Dickinson Gleeson is delighted to have picked up three awards at the Citywealth IFC Awards 2021. The firm won in the Boutique Law Firm of the Year category, an award it has now achieved four years’ running. In addition, Dickinson Gleeson struck gold for the Litigation Team of the Year award, beating off strong opposition, including other leading Channel Islands and UK law firms. Finally, the firm is delighted that partner Craig Swart won gold in the Lawyer of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man category.

The wins for Dickinson Gleeson, during an unprecedented time in world history, are further testament to the firm’s ability to punch above its weight and compete successfully against the major offshore law firms.

Partner Craig Swart said: “The firm’s strategy of avoiding the more ‘layered’ structure of the larger firms, greater partner approachability and the generalist, can-do mindset displayed by all members of the team has been thoroughly vindicated. It is especially pleasing to win IFC Litigation Team of the Year in this most challenging of years. On a personal note, I am delighted to have landed gold as Lawyer of the Year (Channel Islands & Isle of Man).”

For the fourth year running, founding partners, James Dickinson and James Gleeson, have been recognised as ‘Global Elite’ lawyers in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2021. In addition, senior associate Pierre Ali-Noor has been listed as ‘One to Watch’. The directory identifies the world’s most respected lawyers advising UHNW clients as nominated by peers within the private wealth industry. Each year the list is narrowed down to just 250 from over 6,000 nominations. 

We are also proud to announce that James Dickinson and James Gleeson have been included in the 2021 edition of the #Spears500 list (top recommended for offshore). Once again, this recognition reflects the breadth and quality of work undertaken at Dickinson Gleeson. Click the link for @spearsmagazine’s indispensable guide to the top private client advisers and service-providers to HNW individuals worldwide: spears500.com.

Craig Swart recently contributed to the IFC Jersey Report which featured comment and analysis from Jersey Finance and JFSC as well as coverage of the latest developments in Jerseys key industries from fellow professionals.

View Craigs article here https://www.ifcreview.com/articles/2021/january/jersey-foundations-an-update/

Dickinson Gleeson is delighted to have been shortlisted for the Boutique Law Firm of the Year award, having won this award for the last 3 years running.   In addition, Dickinson Gleeson has been shortlisted for Team of the Year – Litigation Department award and partner Craig Swart has been nominated for Lawyer of the Year – Channel Islands & Isle of Man award.

Citywealth’s International Financial Centre Awards were established to highlight the excellence of the advisers and managers in the private wealth sector in the major international financial centres. These latest nominations continue to demonstrate Dickinson Gleeson’s ability to undertake work of the highest quality and complexity, the firm’s focus on client service (which resulted in the firm being recognised as one of the top four firms in Jersey in a 2020 Legal 500 client survey) and the ability of its lawyers.  

Partner Craig Swart said:

“On a personal level I am delighted to have been shortlisted for this award. It provides recognition for my practice in the private wealth sphere. I am also very pleased that we, as a smaller law firm, have been short listed for the Team of the Year – Litigation Department award, as this provides recognition for the quality of the work being undertaken by the firm in its other core practice area. Our being shortlisted for the Boutique Law Firm of the Year award is the icing on the cake.” 

The awards are judged by an expert panel and an online vote which closes on 5^th February 2021 and will be announced at a virtual Gala on 23^rd February 2021.

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Craig Swart

IFC Team of the Year – Litigation

IFC Boutique Law Firm of the Year

Dickinson Gleeson is delighted that two of its lawyers have been recognised at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2020, championing young professionals in the wealth sector and aiming to highlight both present and future leaders who are below forty years of age.

Advocate Guillaume Staal won silver in the IFC Lawyer of the Year – Senior/Managing Associate category (Guillaume has been promoted to partner since he was nominated for the award). Advocate Robert Christie won in the IFC Lawyer of the Year – Partner category.

Nominees for these two categories were drawn from lawyers in International Finance Centres globally outside the UK, including in Europe, the Channel Islands and the Caribbean. Karen Jones, Editor of Citywealth magazine, commented that the winners were “selected by judges who are industry peers and by a public online vote from peers and UHNW clients globally.”

Guillaume’s principal areas of expertise are in trust and commercial litigation. He has been involved in a range of innovative Jersey cases and has been recognised by peers and clients alike as “a very understated but very intelligent legal mind” (Legal 500 2021).

Robert specialises in trust, company, commercial and insolvency litigation. He often uses novel legal strategies which set him apart from his peers and is experienced in obtaining litigation funding for his clients. He has been described by clients as“an absolute star. His approach combines intellectual rigour with an ever-practical instinct for the winning argument. He has a fantastic work manner and gets on very well with clients and barristers alike” (Legal 500 2021).

These latest awards continue to demonstrate Dickinson Gleeson’s quality of work and depth of outstanding talent.