Appleby scoops top awards at the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2013 for second year running

Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, is pleased to announce that for the second consecutive year the firm has been awarded “Caribbean Law Firm of the Year” and “Caribbean Trust Company of the Year” at the prestigious Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2013. The awards were accepted by Tim Faries, Bermuda-based partner, at a presentation dinner held at the London Landmark Hotel on Thursday 24 January 2013.

The Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards were established to highlight the excellence of the advisors and managers in the private wealth sector in the major international financial centres. These awards were judged by an international panel of highly respected practitioners from all sectors with experience of working with advisors in all the jurisdictions covered. The winners have been selected for their excellence in innovation, expertise and service.

Commenting on the awards, Carlos de Serpa Pimentel, Appleby’s Private Client and Trusts Practice Group Head said: “We are honoured that Citywealth continues to recognise the strength in depth and quality of our work across the Caribbean markets. These awards reinforce our position as a leading provider of private client & trusts services.”

Farah Ballands, Appleby’s Global Group Head of Fiduciary & Administration Services added: “Winning such a prestigious award for the second consecutive year is testament to the innovation, expertise and commitment of our trust teams worldwide.”

Appleby has thriving and growing private client & trusts practices in some of the most well regulated and highly regarded offshore jurisdictions for the creation and administration of trust structures, including Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Mauritius and Jersey as well as in the major financial centres of London, Hong Kong and Zurich.

Appleby is 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 the world’s largest provider of offshore legal services by partner numbers in The Lawyer’s 2012 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 800 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.

Photograph (L to R): Yogesh Dewan, CEO and Founding Partner of Hassium Asset Management LLP; Tim Faries, Appleby Partner and Local Group Head – Corporate and Commercial, Bermuda; Michael Portillo, Journalist and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister