Appleby Wins STEP Legal Team Award
Appleby Global Head of Private Client & Trusts, Carlos de Serpa Pimentel, and Bermuda Managing Partner, Kiernan Bell, were presented with the prestigious STEP ‘International Legal Team of the Year 2014/15’ award at a special ceremony held in London on 17th September.
Vanessa Schrum, Bermuda Group Head of Private Client & Trusts, said, “Attaining this type of recognition for the work that our Private Client & Trusts team does in Bermuda and globally is excellent.
“It is a real testament to our hard work and commitment to delivering market-leading advice and services to our clients. It is also a public demonstration of our leading reputation for being a go-to adviser in the private client sector.”
Carlos de Serpa Pimentel and Kiernan Bell receiving the award
Appleby was one of four other shortlisted nominees in the International Legal Team of the Year category. A panel of experts judges the nominations and consists of internationally renowned lawyers, accountants, barristers and trust companies.
In summarising the Appleby nomination, the judges considered Appleby to be a market-leading and ‘cutting-edge’ practice.
Chair of the Presiding Judges, Paul Stibbard TEP, commented: ‘Appleby demonstrate the excellent technical skills one would expect of from a trust company associated with a law firm, but they also provide the strong asset management services of a bank. This comprehensive international service makes Appleby a worthy Private Client Award winner.’
