Seen by one client as ‘refreshing in the industry’, the regulatory and compliance offering at Ogier sees a sizeable group of dedicated experts on Grand Cayman assisting with core cases in the practice area, as well as aspects of complex cases, collaborating with the investment funds, banking, corporate, virtual assets and dispute resolution practices. The department is sub-divided into more specific aspects of regulatory law with corresponding group heads. Joanne Huckle serves as the chair of the broad regulatory team and is well recognised as one of the key names in the field on the island. For corporate regulatory, Martin Byers, who comes with client acclaim for being ‘fantastic to work with’, is the key figure. Banking regulatory is led by James Heinicke, while Jennifer Fox oversees contentious work in the area. Cline Glidden leads the local client regulatory sub-group, and at more junior level Megan Mcluskie stands out in the private wealth regulatory space.
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‘Very commercial and cost effective.’
‘Very accessible with commercially based advice.’
‘The team puts the client first. You see this in all their dealings with the clients. They are responsive, timely and sensible with their billing. They are refreshing in the industry. They have market leading expertise but are still happy to answer even the smallest and simplest of queries.’
‘Martin Byers is fantastic to work with. He is smart, intelligent and empathetic. He understands how to deal with clients under stress and is great at reassuring them with knowledge and expertise. ’
‘Understand demands and deliver proper legal advice.’
‘Martin Byers: knowledge and clear legal advice.’
‘Rate Ogier for their commercial awareness and application and their commercially astute capabilities.’
‘Martin Byers - top of his profession. Really strong at the getting to the crux of the issue providing sound legal advice in a balanced and commercial way. He is solutions-based combined with a great ability to break non-straight forward issues down into more easily understood components.’
Key clients
- Nexo Capital Inc.
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Practice head
Joanne Huckle; Martin Byers; James Heinicke; Cline Glidden; Jennifer Fox