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About Us
Appleby is one of the largest and most respected providers of sophisticated, specialised offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services.
The group strives to provide commercially sound, objective jurisdictional guidance based on in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory environments of our key offshore jurisdictions. With over 800 lawyers and professional specialists, the organisation is uniquely positioned in the key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and the Seychelles as well as the financial centres of London, Hong Kong, Zurich and Bahrain.
All of the offshore jurisdictions in which we operate are well- respected financial centres and are on the OECD “white list”. We adhere to the highest standards of anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism and transparency.
The group’s Corporate and Commercial practice focuses on international finance, including structured and asset finance, capital markets, funds and private equity. The group also has a very extensive insurance practice. The highly regarded Litigation and Insolvency practice represents both international and local companies. The Private Client & Trusts practice, complemented by our trust companies, offers in depth services to corporate clients and high-net-worth individuals. The Property group represents financial institutions, corporations and individuals in their rapidly growing offshore markets.
Appleby has received many recognitions as an organisation, for areas of practice, and for many of our outstanding individual lawyers. These include:
- Appleby is the only offshore law firm to be recognised in the five key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Isle of Man and Jersey by Legal 500
- Appleby is the only offshore law firm to appear in Legal 500’s Tier 1 in four jurisdictions: Bermuda, Cayman, Isle of Man and Jersey
- More individual lawyers recognised by PLC Which Lawyer?, 2008 than any other offshore firm
- Named in more offshore jurisdictions, including being recommended in each of these markets, and received more collective recognitions than any other offshore law firm. PLC Which Lawyer?, 2008
- Distinguished by IFLR, 2009 in the top tier of recommended Bermuda firms for Corporate and Commercial practice and the only firm recommended in four jurisdictions: Bermuda, BVI, Cayman and Jersey
- Finalist in the Offshore Law Firm of the Year category at The Lawyer Awards, 2008 and the British Legal Awards, 2008
- Won the Offshore Law Firm of the Year in the Asian Legal Business Awards, 2008
- Awarded the 2008 Leading Fund Disputes Team by The Hedge Fund Journal
- Named the Caribbean Private Client Team of the Year category by the 2007/08 STEP Private Client Awards. Award recognises contributions in both the Caribbean and Bermuda
- The International Law Office (ILO) recognised Appleby Bermuda in 2008 and Appleby Jersey in 2007 for excellence in client care and quality service
Various publications have recognised our firm:
- “The first foreign law firm to open in Mauritius... is proving a major advantage for clients in the offshore world.” Short listed for the International Office of the Year – Mauritius for Legal Business Awards, 2008
- “The lawyers are always on top of what needs to be done. They execute strategy well and don’t waste clients’ money,” sources say... Chambers UK, 2009
- An expanding network of offices, including London, the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Mauritius and Bermuda, allows the firm to offer multi-jurisdictional advice, and clients are already seeing the advantage of the firm’s “global reach.” Chambers Global, 2008
- “Very friendly, accommodating and highly competent” lawyers. Clients praise the lawyers’ innovative approach, saying they are “masterful in dealing with new structures”... Chambers Global, 2008
- Clients recognise this international firm as being “swift to react and eager to help” and for having “impeccable timing.”... Chambers Global, 2008
- “The lawyers understand what we need and give clear answers,” said one client. “It’s very easy to get a workable proposal from them rather than just a set of opinions.”... Chambers UK, 2009
- Appleby’s business acumen is first rate... Legal 500, 2008
- One respondent described Appleby as "first rate when resolving disputes and giving practical advice”... International Law Office (ILO), 2008
Areas of expertise
The organisation's principal areas of expertise are Corporate and Commercial, Litigation, Property and Private Client and Trusts. Our primary areas of practice are:
Fiduciary & Administration Services
Appleby’s fiduciary and administration group of companies provides offshore management and administration services to high net worth individuals, private companies, funds and global corporations. The primary areas of service are:
Our Associations
Appleby is a member of TerraLex, an international association of law firms, and the World Services Group (WSG), an international network of multi-disciplinary business service providers, the Association of European Lawyers and is represented in many of the major international legal organisations.
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