New partner promotions reinforce Appleby\'s global funds practice

Date: Monday, April 7, 2008
Author: Hedgeweek.com

Bermuda-based offshore law firm Appleby has announced the promotion of seven lawyers to partnership, including three active in the funds practice, capping a year in which the firm added 46 new lawyers, including three lateral partners.

'We are very pleased to be able to reflect the strong growth of our global business with the promotion of new partners in four of our offices,' says global managing partner Peter Bubenzer. 'Our success is defined by our people and these partners represent the future leadership of the firm.'

Appleby's new partners include Sally Cox, local practice group head of property in the British Virgin Islands. Cox has been practising corporate law for over a decade, including banking and asset finance, ship and aircraft financing, mergers and acquisitions, securitisations, funds and investment services, property transactions, trusts and estate planning, intellectual property and insurance.

Valerie Georges-Thomas practises corporate and commercial law in the BVI, specialising in advising on the formation of investment funds. She also has experience in banking and finance and advises on general lending, debt issuance, property finance transactions and general aspects of litigation.

Sabrina Leacock practises in both the corporate and commercial and trust practice groups in the Cayman Islands. Sabrina has more than 10 years of experience and works primarily in the areas of mutual funds, unit trusts and private non-contentious trusts.

Appleby is a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services to public and private companies, financial institutions and high net worth individuals and has offices in the offshore financial centres of Bermuda, the BVI, Cayman, Jersey and Mauritius as well as the international financial centres of London and Hong Kong.

The firm has close to 700 lawyers and professional specialists in the areas of corporate and commercial, litigation and insolvency, trusts and property. Appleby's fiduciary and administration group provides corporate services, employee benefit trust services, fund administration, insurance management, listing, management and accounting, special purpose vehicles and trust services.