Harney Westwood & Riegels

Harney Westwood & Riegels (or Harneys) is an offshore magic circle law firm headquartered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). It also has offices in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Hong Kong, London, Montevideo, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver, and an affiliated office in Mauritius. It offers advice in Anguillan, Bermudan, BVI, Caymanian, Cypriot and Mauritius law. The current managing partner is Peter Tarn.

In 2016 Harneys was named Offshore Law Firm of the Year by The Lawyer in its annual awards.

Harneys is the oldest and largest legal practice in the BVI. Combined with its affiliated fiduciary services business, Harneys is the second largest private employer in the BVI. The firm began in 1958 when Harold Harney formed the first resident legal practice to be set up in the BVI. He was joined by Neville Westwood in 1967 and Michael Riegels in 1973.

Notable Harneys alumni include:

The firm has worked closely with the government of the BVI over the years in relation to the development of the offshore finance industry in the Territory. Three of the partners of the firm formed part of the "gang of five" that drafted the original International Business Companies Act, and members of the firm were also closely involved in the drafting of subsequent key legislation including the Insolvency Act 2003, the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 and the Securities and Investment Business Act 2010.

The firm expanded steadily in terms of new offices for many years, followed by a surge of five new offices in two years in 2014–2015. The first new office was opened in Anguilla (1998), followed by London (2002), Hong Kong (2005), the Cayman Islands (2008), Cyprus (2009), Montevideo (2010), Singapore (2014), Vancouver (2014), Bermuda (2015), Shanghai (2015) and Tokyo (2015). In 2013 the firm entered into a strategic alliance with BLC Chambers in Mauritius to give it Mauritius legal capability.

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