William Jean-Baptiste has joined offshore law firm Ogier's team in Luxembourg as tax partner. He focuses on tax structuring of international investment transactions, investment funds and on-going tax management.

His appointment will bring the number of tax lawyers at the firm to nine and his practice covers acquisitions and holding structures for real estate, private equity and private capital investment, financing, mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations of financial institutions, securitisation and structured financial products

Mr Jean-Baptiste also has experience in wealth planning and family office services for private clients in the management of their cross-border legal and tax planning needs in addition to his corporate tax planning expertise.

Ogier's Luxembourg practice partner Daniel Richards said: "William is an excellent addition to our team. As well as having a strong track record in advising on complex business transactions, William is a recognised thought leader on tax matters and has a well-deserved reputation for technical excellence with a client-orientated and collaborative approach. We are delighted that he has joined our Luxembourg team."