Welcome to Harneys

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Practising in
Harneys is a global offshore law firm. We provide advice on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Bermuda and Anguilla law to an international client base which includes the world’s top law firms, financial institutions and investment funds, as well as high net worth individuals.
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12 Locations

Locations
Our network is the largest among offshore law firms with 12 locations including market-facing offices in Hong Kong, London, Montevideo, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore and Vancouver. Our wide network allows us to provide reliable and timely service on even the most complex cross-border transactions and disputes.
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Awards & Directories
We are consistently top ranked by leading legal directories and regularly recognised for excellence in our field. Recent awards include Asian Legal Business' Offshore Law Firm of the Year, HFM Week's Best Offshore Law Firm in Asia, Europe and the United States, Best Offshore Law Firm by Hedgeweek and The Lawyer's Offshore Law Firm of the Year.
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Established in 1960
Our story began in 1960 when Harold Harney established a legal practice in Road Town, Tortola. He was joined in 1967 by Neville Westwood and in 1974 by Michael Riegels. Over more than 50 years, Harneys has set the standard for legal services in the BVI and expanded to offer a full range of offshore legal and fiduciary services.
What we do

What we do
We are a full service law firm spanning all major transactional, contentious and private client disciplines. We often work alongside Harneys Fiduciary, our associated corporate and fiduciary services arm.
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A firm in motion
Harneys has expanded rapidly in recent years, bringing our unique brand of personable client service to new markets, delivering the highest quality counsel to clients in their own languages and time zones. One of our core strengths as a firm has always been our agility: our ability to respond quickly and effectively to clients’ changing needs as economic and political landscapes shift.
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