Mourant
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| Headquarters | St Helier, Jersey |
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| No. of offices | 6 |
| Offices | BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, London |
| No. of attorneys | 250 |
| Major practice areas | offshore financial services |
| Date founded | 2010 |
| Company type | Limited partnership[1] |
| Website | mourant |
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 offshore magic circle.[3]
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 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 an award from The Lawyer in 2011 as offshore firm of the year.[9]
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Mourant LP". JFSC Companies Registry. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b Taylor, Margaret (3 February 2010). "Mourant and Ozannes merge to create third-largest offshore firm". The Lawyer. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Marriage, Madison; Thompson, Barney (10 November 2017). "'Offshore magic circle' law firms fear Paradise Papers fallout". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, Ruth (9 December 2009). "State Street grows with Mourant purchase". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "RBC to acquire Mourant Private Wealth". Institutional Asset Manager. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Milner, Mark (7 August 2006). "Merger creates largest share plan provider". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Addicted to tax havens: The secret life of the FTSE 100 (PDF), ActionAid, 2011
- ^ "Hedgeweek USA Awards 2013" (PDF), hedgeweek.com, 4 June 2013, retrieved 19 September 2019
- ^ "The Lawyer Awards 2011: Winners", The Lawyer, 22 June 2011, retrieved 19 September 2019