Collas Crill has appointed Stephen Leontsinis and Joss Morris as Partners, and Simon Hurry and Gareth Morgan as Senior Associates in its Cayman office.
The appointments follow the merger of offshore law firm Collas Crill with Cayman firm Charles Adams Ritchie & Duckworth (CARD) in January. The firm is known as Collas Crill & CARD in the Cayman Islands.
Stephen (pictured), who will lead and grow the Dispute Resolution team, previously worked in Miami as an attorney of a boutique US litigation firm, where he focused on cross-border insolvency disputes, and prior to that in the Cayman Islands at Conyers Dill & Pearman. He is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on insolvency disputes and trust litigation in various offshore jurisdictions.
The Corporate and Commercial team welcomes Joss, who has extensive corporate and funds experience, particularly in a private equity and venture capital context where he advises both sponsors and investors on Cayman fund formation and investments as well as on portfolio transaction matters. Prior to joining Collas Crill, Joss was a Partner and Head of the Cayman Private Equity Practice at Harney, Westwood & Riegels having also previously worked with Walkers in the Cayman Islands.
Simon, who also joins the Dispute Resolution, joined the firm in 2008 and has relocated to the Cayman Islands from Jersey. Simon is actively involved with high value contentious trust and insolvency matters. He also has experience in regulatory matters and was called to the Cayman bar in March earlier this year.
Gareth, who was called to the Cayman bar in June and has relocated from the Guernsey office, will join the Corporate and Commercial team as a Senior Associate working primarily in the areas of corporate finance, banking, investment funds and CISE listings.