James Dickinson > Ogier > St Peter Port, Guernsey > Lawyer Profile

Ogier
REDWOOD HOUSE
ST JULIAN'S AVENUE
ST PETER PORT
GY1 1WA
Guernsey
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Position

Senior Associate

Career

James has a range of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and general corporate work. James also has experience in banking and finance and regulatory matters.

Before joining Ogier in June 2019, James spent two years working as a paralegal in the corporate team of another international offshore law firm where he gained experience advising on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and aircraft financing.

James completed masters degrees at the University of St Andrews and University of Pennsylvania prior to undertaking his Graduate Diploma in Law at the Nottingham Law School and Bar Professional Training Course at City Law School.

James was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2019 and was awarded the Everard Ver Heyden Foundation Prize. James was admitted to the Guernsey Bar in June 2021.

Education

Admitted in:
2019 – England and Wales
2021 – Guernsey

Lawyer Rankings

Guernsey > Corporate and M&A

Ogier‘s ‘totally reliable’ corporate practice group offers an all-encompassing service, covering both local and cross-border M&A, alongside regulatory, private wealth, real estate and competition matters. Contentious insolvency and other court proceedings also fall within the team’s scope. The leadership trio consists of Bryon Rees, who advises on private equity transactions; funds and investment structure specialist Tim Clipstone; and insurance specialist Richard Sharp, who returned to the team from Bedell Cristin in February 2023. Senior associate James Walsh rejoined from the same firm in July 2022. Managing associates Richard Doyle and Michelle Watson Bunn are also noted, as is senior associate James Dickinson.