Who’s Who Legal used the thousands of nominations it received from clients and private practice professionals to identify the leading firms in 50 countries and five US states.

The winners were formally announced in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2008, a compendium edition of all the individual Who’s Who Legal publications, covering 29 practice areas and nearly 100 countries.

Editor in chief Callum Campbell, commented:

“In a highly competitive field, receiving the Who’s Who Legal Law Firm of the Year Award for Jersey is an outstanding achievement. The consistently positive feedback we received recognises the firm’s exceptional individual and collective talent. We have no hesitation in declaring Mourant du Feu & Jeune the leading firm in Jersey.”

Who’s Who Legal lists only the leading practitioners in each field, based exclusively on the findings of an independent six-month research process. Partners from the firm received sufficient nominations from their clients and peers to be listed six times across four practice areas in the publication. Mourant du Feu & Jeune had more lawyers included than any other firm in Jersey.

Mourant du Feu & Jeune’s Managing Partner, Jonathan Rigby, added:

"I am delighted that Mourant du Feu & Jeune has been awarded Law Firm of the Year for Jersey 2008 by Who's Who Legal. We have an outstanding team in Jersey who continually strive to deliver the highest levels of service to our clients, so it is particularly pleasing that the award has been granted in recognition of the firm's exceptional individual and collective talent. This award also recognises the seamless service our Jersey lawyers provide for our clients across Mourant du Feu & Jeune’s other key offshore offices in Guernsey, Cayman, London and New York."