Mourant is a law firm-led, professional services business with over 60 years' experience in the financial services sector.
We advise on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg and provide specialist entity management, governance, regulatory and consulting services. We bridge the gap between legal advice and its implementation, taking an integrated approach to deliver the best results for our clients.
We are an international and globally-integrated firm with offices in the world's leading offshore finance centres, as well as London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our business is intrinsically linked to the global economy and the capital flows that support it. We serve the needs of our clients in all major time zones, facilitating responsible cross-border finance and investment, the pooling and protection of capital and the resolution of disputes.
Our clients include many of the world's leading financial institutions, international corporations, asset managers and institutional investors. We are routinely instructed to work alongside the world's pre-eminent legal, accounting and financial services firms.
We have an outstanding reputation for integrity and professional ethics, underpinned by a strong risk management culture.
Founded in 2010
1000 people in their team
We’re experts in the field of employment law. Our team of highly experienced lawyers primarily advises large and medium-sized employers and the offshore operations of major global financial institutions.
Our services include the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. We have considerable experience in employment tribunal claims, workplace disputes, high-value and complex dismissals and restructurings. Our team also works with clients on employment matters relating to relocating and establishing businesses offshore, including advice on immigration and work permits, business and employment licences and data protection.
We also provide a wide range of training – from open workshops that update businesses on developments in the law, to working with clients to create bespoke training programmes on issues such as performance management.
Our team also drafted the XpertHR guide dedicated to Jersey and Guernsey – the essential guide to HR in the islands.
We’re members of the Employment Law Alliance, which comprises over 3,000 employment lawyers from more than 100 nations dedicated to assisting employers.
We’re best known for our work on the most complex and demanding transactions – where clients tell us that the strength in depth and hands-on approach of our multi-jurisdictional partner team make all the difference.
We advise on the laws of the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Jersey, Guernsey and Luxembourg, guiding clients on which of these jurisdictions is most appropriate for any given transaction.
And we are the leading offshore adviser to FTSE 100 clients.
Our International Trusts & Private Client practice is unique among the larger offshore firms in that it operates as a single, integrated team across all six of our offices.
With this distinctive global perspective, we’re able to advise neutrally on the most appropriate jurisdiction in which to establish and administer wealth management structures. We work together without jurisdictional boundaries in our clients' interests.
Our global litigation team has considerable experience and our litigators are highly regarded for their work. Our team plays a leading role in many of the largest and most high-profile disputes in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Jersey and Guernsey. Our global presence is an asset in cross-border cases, enabling us to provide efficient and coordinated advice.
Our clients include major financial institutions, trust companies, regulators, public authorities, prosecutors and high-net-worth individuals.
Our expert lawyers play a leading role in some of the largest and most high-profile insolvency-related cases in the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Jersey, Guernsey and Luxembourg. These are often cross-border in scope and require rapid and efficient co-ordinated advice – something we deliver through our distinctive and seamless way of working.
We advise on all aspects of complex corporate restructurings, providing pragmatic, commercial solutions for our clients who include major financial institutions, trust companies, legal and accountancy firms, regulatory and public bodies, and high-net-worth individuals.
