International legal and professional services firm Ogier has opened an office in Dubai to provide a full service to clients in the Middle East.

Ogier will offer legal, corporate services, and regulatory consulting from its new location in the Dubai International Finance Centre.

Ogier managing partner Edward Mackereth said: "This is a significant milestone which means we can expand and build on our existing expertise in the region to now offer on-the-ground advice and services to clients in the Middle East.

"Central to our global offering is accessibility for clients and intermediaries to our specialist teams in their time zone.

"We are now providing a full-service office in Dubai with our law firm, our corporate services provider Ogier Global, and our regulatory consulting team all present in our new premises at Emirates Financial Towers."

Ogier advises its clients in the Middle East on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Ireland and Luxembourg law across its network of offices, which also includes Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.

The firm's transactional services cover Banking and Finance, including Islamic finance and fund finance, Corporate and Investment Funds advice.

From a private wealth perspective Ogier has a long track record of assisting ultra-high net worth families from the region to structure and support their wealth and businesses, and ensure an orderly transfer of wealth to the next generations.

Ogier's contentious legal services support the spectrum of its transactional services, along with restructuring, fraud and asset tracing.

Corporate services provider Ogier Global works closely with Ogier's partner-led legal teams to incorporate and administer a wide variety of vehicles. Supported by market-leading technology, its entity administration platform and in-built client service portal gives clients real-time access to statutory information and the ability to interact with the administration of their entities.

Navigating regulatory regimes is increasingly challenging as international regulation becomes more complex. Ogier Regulatory Consulting’s specialists in Dubai will assist investment advisors and fund managers with obtaining financial services permissions from local regulators by handling the complete authorisation process.

Edward Mackereth added: "David Welford, a Dispute Resolution partner in our legal team who has broad experience of commercial and financial disputes with a focus on cross-border company, trusts and insolvency matters, has relocated to lead the new office.

"We've also added talent to our team from the Dubai market with Daniel Pacic, who has joined us as Managing Director of Ogier Global, our corporate services provider.

"Also new to our team are Praveer Pinto, who has joined us as Director in our Regulatory Consulting division, and Tina Asgarian has joined us as Counsel in our Dispute Resolution team."

Ogier's Dubai office is at 1003, South Tower, Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC, Dubai. To speak to a Dubai based specialist email dubai@ogier.com

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About Ogier

Ogier is a professional services firm with the knowledge and expertise to handle the most demanding and complex transactions and provide expert, efficient and cost-effective services to all our clients. 

Our three divisions are: 

Legal: practical advice on BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law. We are the only law firm to advise on these six laws.

Corporate services: corporate administration services with a strong reputation in governance and regulatory compliance. 

Consulting: independent guidance on regulatory compliance, sustainable investing and tech. 

Our network of offices also includes Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.

We get straight to the point, managing complexity to get to the essentials. It is a collaborative approach. We listen actively, asking the right questions, focused on what really matters. We deliver targeted, pragmatic advice with absolute clarity.

Legal, Corporate Services, Consulting

Beijing, BVI, Cayman Islands, Dubai, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo

Ogier provides practical advice on BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law through our global network of offices across the Asian, Caribbean and European timezones.  Ogier is the only firm to advise on these six laws. With a growing team of more than 900 people around the world, we regularly win awards for innovation, client service and quality.  The information and expressions of opinion which it contains are not intended to be a comprehensive study or to provide legal advice and should not be treated as a substitute for specific advice concerning individual situations.

Ogier Global is Ogier's corporate administration business.  Ogier Global (BVI) Limited and its subsidiaries are regulated by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission.  Ogier Global (Cayman) Limited and its subsidiaries are regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.  Ogier Global (Guernsey) Limited and its subsidiaries are regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.  Ogier Global (Jersey) Limited and its subsidiaries are regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.  Ogier Global (Singapore) Pte. Limited is regulated by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority.

Full regulatory information can be found at www.ogier.com