Appleby Merger Creates Offshore Legal Giant

by Amanda Banks, for LawAndTax-News.com, London

08 September 2006

Offshore law firms, Appleby Spurling Hunter and Jersey-based Bailhache Labesse have announced the formal completion of their merger, which creates one of the most extensive offshore legal networks in the world.

First announced in May 2006, the combined group is now called Appleby Hunter Bailhache and is the only offshore provider of legal, fiduciary and administration services with a major presence in four of the world’s leading offshore business centres – Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Jersey. With offices in London and Hong Kong, the group boasts significant collective resources, including 45 partners and approximately 600 employees worldwide.

"The new group’s strength and depth across multiple jurisdictions enables Appleby Hunter Bailhache to give clients access to impartial offshore guidance and experience, as well as a talented pool of lawyers in any of its locations," stated Peter Bubenzer, Global Managing Partner.

"This ensures that the most appropriate jurisdiction and team are always available to meet a client’s requirements,” he added.

The new group's key strengths are in corporate and commercial advice, insurance, funds and investment services, asset finance, banking, capital markets, dispute resolution, insolvency and restructuring, trusts and real property, telecommunications and technology. Complementing the firm’s offshore legal services are trust, corporate administration and company accounting and management services.

“Our strategy is to be the leading provider of legal, fiduciary and administration services in the offshore world," Bubenzer added.

"We now have strength and depth across multiple jurisdictions which will help to position us as the first choice for clients in the offshore world," he concluded.

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