Leading offshore firm, Mourant Ozannes, has appointed Tracey Forbes as an Articled Clerk.

Tracey is a graduate of the University of Liverpool where she gained her Bachelor of Law with Honours in 2010 before completing her Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Manchester in 2011. She is currently undertaking a Masters Degree in International Legal Practice, specialising in Corporate and Commercial Law.

Prior to joining Mourant Ozannes, Tracey gained extensive experience at local law firms in the Cayman Islands and spent a month undertaking pro bono work in legal clinics across Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda in Africa.

Commenting on her appointment, Neal Lomax, Managing Partner, Cayman, said: “We are delighted to welcome Tracey to the team and trust that she will benefit from the experience she gains with us.  Mourant Ozannes is committed to the training and development of its articled clerks.”

Tracey is currently working in the Litigation Department of Mourant Ozannes Cayman and is a student member of the Caymanian Bar Association.

Tracey is enthusiastic about her placement at the firm, noting:  “The team at Mourant Ozannes has been very welcoming. Opportunities to be involved with various projects have arisen from the beginning of my articled clerkship and the firm practices an open door policy. I look forward to continuing my training with Mourant Ozannes.”

Mourant Ozannes:

• advises on the laws of the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey;
• has over 50 partners and 440 staff in five offices, spanning Asian, American and European time zones;
• was named ‘Offshore Law Firm of the Year, 2011’ by The Lawyer and Chambers Europe;
• has more top tier directory rankings across its locations than any other offshore law firm (Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000, Legal 500 and PLC Which Lawyer, 2012);
• advises more FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies than any other offshore law firm (Hemscott, November 2011)
• advises 19 of the world’s top 20 banks (Bankers Almanac, 2011)
• advised Glencore as offshore legal counsel in the world’s largest IPO of 2011, with simultaneous listings on the Hong Kong and London stock exchanges.