". JFSC Companies Registry. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  2. Taylor, Margaret (2010-02-03). "Mourant and Ozannes merge to create third-largest offshore firm". The Lawyer. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  3. Marriage, Madison; Thompson, Barney (2017-11-10). "'Offshore magic circle' law firms fear Paradise Papers fallout". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  4. Sullivan, Ruth (2009-12-09). "State Street grows with Mourant purchase". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  5. "RBC to acquire Mourant Private Wealth". Institutional Asset Manager. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  6. Milner, Mark (2006-08-07). "Merger creates largest share plan provider". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  7. Addicted to tax havens: The secret life of the FTSE 100 (PDF), ActionAid, 2011
  8. "Hedgeweek USA Awards 2013" (PDF), hedgeweek.com, 2013-06-04, retrieved 2019-09-19
  9. "The Lawyer Awards 2011: Winners", The Lawyer, 2011-06-22, retrieved 2019-09-19
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