APPLEBY (GUERNSEY) - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at the Mauritius
- Member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
- Member of the Young Bar Committee
Abdalaliyy (Abdal) Aumeer is an Associate at the Mauritius office in the Dispute Resolution and Corporate department.
Abdal joined Appleby in December 2020 as a Pupil Barrister and after being called to the Bar in September 2021, joined Appleby's Mauritius office as an Associate in October 2021.
Abdal appears as junior counsel in Appleby's commercial litigation matters before the Supreme Court and appears regularly before all the lower courts. He has also acted in applications before the Supreme Court of Mauritius.
He has experience in commercial litigation and insolvency, including corporate disputes and restructuring. He also provides legal advice to clients within the insurance, global business and regulatory sectors.
Abdal is fluent in both English and French.
Bio
Abdalaliyy (Abdal) Aumeer is an Associate at the Mauritius office in the Dispute Resolution and Corporate department.
Abdal joined Appleby in December 2020 as a Pupil Barrister and after being called to the Bar in September 2021, joined Appleby's Mauritius office as an Associate in October 2021.
Abdal appears as junior counsel in Appleby's commercial litigation matters before the Supreme Court and appears regularly before all the lower courts. He has also acted in applications before the Supreme Court of Mauritius.
He has experience in commercial litigation and insolvency, including corporate disputes and restructuring. He also provides legal advice to clients within the insurance, global business and regulatory sectors.
Abdal is fluent in both English and French.
Abdal is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and the Mauritius Bar Association.
Abdal is also a member of the Young Bar Committee as part of the 2023 Mauritius Bar Council.
Adam is a Partner in the Corporate and Property practice groups at Appleby.
He has a wealth of experience across multiple disciplines, including: all aspects of commercial and residential real estate acquisition, finance, development, leasing and disposal; corporate banking; whole loan portfolio transactions; project finance; M&A; outsourcing; and other major commercial transactions.
Prior to joining Appleby, Adam was a partner at another law firm where he built a strong reputation for advising on the real estate, finance and corporate aspects of investment into and within the Cayman Islands, particularly in the hotel and tourism sector. Notably, in 2017 Adam led the legal team advising the purchaser on the largest real estate deal in the jurisdiction.
In addition to his legal practice, Adam leads the real estate module of the Truman Bodden Law School Professional Practice Course, gives seminars on business development strategy on behalf of the Caymanian Bar Association.
Prior to moving to the Cayman Islands, Adam practiced at Eversheds Sutherland in the UK and was senior in-house counsel at a leading financial services group.
Bio
Adam is a Partner in the Corporate and Property practice groups at Appleby.
He has a wealth of experience across multiple disciplines, including: all aspects of commercial and residential real estate acquisition, finance, development, leasing and disposal; corporate banking; whole loan portfolio transactions; project finance; M&A; outsourcing; and other major commercial transactions.
Prior to joining Appleby, Adam was a partner at another law firm where he built a strong reputation for advising on the real estate, finance and corporate aspects of investment into and within the Cayman Islands, particularly in the hotel and tourism sector. Notably, in 2017 Adam led the legal team advising the purchaser on the largest real estate deal in the jurisdiction.
In addition to his legal practice, Adam leads the real estate module of the Truman Bodden Law School Professional Practice Course, gives seminars on business development strategy on behalf of the Caymanian Bar Association.
Prior to moving to the Cayman Islands, Adam practiced at Eversheds Sutherland in the UK and was senior in-house counsel at a leading financial services group.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate in Appleby 's Cayman Island
Adam Versaci is an associate in Appleby's Cayman Island office and a member of the corporate department.
Adam has experience in a wide variety of corporate transactions include mergers and acquisitions, private and public offerings of equity, finance, mining and resources, joint ventures and other general commercial and corporate law related matters.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Partner
- Chief Operating Officer at Appleby and a Partner
Alan Bossin is Chief Operating Officer at Appleby and a partner in the Corporate department in Bermuda. Alan specialises in insurance and reinsurance with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and private equity and regulatory matters. His significant experience includes representing public and private acquirors and target companies in a variety of Bermuda corporate acquisitions.
Alan also has extensive experience in capital raising, securitisation, insurance-linked, longevity and distinctive risk transference transactions utilising special purpose vehicles, catastrophe (CAT) bond structures, capital markets and segregated accounts. He regularly advises on the establishment of all classes of insurance companies and the regulatory regime governing Bermuda insurers.
Bio
Alan Bossin is Chief Operating Officer at Appleby and a partner in the Corporate department in Bermuda. Alan specialises in insurance and reinsurance with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and private equity and regulatory matters. His significant experience includes representing public and private acquirors and target companies in a variety of Bermuda corporate acquisitions.
Alan also has extensive experience in capital raising, securitisation, insurance-linked, longevity and distinctive risk transference transactions utilising special purpose vehicles, catastrophe (CAT) bond structures, capital markets and segregated accounts. He regularly advises on the establishment of all classes of insurance companies and the regulatory regime governing Bermuda insurers.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate in Appleby 's Hong Kong
Alejandra Gonzalez Saucedo is an Associate in Appleby's Hong Kong office and a member of the corporate department. She practices in the areas of private equity, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring and SPACs, as well as other commercial and corporate law related matters.
Alejandra advises clients from a wide spectrum of industries, including technology companies, financial institutes, multi-national banks, asset management companies and private equity companies.
Prior to joining Appleby in 2021, she practised corporate and commercial law for five years at Santos-Elizondo, a law firm based in Monterrey, Mexico and completed a secondment programme in the Hong Kong office of Ashurst.
Bio
Alejandra Gonzalez Saucedo is an Associate in Appleby's Hong Kong office and a member of the corporate department. She practices in the areas of private equity, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring and SPACs, as well as other commercial and corporate law related matters.
Alejandra advises clients from a wide spectrum of industries, including technology companies, financial institutes, multi-national banks, asset management companies and private equity companies.
Prior to joining Appleby in 2021, she practised corporate and commercial law for five years at Santos-Elizondo, a law firm based in Monterrey, Mexico and completed a secondment programme in the Hong Kong office of Ashurst.
Alex is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team in Guernsey.*
Alex has been practising with Appleby in Guernsey since 2021, having previously worked at a leading international law firm in London since 2012.
Alex has a wide range of dispute resolution experience, focussing on commercial disputes, contentious insolvency matters and regulatory enforcement issues and proceedings. These matters have also included the obtaining of emergency injunctive relief, both on notice and ex parte, in Guernsey and abroad.
Alexandra joined Appleby in 2011 as a trainee and was commissioned as an Isle of Man Advocate in 2013 after a two year period of articles and passing the Manx Bar Exams.
Alexandra practices in corporate, aviation and commercial property law. Within the realm of corporate law, Alexandra assists with a diverse range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, legal due diligence, banking and asset finance transactions and multi-jurisdictional corporate restructuring.
Bio
Alexandra joined Appleby in 2011 as a trainee and was commissioned as an Isle of Man Advocate in 2013 after a two year period of articles and passing the Manx Bar Exams.
Alexandra practices in corporate, aviation and commercial property law. Within the realm of corporate law, Alexandra assists with a diverse range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, legal due diligence, banking and asset finance transactions and multi-jurisdictional corporate restructuring.
Alexandra is Counsel within the Corporate department.
She specialises in Asset Finance and advises financiers, owners and operators on a range of international asset and structured finance transactions in respect of a number of different asset classes, particularly aircraft and vessels. Alexandra's practice areas also include general banking and finance, subscription finance and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Appleby, Alexandra was an associate in the Asset Finance team at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP in London, where her work focused on aviation and shipping finance with specific experience in the leasing of aircraft engines, the sale and leaseback of various aircraft and the financing of deepwater drillships and other commercial vessels.
Bio
Alexandra is Counsel within the Corporate department.
She specialises in Asset Finance and advises financiers, owners and operators on a range of international asset and structured finance transactions in respect of a number of different asset classes, particularly aircraft and vessels. Alexandra's practice areas also include general banking and finance, subscription finance and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Appleby, Alexandra was an associate in the Asset Finance team at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP in London, where her work focused on aviation and shipping finance with specific experience in the leasing of aircraft engines, the sale and leaseback of various aircraft and the financing of deepwater drillships and other commercial vessels.
Qualifications & Education
Alexandra graduated with a BA Hons from University College London, an MA from Bristol University and an LLM from Leeds University.
Qualifications & Education
Alexandra graduated with a BA Hons from University College London, an MA from Bristol University and an LLM from Leeds University.
Andrew Bolton is a consultant for Appleby, having been Global Practice Group Head and a Cayman Islands partner in the firm's Dispute Resolution practice until March 2019.
His experience is in the area of commercial litigation, including fraud, asset recovery and professional negligence. He provides litigation and insolvency advice on Cayman and BVI matters.
Andrew joined Appleby in 1997 and was admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands. He became a Partner in 1999. In 2006, he was admitted as a Solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands Circuit).
He worked for Freshfields (now Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) in London and Brussels from 1987 to 1997, including a year on secondment to the Bank of England.
Andrew speaks French.
Bio
Andrew Bolton is a consultant for Appleby, having been Global Practice Group Head and a Cayman Islands partner in the firm's Dispute Resolution practice until March 2019.
His experience is in the area of commercial litigation, including fraud, asset recovery and professional negligence. He provides litigation and insolvency advice on Cayman and BVI matters.
Andrew joined Appleby in 1997 and was admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands. He became a Partner in 1999. In 2006, he was admitted as a Solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands Circuit).
He worked for Freshfields (now Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) in London and Brussels from 1987 to 1997, including a year on secondment to the Bank of England.
Andrew speaks French.
Andrew is partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Appleby in the Cayman Islands.
He practices principally in the fields of commercial litigation and company law, with particular expertise in fair value proceedings arising out of corporate mergers, just and equitable winding up proceedings and related applications for provisional liquidation, voidable preference claims, claims for breach of directors' duties and the enforcement of foreign judgments at common law.
Job Titles:
- Group Partner in the Corporate and Regulatory
Andrew Jowett is a Group Partner in the Corporate and Regulatory BVI practice groups and of the Jersey office at Appleby.
Andrew has extensive experience in corporate, banking and finance, and capital markets transactions, with particular emphasis on clients in the mining, oil and gas, energy, and natural resources sectors.
Job Titles:
- Counsel
- Counsel in the Corporate Department of Appleby 's Bermuda
Andrew Kuzma is Counsel in the Corporate department of Appleby's Bermuda office.
He practices in the areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements and corporate finance. He provides legal advice to industry leaders in a wide array of sectors such as telecommunications, energy, asset management, pharmaceuticals, shipping, banking and finance, insurance and private equity funds.
Andrew joined the firm in 2017. Prior to joining Appleby, Andrew articled and then practiced at a top tier Canadian law firm in Calgary, Alberta.
Bio
Andrew Kuzma is Counsel in the Corporate department of Appleby's Bermuda office.
He practices in the areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements and corporate finance. He provides legal advice to industry leaders in a wide array of sectors such as telecommunications, energy, asset management, pharmaceuticals, shipping, banking and finance, insurance and private equity funds.
Andrew joined the firm in 2017. Prior to joining Appleby, Andrew articled and then practiced at a top tier Canadian law firm in Calgary, Alberta.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Corporate Local Practice Group Head in Jersey
Andrew Weaver is Corporate Local Practice Group Head in Jersey. He specialises in real estate, hedge and private equity funds, regulatory advice and corporate work in matters of Jersey and Cayman Islands law. He advises leading fund managers, advisers and financial institutions and service providers in the UK, Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia.
Andrew has substantial experience in public equity offerings, M&A and corporate structuring and an in-depth knowledge of partnerships and unit trusts. He worked for several years in the Appleby Cayman Islands office and before that for six years at a leading firm in the City of London.
Bio
Andrew Weaver is Corporate Local Practice Group Head in Jersey. He specialises in real estate, hedge and private equity funds, regulatory advice and corporate work in matters of Jersey and Cayman Islands law. He advises leading fund managers, advisers and financial institutions and service providers in the UK, Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia.
Andrew has substantial experience in public equity offerings, M&A and corporate structuring and an in-depth knowledge of partnerships and unit trusts. He worked for several years in the Appleby Cayman Islands office and before that for six years at a leading firm in the City of London.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Bermuda Managing Partner
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner, Head of Restructuring and Corporate
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- Partner
- Hong Kong Partner
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- Partner
- Isle of Man Partner
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Job Titles:
- Bermuda Partner
- Partner, Head of Technology & Innovation
- Podcast: Bermuda 's InsurTech Growth
- Podcast: Bermuda - IT and Outsourcing Contracts
- Podcast: NFTs from a Bermuda Regulatory Perspective
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- Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution
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Our Seychelles office is led by Malcolm Moller who is also Group Managing Partner at Appleby. A member of the Corporate practice and both the insurance and structured finance teams, he specialises in advising financial institutions on financial regulation, regulatory capital issues, M&A, and insurance-related transactions.
Job Titles:
- Partner, Head of Funds & Investment Services
ORION MINE FINANCE, Advised Orion Mine Finance and Fusion Capital on the sale of Lynx Resources, the owner of the SASA zinc, lead and silver mine in the Republic of Macedonia, for USD 402.5m to Central Asia Metals ("CAML");
Job Titles:
- Partner, Global Head of Technology & Innovation
Appleby's Guernsey office was established in 2010. The Guernsey law firm, led by Managing Partner Richard Sheldon, focuses on the three core areas of Corporate, Dispute Resolution and Private Client & Trusts.
Job Titles:
- Partner, Head of Regulatory
Supporting the development within Guernsey of marine activities with respect to schools and clubs.
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- Associate
- Associate: Mauritius
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- Senior Associate, Head of Employment & Immigration
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- Partner, Practice Group Head: Cayman Islands
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- Senior Associate: Cayman Islands
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Hong Kong Partner