Mourant Ozannes
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Offshore law firms Mourant du Feu & Jeune and Ozannes merged on 1 June 2010 to create Mourant Ozannes. The combined firm has approximately 200 fee-earners and 50 partners, making it the world's third largest offshore law firm and the largest in the Channel Islands. Mourant Ozannes has offices in the Cayman Islands
, Guernsey
, Jersey
and London
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2009 - Ozannes named Offshore Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2009.
2007 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune merges with Cayman law firm Quin & Hampson to build a substantial presence in the Cayman Islands.
2006 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune opens an office in Guernsey.
2005 - Ozannes opens an office in Jersey.
2005 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune named Offshore Law Firm of the Year in The Lawyer Awards for the second year in succession.
2004 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune opens an office in the Cayman Islands.
2004 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune named Offshore Law Firm of the Year in The Lawyer Awards.
2003 - The first year Ozannes is listed in the top tier of all Guernsey practice areas in the Legal 500 UK (and every year thereafter).
2000 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune opens an office in London, the first Channel Islands law firm to do so.
1998 - Ozanne van Leuven Perrot & Evans shortens its name to Ozannes.
1995 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune constructs a purpose built office complex at 18-22 Grenville Street.
1982 - Rupert Evans joins the practice of J W Ozanne, Percy J Ozanne, Roger Perrot and Nik van Leuven. The firm becomes known as Ozanne van Leuven Perrot & Evans.
1971 - Nik van Leuven joins the practice.
1970s – Mourant du Feu & Jeune establishes trusts and company departments, which later evolve into Mourant Private Wealth, Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions and Mourant International Finance Administration.
1947 - Law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune is founded and opens an office at 16 Hill Street. The Mourant du Feu & Jeune partnership was created by Helier Mourant, Clifford du Feu and Reg Jeune.
1914 - J W Ozanne becomes a clerk and subsequently an Ecrivan of the Royal Court on the 9th April 1914. Percy J Ozanne is sworn in as an Advocate.
1842 - Ecrivan J C Le Mottée begins practising as a Notary Public in St Peter Port, Guernsey.
2009
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
, Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
and London
London
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Historical Timeline
2010 - Mourant du Feu & Jeune and Ozannes merge to form Mourant Ozannes. Jonathan Rigby is appointed Managing Partner; Peter Ferbrache Senior Partner; Neal Lomax Managing Partner, Cayman; Rob Shepherd Managing Partner, Guernsey; Simon Felton Head of the London office.2009 - Ozannes named Offshore Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2009.
2007 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune merges with Cayman law firm Quin & Hampson to build a substantial presence in the Cayman Islands.
2006 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune opens an office in Guernsey.
2005 - Ozannes opens an office in Jersey.
2005 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune named Offshore Law Firm of the Year in The Lawyer Awards for the second year in succession.
2004 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune opens an office in the Cayman Islands.
2004 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune named Offshore Law Firm of the Year in The Lawyer Awards.
2003 - The first year Ozannes is listed in the top tier of all Guernsey practice areas in the Legal 500 UK (and every year thereafter).
2000 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune opens an office in London, the first Channel Islands law firm to do so.
1998 - Ozanne van Leuven Perrot & Evans shortens its name to Ozannes.
1995 – Mourant du Feu & Jeune constructs a purpose built office complex at 18-22 Grenville Street.
1982 - Rupert Evans joins the practice of J W Ozanne, Percy J Ozanne, Roger Perrot and Nik van Leuven. The firm becomes known as Ozanne van Leuven Perrot & Evans.
1971 - Nik van Leuven joins the practice.
1970s – Mourant du Feu & Jeune establishes trusts and company departments, which later evolve into Mourant Private Wealth, Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions and Mourant International Finance Administration.
1947 - Law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune is founded and opens an office at 16 Hill Street. The Mourant du Feu & Jeune partnership was created by Helier Mourant, Clifford du Feu and Reg Jeune.
1914 - J W Ozanne becomes a clerk and subsequently an Ecrivan of the Royal Court on the 9th April 1914. Percy J Ozanne is sworn in as an Advocate.
1842 - Ecrivan J C Le Mottée begins practising as a Notary Public in St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Awards and Recognition
2010- Best Offshore Legal Firm: Hedgeweek
- Jersey Law Firm of the Year: International Law Office Client Choice Awards
- Cayman Law Firm of the Year: HFM Week
- Cayman Islands Overall Law Firm of the Year: ACQ magazine Law Awards
- Cayman Islands Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year: ACQ magazine Law Awards
- Cayman Islands Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year: ACQ magazine Law Awards
- Cayman Islands Insolvency Law Firm of the Year: Corporate International Magazine
- Corporate Finance Law Firm of the Year, Channel Islands: Corporate International Magazine
- Tax Advisory Firm of the Year, Channel Islands: Corporate International Magazine
- Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year, Channel Islands: Corporate International Magazine
2009
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year: Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence
- Offshore and International Law Firm of the Year: ACQ Country Awards for Achievement
- Overall Law Firm of the Year Cayman: ACQ magazine
- Guernsey Law firm of the Year: Who’s Who Legal
- Jersey Law Firm of the Year: Who’s Who Legal
- Top offshore adviser to the combined FTSE-100+250: Chambers Report
- FTSE-250 Law Firm of the Year: ACQ Country Awards for Achievement
- Private Funds Law Firm of the Year, Guernsey: ACQ Country Awards for Achievement
- Private Funds Law Firm of the Year, Jersey: ACQ Country Awards for Achievement