Emily Haithwaite > Ogier > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile

Ogier
44 THE ESPLANADE
ST HELIER
JE4 9WG
Jersey

Work Department

Investment funds

Position

Group Partner

Career

Emily is an investment funds partner in Ogier’s Jersey office. She primarily advises in relation to private equity funds and is part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Private Equity team. She advises a variety of investment fund sponsors on the formation, operation, listing and winding-up of funds (including end of life solutions), as well as investors investing into Jersey funds. Her expertise spans private funds, investment schemes and family office funds, open and closed-ended funds across a wide variety of strategies and asset classes.

In partnership with Ogier’s private wealth teams, Emily advises family offices on private capital initiatives, investment structuring, governance and related matters.

Emily has extensive regulatory experience, having provided financial services law advice to businesses (on registration and on an ongoing basis, included in respect of obligations arising on a change of control) as well as to individual directors. She has advised a number of fund managers on their relocation to Jersey and regulatory licence applications. In addition, Emily frequently advises in relation to the impact of Jersey’s economic substance rules and the registration requirements under the Proceeds of Crime law and obligations under the AML laws. She is an active member of Ogier’s Technology and Web3 steering group, including advising on marketing funds with exposure to virtual assets to investors located in Jersey.

Emily is a recommended/ranked lawyer in Legal 500 directories. Her wide-ranging investment funds, private capital and financial services law expertise has brought her recognition from clients and industry alike.

Emily is not admitted in Jersey

Education

Admitted in:
1996 – England & Wales Barrister (not practicing)

Lawyer Rankings

Jersey > Investment funds

(Hall of Fame)

Emily HaithwaiteOgier

Ogier‘s practice spans the breadth of fund structures and asset classes, with growing strength in digital asset management structures, in addition to private equity, hedge, infrastructure and real estate funds. In addition to assisting with the launch and structuring of Jersey-domiciled and listed funds, the practice also handles contentious and non-contentious regulatory issues. Niamh Lalor heads up the team, focusing on funds regulation in the private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors. Emily Haithwaite advises on the formation, listing and winding up of private equity funds, while Sophie Reguengo assists real estate funds with capital raising, acquisitions and disposals. Managing associates Alexandra O’Grady and Matt McManus are recommended for their expertise in private equity funds, and co-investment and joint venture structures, respectively.