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Appleby drives expansion with new office in Guernsey

Appleby has announced the planned opening of its latest office in the Channel Islands.

The new office will be operational this spring and will practise Guernsey law with a focus on corporate, commercial, private client, litigation, insolvency, restructuring and, following approval by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, a complete range of fiduciary services.

The move will support Appleby’s strategy to offer clients the widest choice of sophisticated financial centres through which to invest, and establishes the firm’s position in eight of the world’s leading offshore business centres.

Appleby Guernsey will initially comprise two group partners, Barney Lee and Helen Crossley, in the corporate team and two partners, Jeremy Le Tissier and Gavin Ferguson, in the Litigation/Insolvency and Private Client/Trust teams.

They will all join the Appleby Group from a leading Channel Islands law firm.

In addition, David Clark, a banking partner in Appleby’s London office, will relocate to Guernsey to lead the new office.

On the fiduciary side, Chris Ward will join the firm to lead the fiduciary and administration services business having previously served as managing director of Rothschild Trust, Guernsey.

Following the establishment of Appleby Guernsey, the firm will have 12 offices worldwide in key offshore centres including the Isle of Man through its merger with Dickinson Cruickshank.

Sean Dowling, managing partner of the Isle of Man office added: ‘We are very excited about this development. Our entry into the Guernsey market will offer our corporate, institutional and private clients with greater resources and a broader range of structures and jurisdictions, unmatched by any other offshore law firm. We believe that this move will solidify Appleby’s position as the first choice for clients in the offshore sector.’

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