Renowned for its expertise in complex commercial disputes and fraud cases involving asset tracing, shareholder disputes, and injunctive relief, Ogier’s team is frequently sought out by Middle Eastern and former Soviet Union-based clients. Well-regarded for its prowess in insolvency and restructuring mandates, the team also frequently lends its support to contentious trust issues, collaborating closely with the firm’s Hong Kong and other global offices. Splitting his time between Jersey and BVI, Brian Lacy has ‘vast amounts of commercial litigation experience’ and co-heads the team with the ’exceptionally capable’ Nicholas Brookes. Lacy is active before the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal, while Brookes regularly advises on an array of interim matters, including applications for receivership and cross-border conflicts of law. ‘Very experienced in all matters BVI and crypto’, Grant Carroll is a key port of call for multinational corporates and consultancies, while Nicholas Burkill’s expertise extends to civil fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and asset tracing cases. Counsel Alexander Muksinov is experienced in cases involving Russia and other emerging markets, and Ewelina Clyde-Smith and Daniel Mitchell are key names at senior associate level.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Unequivocally the strongest litigation team in the BVI. Ogier are extremely responsive, commercial and client focused. There is also significant strength in depth to the team, with various associates who are extremely competent and a pleasure to work with.’
‘Nicholas Brookes is exceptionally capable, commercial, hard-working and intellectually rigorous. He has excellent judgement and is always able to make the right call to drive the litigation forward to achieve results.'
‘Personally I think Ogier has the best staffed office in the BVI with both fully staffed litigation teams covering insolvency and commercial disputes and non-contentious lawyers who are experts in their field. This is my “go-to” firm.’
‘Nick Brookes, Nick Burkill and Brian Lacey are all superb, but then again so are all of their other lawyers! Nick Brookes is the guru of BVI procedural law (along with being a great litigator), Nick Burkill comes from being a partner in both a top city firm and in a top US law firm and has all the skills associated with that, and Brian Lacy is a litigator through and through with a superb sense of the best points to take and real quality as a pure advocate.’
‘A second to none commercial approach to achieving the client's aims. Excellent strategic thinking.’
‘Brian Lacy - an urbane and dynamic litigator who is single-minded in fighting for his client. A truly talented advocate as well as strategic thinker. Nicholas Brooks - a bold and determined lawyer, with excellent analytical skills and sound judgment. David Welford - intelligent and skilled lawyer.'
‘Leaders in the field dealing with large multi-jurisdictional crypto liquidations. Talented partners who manage the teams well.’
‘Grant Carroll: very experienced in all matters BVI and crypto, stands out as a specialist.’

Key clients

Three Arrows Capital, Ltd (in Liquidation)
BTA Bank
Al Thani Royal Family
Nam Tai Property Inc
FTX Digital Markets Ltd. (in Liquidation)
Carosan Ltd
Tsinghua Unigroup International Co., Ltd and Unigroup International Holdings Ltd (both in Liquidation)
BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA.

Work highlights

Advising on all matters relating to liquidation of Three Arrows Capital, Ltd (in liquidation) - via its Joint Liquidators, Teneo.
Acting as lead counsel to BTA Bank, which alleges that is has been the victim of a complex scheme of civil fraud.
Representing two Qatari Royal Family members in a case revolving around the BVI Estate of the late Sheikh Saoud Mohammed Al Thani, a prominent art collector.