Appleby Hiring for Office in the Seychelles

Erik Even — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:58:32 +0000

Bermuda’s Appleby Global, which just announced a merger with the Isle of Man’s Dickinson Cruickshank, is opening an office in the Seychelles. It will be the only offshore firm operating there.

The office in Victoria will managed by partner-in-charge of the firm’s Mauritius office, Malcolm Moller. Appleby opened the office in Mauritius in February 2007.

Appleby has also hired Conrad Benoiton, chairman of the Seychelles International Business Authority, to be the managing director of its corporate practice in Victoria.

The firm seeks to expand the new office, but need lawyers with experience in British law.

The Republic of Seychelles is an archipelago nation of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, 930 miles east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.

Appleby, previously Appleby Spurling Hunter, is an offshore legal, fiduciary and administration service provider, created by the merger of Bermuda’s Appleby Spurling Kemp and the Cayman Islands’ Hunter & Hunter in 2004, and a subsequent merger with Jersey, UK’s Bailhache Labesse in 2006.

It has offices in the key offshore locations of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Mauritius and the Seychelles, as well as London, Hong Kong and Zurich. It plans to open an office in Dubai.

Appleby Merging with Dickinson Cruickshank

Erik Even — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:21:42 +0000

Bermuda’s Appleby Global will merge with the Isle of Man’s Dickinson Cruickshank.

The legal, fiduciary and administration service firm will continue to be known as Appleby, and the merger will be effective in October.

Appleby will have 200 lawyers, including 73 partners, and more than 800 staff in nine offices worldwide, including Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, Mauritius, Hong Kong, London, Zurich and the Isle of Man.

Founded in 1899, Dickinson Cruickshank is one of the longest-established law firms on the self-governing UK Crown dependency of the Isle of Man. It has 11 partners, 27 other lawyers, 17 fiduciary service providers and a total staff of 119.

It has offices in the key offshore locations of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius, as well as London, Hong Kong and Zurich. It plans to open an office in Dubai.

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Appleby Hiring for Office in the Seychelles

Appleby Merging with Dickinson Cruickshank