In a recent interview with Taylor Root, Ogier partner
Tim Clipstone spoke about working in an offshore firm.
You moved Offshore when you were 8 years’ PQE. What
prompted you to make the move at that stage?
Before going out to the BVI I was working as a corporate lawyer
at Olswang in London, doing quite a lot of downstream work with
venture capital funds and their targets, especially around the time
of the dotcom boom, and I got increasingly interested in the funds
world – where the money was raised and how it was structured.
I joined a BVI funds practice and spent four years there during the
last big boom. Lots of new funds were being formed and restructured
at the time.
When I was looking for my next career move last year,
Guernsey was an easy choice – I knew that quality of
work wouldn’t be compromised and I was keen to be nearer the
UK, without sacrificing island life. Guernsey is a real hub of
financial activity and I’ve been fascinated by the
developments
