Harneys is pleased to announce the recruitment of partners Colin Berryman and Andrew Morehouse to its growing Cayman Islands team. Both join from Ogier in the Cayman Islands.

Managing Partner of the Cayman office Marco Martins commented: “Andrew and Colin are highly experienced Cayman corporate and funds lawyers who come to Harneys with a proven track record for excellence. They will fit in extremely well with the high-calibre Cayman Islands team we have built over the past few years. I am delighted to welcome them both and see this as another exciting and significant step in the evolution of Harneys’ Cayman offering.”

These are only the latest partner appointments to Harneys’ Cayman Islands team which has also recently seen additions from Maples and Calder, Walkers and Appleby.

Andrew has been based in Cayman since 2006 and progressed to partnership with Ogier’s Cayman office. Earlier, he practised with their Jersey office. Andrew has also managed in-house legal teams with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Martin Currie Investment Management Limited. His practice encompasses all aspects of Cayman investment funds including formation, ongoing maintenance, restructuring, investor relations and termination. He also acts in relation to general corporate work particularly in relation to the sale and purchase of securities in secondary transactions, governance issues and reorganisations.

Colin has been with Ogier in Cayman since 2007 practising in the investment funds and corporate areas. He has been ranked as a leading lawyer in both of these areas by Chambers Global and has also been recognised as a leading lawyer in the IFLR 1000 and Legal 500 directories. Colin’s practice includes providing advice to clients over the complete life cycle of an investment fund from launch to wind-down.  He also has extensive experience in advising clients in a wide variety of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, listings, joint ventures and both public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. Prior to joining Ogier, Colin practised in Canada at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt in the Toronto and Calgary offices.

Andrew commented: “I am excited to join Harneys and add to its growing practice both globally and in particular in the Cayman Islands. The Harneys team in Cayman have a great set of skills and experience, and I look forward to joining them. The next period of growth for the Cayman office is very exciting indeed and I cannot wait to be part of, and contribute to the ongoing expansion of Harneys.”

Colin commented: “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to become a part of the dynamic and growing team at Harneys in Cayman.  The progress that the office has made since it opened five years ago has been impressive and I look forward to contributing to its future successes.”

The appointments of Andrew and Colin bring to six the number of partners recruited by Harneys to join its Cayman practice since the beginning of 2012. Andrew and Colin are expected to commence work at Harneys this summer.