International Trusts and Private Client (ITPC) lawyers, Bruce Lincoln, Edward Devenport, Giles Corbin, Jim Edmondson, Jonathan Speck and Matthew Guthrie have been awarded the accolade. They form part of the leading offshore firm's integrated global ITPC team, which provides contentious and non-contentious advice to clients all over the world.

Mourant Ozannes Global Managing Partner, Jonathan Rigby, said: "This is an excellent result for our ITPC group, and is testament to the strength and commitment of our leading lawyers who have each made considerable contributions to their field of practice. Our global team continues to go from strength to strength, and winning international and independent recognition in this way puts them, and the wider firm, in a fantastic position to continue to drive the practice and bring leading, globally-minded services and solutions to clients."

The Private Client Global Elite was established by Legal Week to celebrate the achievement, excellence and success of the Global Elite trust and private client lawyers, and is supported by The American Lawyer and China Global Law and Practice. Guernsey Finance is a lead sponsor of the initiative.

The listing comes hot on the heels of the team's shortlisting in the 'International Legal Team of the Year' category at the prestigious STEP Private Client Awards, which will be announced in September.