Mourant is an offshore law firm headquartered in
Saint-Helier,
Jersey
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Mourant is one of the largest offshore law firms, with just under 60 partners and 500+ staff.
It is a member of the
offshore magic circle
The offshore magic circle is the set of the largest multi-jurisdictional law firms who specialise in offshore financial centres, especially the laws of the British Overseas Territories of Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and British Virgin Islands, an ...
.
History
Mourant is the result of successive mergers of various law firms, most recently that of Mourant du Feu & Jeune and Ozannes in 2010.
In the same year, the Mourant group sells Mourant International Finance Administration to
State Street, Mourant Private Wealth to
RBC and Mourant Equity Compensation Solutions to
HBOS
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. In 2018, it changed its name from "Mourant Ozannes
LP" back to "Mourant LP".
Offices
While primarily based in Jersey, Mourant has offices in other jurisdictions such as the
British Virgin Islands
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, the
Cayman Islands,
Guernsey,
Hong Kong
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and the
United Kingdom
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. The tax avoidance campaign group
ActionAid
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ActionAid is a federation of 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organis ...
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.
Awards and recognition
The firm was designated best offshore law firm in the US by Hedgeweek.com in 2013 and received an award from ''
The Lawyer
''The Lawyer'' is a legal business information product for law firm leaders, commercial lawyers, barristers
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'' in 2011 as offshore firm of the year.
External links
Official website
References
{{Jersey topics
Offshore law firms
Law firms established in 2010
2010 establishments in Jersey