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law to an international client base that includes law firms, financial institutions, investment funds, and private individuals. They have locations in major financial centers across Europe, Asia, America and Caribbean.
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law, the firm is known for its corporate & finance, investment funds, and commercial litigation practices (see Rankings). It also had dedicated practice groups relating to regulatory compliance (including
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Harneys was established in 1958 by Harold Harney. Along with its affiliated fiduciary services business, Harneys is the second-largest private employer in the BVI.
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Harneys is ranked in most jurisdictions where it practices (normally in Band 1) various international legal directories. As of 2014, Harney's ratings include:
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The firm expanded with new offices for several years, followed by a surge of five new offices in two years in 2014–2015. The first new office was opened in
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in the Territory. Three of the partners of the firm formed part of the "gang of five" that drafted the original
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In its early days, Harold Harney founded the first resident legal practice firm in the
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The firm has worked with the government of the BVI over the years in relation to
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Partners at Harneys wrote the first, and to date only, legal textbook on
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Harneys is one of only two law firms in the world (the other being
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Tamia Richards, senior Magistrate in the British Virgin Islands.
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In 2016 Harneys was named Offshore Law Firm of the Year by
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and the Securities and Investment Business Act 2010.
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