Channel Islands: Jersey

Appleby offers legal solutions across diverse practice areas. Led by partners James Gaudin, Mark O'Driscoll, Alasdair Hunter and Catherine Fooks, the firm boasts expertise in corporate law, banking and finance, investment funds, insolvency, restructuring, and private client services. Appleby's recent work includes advising on the establishment of Jersey's first regulated digital asset exchange, providing legal counsel in a multi-million dollar cross-border acquisition involving a Jersey-based company, and successfully representing a large financial institution in a high-profile fraud case.

Carey Olsen is a full-service global offshore law firm. The firm has a focus on financial and corporate work, advising on high yield, debt and equity capital markets, securities and banking. It regularly advises borrowers in finance transactions. Other areas of key work include acquisition finance and regulatory finance. Key partners include Kate Andrews for banking and finance, Guy Coltman for corporate, and Keith Dixon and Robert Dobbyn for trusts and private wealth. The firm has expertise in highly regulated industries and complex transactions. Recent noteworthy achievements include advising Birkenstock on its $8.6 billion IPO.

Lexstone is a law firm based in Jersey and was established in 2015. Areas of expertise include banking and finance, capital markets, commercial property, corporate law, insolvency and restructuring, investment funds, private client and trusts. Key partners include commercial property and development specialist John Le Bailly; corporate and commercial law partner Christopher Breed; banking and finance partner Alex Halloran; and Richard Laignel, who excels in investment funds and private equity. The firm recently advises on the first regulated crypto asset business in Jersey, the first-ever Jersey private placement of listed equity, and in establishing Jersey's first Shariah-compliant investment fund.

Maples Group is a full-service law firm and has an office in Jersey. The firm was launched in 2018 and has offices in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. The offshore law firm is also present in Dublin, London and Luxembourg. The firm has a particular focus on financial and corporate work and advises clients on real estate funds and investment management. Key partners include corporate partner Nick Evans, and head of fiduciary services Robert Lucas. Recent work covers complex cross-border transactions, digital asset investment platform launches, representing a global bank in a restructuring case, assisting multinational corporations with regulatory hurdles, and forming new investment funds.

Mourant is a global offshore law firm with an office in Jersey. The firm has offices in Guernsey, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. The firm has a focus on financial and corporate work and investment funds. It regularly acts for lenders, borrowers, issuers and trustees. In investment funds, the firm has experience advising on fund asset classes, hedge infrastructure and renewable energy funds. The firm advises on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Guernsey. The firm launched a dedicated ESG service to support clients in navigating environmental, social, and governance matters. Recent highlights include advising on Brookfield's £4 billion acquisition of HomeServe and the £1.5 billion transfer of UK logistics assets for KKR.