Appleby Funds Partner Admitted to Cayman Islands Bar
Ian Gobin called to the Cayman Bar for second time
Appleby’s global Funds and Investment Services partner Ian Gobin was recently called to the Cayman Islands Bar for the second time. Ian joined the firm in October 2012 and moved to the Cayman Islands office after a short term with Appleby (Guernsey) Ltd. He specialises in the formation and operation of offshore funds, private equity funds and management companies and provides advice on a wide range of offshore corporate, financial and commercial legal matters.
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.