As one of the world’s leading offshore law firms serving an international client base, Appleby’s attorneys are available to talk on a variety of issues. The firm strives to provide commercially sound, objective jurisdictional guidance based on in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory environments of their key offshore jurisdictions—Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius, as well as London and Hong Kong.
Key practice areas of particular interest to the U.S. include:
Arising from factors such as trading losses, illiquidity, misevaluation and mismanagement, fund related disputes are becoming a common feature of the international commercial landscape.
Appleby’s fund disputes team is an industry leader, having been involved in a number of high profile fund dispute proceedings. The firm’s lawyers have experience which covers all types of funds including: corporate funds, limited partnerships, unit trusts, regulated mutual funds, close-ended funds and private equity funds. The firm acts for a wide range of parties involved in fund-related matters, including office-holders, directors, auditors, investment managers, shareholders and creditors.
Team Leaders: Bryan Hunter, Jeremy Walton, Andrew Bolton
The firm’s Insurance Team specialises in advising on the establishment, regulatory, compliance and business operations of insurance and reinsurance companies, as well as insurance managers and brokers based in offshore jurisdictions. Lawyers also advise client companies seeking to carry on business in any of these jurisdictions or transact business with locally-based insurers. The insurance and reinsurance litigation practice is one of the most established in offshore jurisdictions.
Services include advising private and listed companies, including major financial services firms, as well as Fortune 500 corporations in relation to life insurers, captive formations, M&A, risk swaps, “side cars,” value-added insurance wraps, hedge fund-owned insurance caps, insurance and reinsurance litigation.
Team Leaders: Timothy Faries, Michael Burns, David Lines, Brad Adderley, Alan Bossin
Appleby’s has extensive experience and expertise in advising private and listed companies, domestic and international banks and other financial institutions in connection with structured finance transactions. These include securitisations, repackaging and other structured products. The firm also has experience in advising on the use of vehicles in a large number of structured finance transactions such as aircraft and ship leasing finance transactions, and in the emerging markets.
Team Leaders: Jeanne Bartlett, Bruce Putterill
Appleby is a leading provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services. Uniquely positioned in the key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius, as well as the international financial centres of London and Hong Kong, the group offers objective jurisdictional business solutions. Approximately 675 lawyers and professional specialists deliver sophisticated, specialised services primarily in the areas of Corporate and Commercial, Litigation and Insolvency, Trusts and Property. Clients include global public and private companies, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. www.applebyglobal.com