Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, is pleased to announce that fourteen professionals from Appleby’s Private Client & Trusts, Litigation & Insolvency and Fiduciary & Administration Groups have been included in the Citywealth Leaders List 2013.

Now in its eighth year, the Citywealth Leaders List is compiled through recommendations of global peers, clients and charitable organisations and is a guide to the leading wealth managers and advisers worldwide. The Appleby professionals recognised in the Citywealth Leaders List 2013 are spread across a number of Appleby jurisdictions and include:

Leading Lawyers

Carlos de Serpa Pimentel, Partner, Global Practice Group Head, Private Client & Trusts

John Rimmer, Partner, Isle of Man Practice Group Head, Private Client & Trusts

Gavin Ferguson, Partner, Guernsey Practice Group Head, Private Client & Trusts

Naomi Rive, Partner, Jersey Practice Group Head, Private Client & Trusts,

Vanessa Schrum, Partner, Bermuda Practice Group Head, Private Client & Trusts

Michael Stanford-Tuck, Counsel, London Practice Group Head, Private Client & Trusts

Michael Mello QC, Counsel, Private Client & Trusts (Bermuda)

Naresh Chand, Senior Associate, Private Client & Trusts (Bermuda)

Fraser Robertson, Partner, Jersey Practice Group Head, Litigation & Insolvency

Leading Trust Professionals

Farah Ballands, Partner, Global Group Head, Fiduciary & Administration Services

Sean Dowling, Partner, Appleby Trust (Isle of Man) Limited

Rory Gorman, Managing Director, Appleby Services (Bermuda) Ltd

Richard McMillan, Managing Director, Appleby Trust (Cayman) Ltd

Richard Prosser, Partner, Appleby Trust (Jersey) Limited

Commenting on the listings, Carlos de Serpa Pimentel, Appleby’s Global Practice Group Head of Private Client and Trusts said: “We are proud that a considerable number of Appleby professionals have once again been recognised by Citywealth as leaders in their field. This is a reflection of the quality of our lawyers and trust professionals and the dedicated client service of our trust and legal teams worldwide.”

Farah Ballands, Appleby’s Global Group Head of Fiduciary & Administration Services added: “We are delighted that Citywealth continues to recognise our strength in depth and the breadth of our trusts team across our core jurisdictions.

The Citywealth Leaders List follows Appleby’s recent endorsements as ‘Caribbean Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Caribbean Trust Company of the Year’ at the Citywealth Offshore Awards 2013.

Appleby is one of the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services. With an unparalleled presence in the key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius, and Seychelles, the group offers advice on offshore law and also has offices in four international financial centres: London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Zurich.

The Appleby Group has been ranked as one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal services by partner numbers in The Lawyer’s 2013 Offshore Survey. In 2010 Appleby was named “Offshore Law Firm of the Year” in both the Legal Week and The Lawyer Awards; no other firm has ever received both accolades in the same year. With over 770 lawyers and professional specialists across the Group, Appleby delivers sophisticated, specialised services, primarily in the areas of Corporate and Commercial, Litigation and Insolvency, Private Client and Trusts and Property, and a broad range of fiduciary services.  The Group advises public and private companies, financial institutions, and high net worth individuals, working with them and their advisers to achieve practical solutions, whether in a single location or across multiple jurisdictions.