Appleby is proud to be a sponsor of the 2019 STEP Cayman Islands conference for the second year in a row, with a total of five Appleby representatives in attendance. Group Head of Private Client and Trusts Carlos de Serpa Pimentel, Partner, Sebastian Said and Associate, Esmond Brown, will each be presenting in sessions on Sham and Illusionary Trusts, a Mock Court Application and Cayman Islands Foundation Companies, respectively. 

Associate, Anya Martin and Kimberley Wood will also be attending from the firm. The 2019 International Wealth Structuring Forum hosted by STEP Cayman Islands is an International Trusts conference which will explore the topical issues pertinent to the trust industry with a special focus on wealth structuring and the Cayman Islands. It consists of two days of informative and insightful discussions on the latest local and global developments impacting the private client industry, including legislative updates, recent cases and cutting edge guidance. 

Carlos commented, “We are very pleased to be associated with this important conference once again this year. This forum offers an excellent range of thought leadership from national and international industry experts combined with really great networking opportunities. We are looking forward to taking part in another informative and collaborative STEP Cayman Islands event.”