Legal, fiduciary and administration services provider Appleby has announced the appointment of one Partner, and six lawyers to the position of Counsel.
The new appointments are effective 1 April 2015. The individuals are:
Partner Appointment
Kyle Sutherland is a member of the Corporate group in the Isle of Man office. He is qualified to advise on both the laws of BVI and Isle of Man, and specialises in a broad range of corporate and commercial disciplines in those jurisdictions, ranging from joint venture work, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, asset finance transactions, private placement and listing work.
Counsel Appointments
Sharmilla Bhima is a member of the Corporate and Dispute Resolution groups in the Mauritius office. On the transactional side, she has worked on a number of transactions for financial institutions, private equity and hedge fund clients. She is an expert in intellectual property law and regularly advises on the protection of intellectual property matters.
Paul Cheuk is a member of the Corporate group in the Hong Kong office. Paul joined Appleby in May 2002 and he practises in the area of corporate and commercial law, specialising in Cayman funds, joint ventures/private equity, M&A transactions, securities/debt offerings, share capital reorganisations and Cayman partnerships.
Michael Hanson is a member of the Dispute Resolution group in the Bermuda office and is also the head of the Bermuda Employment and Immigration team. Michael leads a team of lawyers who have particular experience with high value contentious and non-contentious employment and immigration issues.
Jo Lit is a member of the Corporate group in the Hong Kong office. Jo advises clients in Hong Kong, mainland China and southeast Asia in a broad range of transactions with multi-jurisdictional elements, including private and public offerings of debt and equity, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and re-domiciles.
Anjana Ramburuth is a member of the Corporate group in the Mauritius office. She advises on a range of corporate, commercial and corporate finance transactions, including banking and structured finance transactions, credit restructuring, derivatives transactions and securities offerings, public and private M&A, litigation and insolvency.
Tim Swift is a member of the Dispute Resolution group in the Isle of Man office. He is a former English Deputy District Judge, an English Solicitor, a Manx Advocate and Commissioner for Oaths with 31 years’ experience in all forms of civil and commercial litigation, having acted for private, commercial, insurance and union clients.