Ogier named Best Offshore Law Firm at 2022 HFM Asian Services Awards

Ogier has been named Best Offshore Law Firm at the 2022 HFM Asian Services Awards.

The awards recognise and celebrate excellence in hedge fund services and have grown to become one of the most prestigious Asian awards in the industry.

Ogier's Hong Kong practice partner Nicholas Plowman and director in Singapore Tervinder Chal represented the firm at the Tower Ball Room, Shangri-La in Singapore to receive the award.

"It is great to see our progress recognised by HFM," Nicholas said. "Our funds practice continues to be the cornerstone of our offering in Asia and our investment funds partners have received a number of individual accolades for the quality of their work and regularly surpassing client expectations. 

"We have real depth in each of our practice areas and our legal teams work alongside Ogier Global professionals to provide the full spectrum of services."

Ogier's position as one of the leading hedge fund advisers was confirmed by independent research from Preqin. In its Service Providers in Alternative Assets report, published in 2022, Ogier ranks as one of the top three offshore law firms across most categories.

"These numbers speak volumes for the size of Ogier's funds practice both in Asia and globally," Nicholas added.

Ogier's win comes after a sustained period of strong growth for the firm in Asia including the opening of a representative office in Beijing, which makes Ogier the first offshore law firm to have a presence in the Chinese capital; and a practice for its corporate administration business, Ogier Global, in Singapore. Along with Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo, Ogier now has a presence in each of Asia's leading financial centres.

Individual recognition in Ogier's Hong Kong Funds team over the past year includes Nicholas being named as one of the top offshore lawyers in Asia by Asian Legal Business Offshore Client Choice List 2022 – he has been named consistently since 2016 – while investment funds partner Kate Hodson was recognised as Offshore Lawyer of the Year by the Women in Business Law Awards 2022 APAC. Lin Han was also promoted to partner in Ogier's Hong Kong Funds team at the end of 2021.