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Appleby Bermuda Insurance Work Feted
Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, was recognised as the only top tier firm represented in the insurance section covering the Bermuda market in the latest “Chambers Global 2012 Guide.” In addition, seven Appleby lawyers across the Bermuda insurance team have been acknowledged... Read more of this article
Michael Mello QC Joins Appleby
Michael J. Mello QC will join Appleby’s Private Client & Trusts practice as Counsel from next month. Mr Mello, a founding partner at domestic firm Mello, Jones & Martin, is widely recognised in Bermuda and in the private client market as being a leading barrister. Appleby Partner and Local Practice Head of Private Client & Trusts... Read more of this article
Cayman Firm ‘Narrows Gap With Appleby’
While Bermuda’s Appleby remains the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, a Cayman-based rival began to nip at its heels in 2011, “The Lawyer” magazine reports today [Feb.20]. The British legal journal says Cayman’s Maples & Calder “closed significantly” thanks... Read more of this article
Appleby Set To Expand Into China
Bermuda-headquartered international law firm Appleby is set to make its first foray into mainland China with the opening of a Shanghai office in April. The new base, which will provide fiduciary and administration services, comes in addition to the offshore law firm’s longstanding Hong Kong office. According to a report at Legalweek.com today... Read more of this article
Appleby Wins A Trio Of Accolades
Bermuda-headquartered Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal and fiduciary administration services, has picked up a hat-trick of awards for its private client and trusts work. For the second year running, Appleby has been named as one of the “Top 25 Most Admired Companies 2012″ by “Private Client Practitioner”... Read more of this article
Appleby: Bell Taking Over From Morris
Kiernan Bell has been appointed as Appleby’s Bermuda Office Managing Partner, taking over from Shaun Morris who held the post for six years. This change will take effect from 26 January 2012. Ms Bell [pictured] will retain her role as Bermuda Head of Litigation & Insolvency and Shaun will return to a client-facing role as a senior partner in... Read more of this article
Top Bermuda Lawyer Moving To Australia
Appleby announced that partner David Lines will be retiring from the Group at the end of September 2012 and will be moving to Australia with his family. Bermudian Mr. Lines said: “I am sad to be leaving Appleby, where I have enjoyed 14 successful years. “During this time I am pleased to have played a role in the growth of Appleby’s local and... Read more of this article
Legal Journal Spotlights Bermuda Firms
No man is an island and neither is an offshore law firm — and Bermuda’s legal partnerships are among those which have led the way in terms of diversifying their global business at a time of worldwide economic uncertainty. In a major analysis of international legal firms in today’s UK “Law Society Gazette”, Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
Appleby’s Four Citywealth Nominations
Bermuda’s Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has been shortlisted for four categories in the Citywealth Offshore Awards due to take place on January 25, 2012 in London. The firm has been nominated in the UK Offshore Law Firm of the Year, UK Offshore Trust Company of the Year, Caribbean... Read more of this article
Appleby Appoints Two New Group Heads
Appleby announced that Partner Tim Faries has been appointed Local Group Head of the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group in Bermuda. Mr Faries is also the Global Insurance Group Team Leader and leads a team of lawyers who specialise in all types of non-contentious corporate insurance work, including life and general insurance and reinsurance, mutual... Read more of this article
Appleby Bermuda Top Legal Rankings
Appleby, the largest offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services provider, continues to strengthen its market leading position as reflected in the latest Legal 500 rankings, Caribbean 2012 edition. The Bermuda office achieved top rankings across its core practice groups, with 17 Appleby lawyers recommended as ‘leading individuals’ in their... Read more of this article
Bermuda Represented At IFC London Conference
Bermuda’s international business sector was represented at last month’s London conference on off-shore business domiciles organised by The Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Financial Centre Forum The event was staged on October 20 and 21 in London. The event examined the role of small international financial centres [IFCs] in... Read more of this article
