Three associates at Ogier have been identified as some of the brightest young talents in the legal profession in the newly published Rising Star Expert Guide.
Katie Baxter, Kate McCaffrey and James Angus were all recognised in the new Guide as rising stars for their work in recent cases and peer review.
“The Rising Stars guide represents a listing of the brightest and most talented practitioners in the area of business law and related practices,” explains the publisher of Expert Guides. “Our objective is to identify energetic, professional and skilful upcoming talent who have already demonstrated their status in recent notable transactions and who are on the right track for future partnership and leadership in the field where they operate.”
Ogier’s Jersey practice partner Raulin Amy said: “We are delighted to see the talent, dedication, and hard work of Katie, Kate, and James recognised with their listing in the 2021 edition of the Rising Star guide. Their listing also demonstrates the talent across our service lines as they each continue to develop a strong reputation in their respective fields and across the wider industry.”
Senior associate Katie Baxter (shown in the main picture) specialises in non-contentious trust and fiduciary law and assists a wide range of professional trustees, family offices and private clients on all issues concerning trusts and foundations. Katie was also named as one of the best young private client practitioners in eprivateclient’s UK and Channel Islands Top 35 Under 35 (2020), the annual list of leading young private client practitioners in the UK and Crown Dependencies.
Managing associate Kate McCaffrey specialises in corporate, finance and restructuring matters with a particular emphasis on real estate finance, fund finance and complex debt restructuring. In addition to acting for banks, financial institutions and alternative lenders, Kate regularly acts for a variety of borrower structures. She won the Rising Star: Channel Islands Award at the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Awards, following a client nomination.
Managing associate James Angus is an experienced disputes lawyer and courtroom advocate. He advises, and represents in court, many of the leading trust companies and financial institutions in Jersey. James is a seasoned litigator in commercial and chancery matters and has particular specialisms in contentious cross-border estates work and in cross-border insolvency/restructuring and is part of Ogier’s multi-disciplinary Restructuring and Corporate Recovery team. James is one of the UK’s and Channel Islands’ Top 35 Under 35 (2019, 2020 and 2021).
