Legal 500, one of the leading international legal directories which provide rankings of law firms based purely on client feedback recently published their UK results. The rankings are based on feedback from 250,000 in-house peers, client feedback and independent assessment of law firms’ deals and confidential matters.
As the only offshore law firm with a presence in all three Crown Dependencies, Appleby have received notable rankings across their offices and have continued to hold top tier ranking in many sectors, including, Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial, Gambling, Insurance and Pensions, Employment, Dispute Resolution and Commercial Property.
In addition, the directory also recognised 32 Appleby lawyers as either “leading individuals”, “next generation partners” or “rising stars” across their Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Private Client and Trusts and Property practice groups from their Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man offices.
Valuable client feedback continued to provide Appleby with praise across the board. Client feedback this year stated the Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man firms are “A global practice with strong individual practitioners” and that the teams are “Very professional yet approachable. In-depth knowledge and excellent service.” Whilst another client stated that the firms have “A deep and diverse talent pool of professionals in this highly specialist area. They have some excellent client relationships and are at the cutting edge of the market in terms of what is going on. A go-to firm.”
The list of ‘Leading Individuals’ include:
Guernsey
Jeremy Berchem (Office Managing Group Partner) Banking and Finance
Richard Sheldon (Group Partner) Employment
Stuart Tyler (Partner) Corporate and M&A
Anthony Williams (Partner) Dispute Resolution
Jersey
James Gaudin (Office Managing Partner) Capital Markets
David Dorgan (Group Partner) Private Client, Trusts and Tax
Fraser Robertson (Group Partner) Dispute Resolution
Andrew Weaver (Partner) Investment Funds
Isle of Man
Faye Moffett (Office Managing Partner) Banking and Finance
Christopher Cope (Partner) Dispute Resolution
Charles Davies (Partner) Dispute Resolution
Simon Harding (Partner) Banking and Finance
Mark Holligon (Partner) Dispute Resolution
Claire Milne WS (Partner) Gambling
Caren Pegg (Partner) Dispute Resolution, Employment
Kyle Sutherland (Partner) Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial
Juan Thornley (Partner) Corporate and Commercial
The list of ‘Next Generation Partners’ include:
Guernsey
Richard Field (Partner) Dispute Resolution
Chet Pohl (Group Partner) Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A
Jersey
Jared Dann (Group Partner) Dispute Resolution
Christophe Kalinauckas (Group Partner) Banking and Finance, Capital Markets
Isle of Man
Tom Brook (Partner) Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial
Garry Manley (Partner) Corporate and Commercial
Claire Corkish (Counsel) Dispute Resolution
The list of ‘Rising Stars’ include:
Jersey
Jonathan Anderson (Counsel) Commercial Property
Kevin McQuillan (Counsel) Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial
Isle of Man
Michelle Brook (Counsel) Insurance and Pensions
Keira Gore (Counsel) Employment
Alexandra Dernie (Senior Associate) Commercial Property
Eleanor Harding (Senior Associate) Banking and Finance
Erin Trimble-Cregeen (Senior Associate) Dispute Resolution
Melissa Wong (Senior Associate) Private Client, Trusts and Tax
