Ogier, which provides legal advice, has made a handful of senior appointments in the Channel Islands and Guernsey.

Four senior lawyers have been appointed to the new role of counsel at Ogier, which has introduced the title to “recognise technical expertise and leadership skills.”

The first lawyers to be promoted to the role in Jersey are Michael Little, who leads the Channel Islands employment law team, private client expert Katherine Neal, and Nicola Roberts, a Jersey- and BVI-qualified commercial and trust litigation specialist.

The firm has also appointed insolvency specialist Alex Horsbrugh-Porter to a counsel position within its Guernsey dispute resolution team. Horsbrugh-Porter is a Cayman- and Guernsey-qualified lawyer, and a UK-licensed insolvency practitioner.

In other recent developments, Ogier hired investment funds specialist Emily Haithwaite in Jersey, and promoted private equity lawyer Laurent Thailly in Luxembourg.

The firm advises on the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg law through offices that also include Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.