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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.

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 and Mauritius, as well as London, Hong Kong and Zurich. It plans to open an office in Dubai.

Conyers Dill & Pearman Expands Island Practices

Erik Even — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:53:46 +0000

Conyers Dill & Pearman, which just announced it is opening an office in Brazil, has hired three associates for its Bermuda and British Virgin Islands practices.

Elizabeth Denman joins from Mello Jones & Martin; Callum Harper joins from Ashurst. Both are based in Bermuda.

Anton Goldstein joins from Sullivan & Cromwell, and will be based in the British Virgin Islands.

Established in 1928, Conyers Dill & Pearman has over 550 staff and 150 lawyers at offices in Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman & Mauritius Islands, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Singapore and now São Paulo.

Conyers Dill & Pearman Opens Brazilian Office

Erik Even — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:54:10 +0000

Cayman Islands law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman will open a São Paulo office.

The Brazilian Bar Association has approved licensing. Conyers will be the only offshore law firm with an office in Brazil.

The practice will focus on investment funds, public company listings and holding company incorporations in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Mauritius.

Established in 1928, Conyers has over 550 staff and 150 lawyers at offices in Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman & Mauritius Islands, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Singapore and now São Paulo.

Morning News Roundup for Monday

Erik Even — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:03 +0000

Happy Monday. Here’s the news:

Last week in law firm layoffs: 144 lawyers, 310 staff…

Pillsbury Winthrop, which fired 155 in March, is hiring lawyers for its trusts & estates practice…

Maclay, Murray & Spens, one of the “big four” Scottish law firms, will cut 38 positions…

One of the world’s leading international offshore law firms, Harney Westwood & Riegels, has laid off two lawyers and six staffers…

Seattle’s Williams Kastner has given staff a special compensation check as part of the firm’s own “stimulus package…”