Gavin Farrell > Ferbrache & Farrell LLP > St Peters Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile
Ferbrache & Farrell LLP Offices
SOMERS HOUSE, RUE DU PRE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 1LU
Guernsey
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Gavin Farrell
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Advocate and Partner
Career
Gavin Farrell was brought up in France, Germany and England and graduated from the universities of Paris, Münster and London. Gavin then qualified as a French avocat and an English solicitor and worked for a number of years at Simmons & Simmons in their London and Paris offices, both in the general corporate and financial services/funds departments.
He then moved to Guernsey in 1999 where he was called as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey. Gavin became a partner in 2003 of the corporate department of Ozannes, then Mourant Ozannes, until November 2016.
His practice covers general corporate and banking work, funds and the asset management industry.
Gavin holds a number of directorships in investment and captive insurance companies. He is a resident of Guernsey and has been ranked as a leading individual in banking, corporate and investment funds by a number of publications as well as having been elected for a number of years as a Top Five Global Offshore Funds Lawyers in Who’s Who Private Funds.
Gavin was also the only Guernsey lawyer to be inducted in two or more practice areas in Guernsey for the inaugural 2018 Legal 500 Hall of Fame. He retained that ranking for the current year, in both the Investment Funds and Banking & Finance sections. Gavin is also one of only two individuals ranked in Chambers and Partners’ band 1 for Corporate & Finance including Investment Funds, and was also named Lawyer of the Year for investment funds in Guernsey, in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers.
Languages
Native English and French, German
Memberships
Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (non practising), as an avocat a la Cour d’Appel de Paris and as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey
Lawyer Rankings
Guernsey > Banking and finance
(Hall of Fame)Ferbrache & Farrell LLP’s ‘dynamic, thorough and responsive’ team advises on a range of banking and finance matters, with particular strength in supporting borrowers engaged in transactions based solely in Guernsey. Gavin Farrell
leads the team, specialising in matters concerning funds and asset management. Counsel Helen McGeoch advises on a range of banking and finance transactions, while senior associate Stuart Nash’s practice is focused on the real estate and healthcare sectors. Associate Joshua Black is also recommended.
Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Corporate clients, family offices and HNWIs instruct Ferbrache & Farrell LLP to advise them on M&A, advisory and regulatory matters, with the team regularly working alongside the firm’s property and dispute resolution departments to deliver cross-practice assistance. Funds and asset management specialist Gavin Farrell leads the team. Helen McGeoch handles M&A, joint ventures and shareholder agreements. Associate Joshua Black is recommended for both corporate, and banking and finance advice, while senior associate Stuart Nash, who joined the firm from AFR Advocates in January 2022, advises on the property aspects of corporate transactions.
Guernsey > Investment funds
(Hall of Fame)Ferbrache & Farrell LLP supports investment managers across the lifecycle of their funds, advising on the establishment, structuring and closing of Guernsey-based investment vehicles. ‘Outstanding lawyer’ Gavin Farrell leads the team, advising on funds matters and issues concerning the asset management industry. Counsel Helen McGeoch offers wide-ranging transactional and regulatory expertise, while senior associate Stuart Nash, who joined the firm in January 2022 from AFR Advocates, focuses predominantly on real estate transactions. Associate Joshua Black is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Guernsey > Investment funds
- Hall of Fame Guernsey > Banking and finance
- Leading individuals Guernsey > Corporate and M&A
- Banking and finance Guernsey
- Corporate and M&A Guernsey
- Investment funds Guernsey