Lawyers in Jersey
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Joel Hernandez
Joel is an investment fund specialist. Highlight deals: Joel led a team which provided Jersey advice to a consortium of investors on the establishment of Links Healthcare REIT Limited, a £700m closed-ended collective investment fund that indirectly acquired a property portfolio of 12 private hospitals located throughout the UK. The fund was authorised as a Jersey Expert Fund and listed on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange; Joel co-led a team which provided Jersey advice to Henderson Global Investors in connection with its $22.6 billion joint venture with North American financial services provider, TIAA-CREF; Joel acts as primary Jersey legal advisor to a number of sovereign funds and pension funds located in South East Asia in connection with their investment in commercial property in the UK valued at over £2.5 billion; Joel led a team acting for Deutsche Bank RREEF on the scheme to merge a major UK Property Fund with three of RREEF’s sector-specific property funds to create one the largest property unit trusts in the UK; Joel led a team which provided Jersey advice to a Malaysian property consortium comprising property group, SP Setia, Sime Darby and Employees Provident Fund on the joint venture and financing aspects of the consortium’s acquisition of landmark Battersea Power Station. The proposed development will be a 15 year project valued at up to £8 billion; Joel advised NM Rothchilds & Sons on the launch of the Quintus Mezzanine Fund, a €150 million leveraged mezzanine fund focused on European investments; Joel led a team which provided advice on the establishment of Resource Eastern European Equity Partners I, L.P., a private equity fund targeting commitments of up to €200 million and investing in mid-cap agribusinesses in Central and South-Eastern Europe. What the directories say: ‘The ultimate professional who is at the end of the phone at any time of day’ (Chambers UK, 2014). Joel is listed as a key individual in Mourant Ozannes’ Tier 1 ranked investment funds practice, Chambers UK, 2014. Joel Hernandez is ‘always contactable’ (Legal 500 2013); Interviewees maintain that ‘he’s extremely responsive and well regarded in the market,’ emphasising his continual willingness ‘to go the extra mile’ (Chambers UK, 2013).
Mourant
John Bisson
John Bisson is a Partner within and leads the Property department in Jersey. He joined Appleby in 1971, and became a partner when he qualified as a Jersey Solicitor in 1987. He is a former Chairman of the Executive Board and Group General Counsel. John specialises in commercial and residential property development and has advised on many major and innovative commercial property developments in Jersey. He is widely acknowledged as the leading commercial property practitioner in the Island.
Appleby
John Kelleher
John specialises in commercial disputes. His specialisms include: public law and judicial review, law of contract, property law, planning law and general commercial litigation. He is a recognised leader in Jersey contract law, Jersey customary law and Jersey property law. John was elected President of the Law Society of Jersey in 2017 and served in that office until 2021. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Carey Olsen
John McCormick
John practices all aspects of commercial litigation with a particular focus on contentious trusts, professional negligence, shareholder disputes and fraud and asset tracing.
Carey Olsen
Jon Le Rossignol
Jon is a partner* of Walkers (CI) LP and specialises in the financing of real estate and private equity holding structures established in Jersey. He also advises clients on the non-contentious restructuring of these structures. Having previously worked in the London and Hong Kong offices of a prestigious law firm, Jon has more than a decade's experience advising both borrowers and lenders on offshore banking and finance matters. His clients include real estate and private equity sponsors, as well as global financial institutions and debt funds. *not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP
Walkers
Jon Woolrich
Jon has particular experience advising on equity capital markets transactions including IPOs, bond issues and cash boxes. He advises numerous FTSE-100, FTSE-250 and NASDAQ Jersey incorporated companies, including Glencore plc, Shire plc and Mimecast Limited. Some of his recent work highlights include advising Mimecast Limited on its NASDAQ IPO, advising Heritage Oil plc on its takeover by way of scheme of arrangement and advising Glencore plc on its IPO and subsequent merger with Xstrata. Legal 500 UK, 2016 recommends Jon in Corporate and Commercial.
Mourant
Jonathan Anderson
Counsel
Ogier
Jonathan Barham
Jonathan is a Partner and former English Solicitor, English Barrister and Jersey Advocate. He also sits as a Commissioner of Appeal for Tax. He has more than 20 years’ experience of dealing with all aspects of commercial litigation, encompassing a broad range of business, corporate and insolvency disputes. He has regularly acted for well-known companies, shareholders and office holders, dealing with matters from inception through to trial as a solicitor and appearing before the English and Jersey courts on a broad range of interim applications, trials and appeals. He has also represented clients in mediations and other non-court based dispute resolution processes.
Collas Crill
Jonathan Heaney
Jonathan specialises in M&A transactions, private equity deal structuring, corporate real estate transactions and investment fund matters. He has been the Managing Partner of the Jersey office since 2014 and is also a member of our Global Investment Funds and Corporate Groups. He has more than 20 years' experience as a lawyer, and he is recognised in Legal 500's Hall of Fame and as a recognised practitioner in Chambers & Partner. Commercial and sensible, he focuses on achieving client goals with the minimum of fuss. He is admitted in England and Wales (non-practicing), Jersey and the BVI.
Walkers
Jonathan Hughes
Partner
Ogier
Jonathan Speck
A Jersey advocate and Managing Partner of the Jersey office of Mourant Ozannes, Jonathan specialises in commercial litigation involving contentious and non-contentious trust litigation, banking law and practice, and all aspects of financial services regulation. He has written about and lectured widely on litigation and Jersey anti-money laundering legislation. What the directories say: Jonathan Speck is a ‘top-notch litigator who is sensible and results-orientated’ (Chambers Global, 2014); ‘A first-rate lawyer: very good in court, commercially minded and a hugely charismatic figure, well liked by clients’ (Chambers UK, 2014); Jonathan is also ranked in Chambers UK as the only Star Individual for Dispute Resolution in Jersey; Jonathan is named as one of only 10 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” in the world and as “pre-eminent” in the International Who’s Who of Private Client Lawyers, 2013; Jonathan Speck is ‘in a class of his own’ (Legal 500, 2013); Jersey-based Jonathan Speck wins praise from clients as ‘a good advocate in court – he is articulate, presents cases well and is commercial as well as realistic about alternative approaches’ (Chambers Global, 2013); Jonathan Speck is ‘always calm, measured, knowledgeable and one of the leading names on the island’ ( Chambers UK, 2013); Jonathan Speck is the only offshore lawyer to be listed as one of the world’s Top 5 Leading Lawyers for Contentious Trusts in the Citywealth Leading Lawyers List, 2013.
Mourant
Josephine Howe
Partner
Ogier
Julia Keppe
Julia is a partner* of Walkers (CI) LP and as part of our Banking & Finance practice group, specialises in fund finance, leveraged acquisitions, structured finance, direct lending and restructurings. Julia represents corporations, private equity sponsors, arrangers, debt funds and financial institutions. She advises on all aspects of fund financing matters, including subscription line facilities, net asset value and hybrid facilities, GP and manager lines of credit and open-ended fund facilities, and is part of Walkers’ Global Fund Finance team. In addition, Julia has extensive experience working with both borrowers and lenders on global cross-border lending transactions made up of multiple forms of debt financing, as well as complex international restructurings. She also specialises in structured finance and securitisation matters, working with instructing counsel in Europe, Asia and the US, and has advised on multiple note programmes and CLO transactions. *not admitted in Jersey and not a member of Walkers (Jersey) LLP
Walkers
Julie Currie
Julie Currie is counsel in the trusts and private wealth team at Carey Olsen and specialises in pensions. She advises local and international trustee clients on scheme governance, administration and regulatory issues, in addition to project work including transfers, scheme restructures, risk transfers (i.e. buy-ins and buy-outs) and benefit change exercises. Julie advises pension providers and employer clients on their obligations in respect of existing schemes, on the establishment of new pension schemes, the amendment of schemes and on scheme-specific projects including liability management exercises. Julie has extensive experience advising in respect of defined benefit, defined contribution and master trust schemes. Julie is the firm's first pan-Channel Island lawyer and divides her working week between the firm's Jersey and Guernsey offices.
Carey Olsen
Julie Melia
As Head of our Jersey Property practice, I advise clients across a variety of areas including commercial acquisitions and leases, development schemes, planning issues, mergers and acquisitions and property finance.
Mourant
Justin Harvey-Hills
A partner at Mourant Ozannes, Justin specialises in banking, financial services, corporate and trusts litigation. He has particular experience of investment and employee fraud, asset recovery, anti-money laundering legislation, regulatory investigations and trust disputes. What the directories say: Justin is ‘a smart litigator’ (Legal 500, 2013); peers rate the Jersey lawyer as ‘a really solid, intelligent practitioner’ (Chambers UK, 2013).
Mourant
Kamila Kaminska
I am an Associate in our Jersey property practice, having joined the firm in 2022. I advise on all aspects of commercial property work.
Mourant
Karen Stachura
Karen specialises in high-value, cross-border insolvency and commercial litigation. She routinely advises on issues concerning insolvency, shareholder disputes, and directors' duties. Her expertise includes asset recovery and enforcement; corporate and partnership disputes; and insolvency applications. Karen regularly advises directors, limited partners and insolvency practitioners. She also advises on professional negligence claims involving directors; trustees; solicitors; and construction professionals.
Collas Crill
Kate Anderson
Partner
Collas Crill
Kate Andrews
Kate has over 20 years' experience of cross-border corporate finance transactions with particular experience in restructuring and corporate rescue (including debt-for-equity transactions), enforcement, insolvency, acquisition finance, fund finance and real estate finance. Kate's recent transactions include advising: The creditors committee in relation to the c.£200 million debt restructuring of FatFace, a UK-headquartered apparel retail business The committee of lenders in the debt restructuring of Travelex The ad hoc committee of creditors and the company in connection with the financial restructuring of Doncasters Group The ad hoc committee of convertible bondholders of Steinhoff Finance Holding GmbH The ad hoc group of bondholders on the restructuring of bonds issued by Vieo B.V. and capital restructuring of Lebara Group The ad hoc group creditors in respect of the restructuring of a "household name" UK retailer The lenders and initial purchasers in respect of super senior revolving credit facilities and related bond issuances for Domestic & General Group A satellite technology group in respect of the establishment of a Jersey holding structure and related financing The bidder in the financing of a public takeover of a Swedish-listed company incorporated in Switzerland The lenders in respect of the restructuring and US$1bn refinancing of the holding structure for two offshore oil drilling rigs Kate has also been involved with a number of legislative proposals in Jersey.
Carey Olsen
Kate McCaffrey
Partner
Ogier
Kate Westwater
Kate Westwater is Counsel within the Property Department in Jersey. She advises on all aspects of commercial and residential property, secured lending, probate, estate planning and capacity for a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, banks, intermediaries and law firms both on the island and outside Jersey. The breadth and depth of experience that Kate has acquired over the past two decades enable her to advise and manage complex and challenging property transactions, probate and capacity matters, will drafting and lasting powers of attorney. She has excellent knowledge of French in Jersey legal context and has worked extensively on contentious estates including negotiating settlements, legitime claims and advice in relation to validity issues, as well as dealing with clients who are experiencing bereavement, personal difficulties and family conflict.
Appleby
Katharine Marshall
Partner
Ogier
Katherine Tresca
Katherine is a partner in the Jersey corporate group. She works on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, equity capital markets, reorganisations, joint ventures and general corporate advice. Experience includes advising: Stars Group on its recent acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming Silverfleet Capital on the sale of Ipes, a leading provider of fund administration and other outsourced services in the private equity sector, to Apex Group Strategic Value Partners on its acquisition of Vita Group from TPG Butterfield on its acquisition of Deutsche Bank's banking and custody business in Guernsey, Jersey and the Cayman Islands Cape on its recommended £332 million takeover by the Altrad group, one of the leading global providers of industrial services The majority shareholder of the C5 Alliance Group, which provides technology services to businesses across the Channel Islands and employs 200 people in the Channel Islands, on the sale of the business to BDO in Jersey BLJ Limited (formerly Bank Leumi (Jersey) Limited) on the sale of its Jersey private banking business to EFG Private Banking (Channel Islands) Limited and the sale of its trust company business, Leumi Overseas Trust Corporation Limited, to Valla Limited Apax Partners LLP in the sale of a significant minority interest in GlobalLogic to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the subsequent disposal to Partners Group Bridgepoint on the acquisition of Moneycorp Quotient on its NASDAQ IPO Polymetal International plc on its reverse takeover of Kazakhgold and subsequent LSE Main Market IPO
Carey Olsen